HB531 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jack Page

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Murder, no statute of limitations for damages, Sec. 6-2-31 am'd.

Summary

HB531 removes time limits for some land-recovery actions and creates a one-year window for damages claims by personal representatives after a murder death.

What This Bill Does

The bill allows the state to sue for the recovery of lands without a time limit, and allows counties and municipal governments to sue for the recovery of their lands without a time limit. It also lets a personal representative sue a person convicted of causing a murder death for damages, but requires the action to be started within one year of the conviction.

Who It Affects

• State government, counties, and municipal corporations—would be able to start land-recovery lawsuits without any time limit.
• Personal representatives (estate holders) of murder victims—would be able to sue for damages in murder cases, but only if the suit is filed within one year of the conviction.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 6-2-31 to remove time limits for the state to commence actions to recover lands mentioned in Section 6-6-281.
• Amends Section 6-2-31 to remove time limits for counties or municipal corporations to commence actions to recover their lands.
• Amends Section 6-2-31 to allow a personal representative to commence an action to recover damages against a person convicted of murder within one year of the conviction (as defined in Section 13A-6-2).
• Effective date: the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Civil Procedure