SB194
173064-1:n:01/28/2016:LLR/cj LRS2016-81 SB194 By Senator Waggoner RFD County and Municipal Government Rd 1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize the city council or other governing body of a municipality to adopt a municipal ordinance providing for parking enforcement and collection. This bill would provide for parking enforcement civil violations. This bill would authorize each municipality to adopt a municipal ordinance consistent with this act. This bill would provide certain procedures to be followed by the municipality for parking enforcement. This bill would provide that the owner of the vehicle unlawfully parked shall be presumptively liable for a civil violation and the payment of a civil fine, but providing procedures to contest liability. This bill would provide for jurisdiction in the municipal court of the municipality over the civil violations and allow appeals to the circuit court of the county where the municipality is situated for trial de novo without a jury....
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SB70
165159-1:n:03/04/2015:KBH/cj LRS2015-851 SB70 By Senators Smitherman, Singleton and Coleman-Madison RFD Judiciary Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Existing law does not require the keeping of statistics to determine if traffic stops are being made solely on the basis of the racial or ethnic status of persons. This bill would define racial profiling and would prohibit a law enforcement officer from engaging in racial profiling. This bill would require municipal police departments and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to adopt written policies to prohibit racial profiling; would require the adoption of the forms to be used for statistics of traffic stops; would provide for complaints; and would require reports to be filed in the Office of the Attorney General. Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a...
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HB405
175708-1:n:03/15/2016:JET/tj LRS2016-1131 HB405 By Representative England RFD Judiciary Rd 1 15-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person charged with a misdemeanor criminal offense, traffic violation, or municipal ordinance violation and certain felony offenses may petition the circuit court to have the criminal record expunged if the charge was dismissed or if he or she meets other limited conditions. This bill would provide for the expungement of convictions for misdemeanor criminal offenses, traffic violations, or municipal ordinance violations and certain Class C and Class D felony convictions, including those adjudicated as a youthful offender, under limited circumstances. Also under existing law, the filing fee to expunge a criminal charge is $300. This bill would provide for a filing fee of $500 for the expungement of criminal convictions. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 115-27-1, 15-27-2, 15-27-3, 15-27-4, 15-27-6, 15-27-7, and 15-27-8, Code of Alabama 1975,...
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HB416
174954-1:n:03/01/2016:LLR/mfc LRS2016-81R1 HB416 By Representative England RFD County and Municipal Government Rd 1 15-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize the city council or other governing body of a municipality to adopt a municipal ordinance providing for parking enforcement and collection. This bill would provide for parking enforcement civil violations. This bill would authorize each municipality to adopt a municipal ordinance consistent with this act. This bill would provide certain procedures to be followed by the municipality for parking enforcement. This bill would provide that the owner of the vehicle unlawfully parked shall be presumptively liable for a parking violation and the payment of a civil fine, but providing procedures to contest liability. This bill would provide for jurisdiction in the municipal court of the municipality over the civil violations and allow appeals to the circuit court of the county where the municipality is situated for trial de novo...
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HB543
176073-1:n:03/22/2016:JMH/tj LRS2016-1219 HB543 By Representative Hall RFD Judiciary Rd 1 13-APR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a final decree of adoption may not be collaterally attacked, except in cases of fraud or where the adoptee has been kidnapped, after one year from the entry of the final decree and all appeals, if any. This bill would specify that in cases of fraud, the final decree of adoption may be attacked and set aside at any time before the minor child reaches the age of 18 years. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to adoption; to amend Section 26-10A-25 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to specify that in cases of fraud, a final decree of adoption may be collaterally challenged and the adoption set aside at any time before the child reaches the age of 18 years. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 26-10A-25 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §26-10A-25. "(a) When the pre-placement investigation has been completed and...
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HB256
172645-1:n:12/10/2015:FC/tj LRS2015-3316 HB256 By Representative Poole RFD Judiciary Rd 1 18-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Currently, the age of majority is 19 years. This bill would lower the age of majority to 18 years and provide for certain exceptions. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 26-1-1, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2015-167 of the 2015 Regular Session, relating to the age of majority, to lower the age of majority to 18 years; to provide for certain exceptions; and to amend Section 13A-12-3, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to selling tobacco products to minors, to retain the age limitation on sales. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 26-1-1, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2015-167 of the 2015 Regular Session, is amended to read as follows: §26-1-1. "(a) Any person in this state, at the arrival at the age of 19 18 years, shall be relieved of his or her disabilities of minority and thereafter shall have the same legal rights and...
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HB330
Rep(s). By Representative Jones HB330 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to alimony; to provide for an award of interim alimony in an action for divorce, legal separation, or annulment under certain conditions; to provide for the modification of interim alimony awards; to provide for the termination of an interim alimony award; to provide for an award of rehabilitative or periodic alimony under certain conditions upon the granting of a divorce or legal separation; to provide for modification of an order awarding rehabilitative or periodic alimony; and to provide for termination of an award of rehabilitative or periodic alimony. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a)(1) In an action for divorce, legal separation, or annulment, the court may award either spouse interim alimony based upon a showing of all of the following: a. The spouse maintains the validity of the marriage. b. The spouse needs interim alimony, after taking into consideration any other...
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HB51
Rep(s). By Representatives Fridy, Rowe, Butler, Whorton (I) and Whorton (R) HB51 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 41-21-1, Code of Alabama 1975, to reduce the number of copies of the Code of Alabama 1975, and supplements and replacement volumes thereof, that the Secretary of State is required to distribute to certain departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and other entities of the state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 41-21-1, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §41-21-1. "(a) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, on publication and delivery to the state, to transmit sets of the Code of Alabama 1975, and supplements or replacement volumes thereof, subject to subsection (b), to all of the following agencies, departments, institutions, bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices: "(1) One set to the law library of Congress. "(2) One set to the custodian of the law library of the court of last resort of every state and...
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HB237
172958-1:n:02/08/2016:PMG*/th LRS2016-69 HB237 By Representatives Givan, Knight, Daniels, Warren, Forte, England, McClammy, Jackson, Melton, Buskey, Bracy and Boyd RFD Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 16-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under Article VIII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Article VIII, Section 177 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, a citizen loses the right to vote if convicted of a "felony involving moral turpitude." This bill would provide a definition of moral turpitude for purposes of disqualifying otherwise eligible citizens from voting. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to voting rights; to amend Section 15-22-36.1, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Section 17-3-30.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975; and to provide a definition of moral turpitude that lists the crimes that disqualify otherwise eligible citizens from voting. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 15-22-36.1, Code of...
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SB21
SB21 ENGROSSED By Senator Allen A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to acts of terrorism, to provide for expanded civil liability for injuries resulting from acts of terrorism; to provide for the forfeiture of all property used in the course of, or derived from, an act of terrorism; to authorize a person injured by an act of terrorism and certain law enforcement agencies or private entities to file a claim for costs or damages to be satisfied from forfeited property; to provide for additional fees; to provide for distribution of the fees; to provide for the allocation of proceeds from a forfeiture and disposition; to provide a limitation period for asserting a claim against forfeited property; to authorize a person injured by an act of terrorism to file an action for damages against a person committing an act of terrorism; and to provide for damages. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, all property, including money, used in the...
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