HB786 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jeff McLaughlin

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

Chris England

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Municipalities, municipal ordinances, fines in certain cases designated and recodified, Sec. 11-45-9 am'd.; Sec. 13A-5-12.1 repealed

Summary

The bill consolidates penalties for municipal ordinance violations into a single Title 11 statute, recoding existing penalties and repealing the separate 13A-5-12.1 provisions for certain offenses adopted as municipal violations.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 11-45-9 to place penalties for municipal ordinance violations under a unified Title 11 framework. It repeals Section 13A-5-12.1 and transfers the penalties for listed offenses adopted as municipal violations into the Title 11 structure. It sets a $1,000 maximum fine for the listed offenses when treated as municipal violations, while preserving general penalties and higher caps in specified enforcement scenarios. The act becomes effective immediately after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Individuals and businesses that commit the listed offenses and are adjudicated as municipal ordinance violations (including youthful offenders) – fines for these offenses are capped at $1,000.
• Municipalities and local governments – they will enforce and administer penalties under the consolidated Title 11 framework and will repeal the separate 13A-5-12.1 provisions.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 11-45-9 to recodify penalties for municipal ordinance violations under Title 11.
• Repeals Section 13A-5-12.1 and transfers its applicable penalties to the Title 11 framework.
• Imposes a $1,000 maximum fine (for individuals) on the listed offenses when adopted as municipal ordinance violations (the offenses enumerated in the bill).
• Preserves the general penalties for municipal violations (fines up to $500 and imprisonment up to six months) with higher caps in certain enforcement contexts (up to $5,000 fine and up to one year imprisonment under Section 32-5A-191).
• Specifies the enumerated offenses covered by the $1,000 cap, including various forms of theft, criminal mischief, traffic/traffic control offenses, intellectual property offenses, identity theft, charitable fraud, and illegal possession of food stamps.
• Effective immediately after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Municipalities