HB15 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barry Mask

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

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municipal ordinances, fines in certain cases designated and recodified, Sec. 11-45-9 am'd.; Sec. 13A-5-12.1 repealed

Summary

HB15 would move penalties for municipal ordinance violations into a single Title 11 statute and cap fines at $1,000 for a list of specific offenses adopted as municipal violations, repealing the separate 13A-5-12.1 provision.

What This Bill Does

It consolidates penalties for municipal ordinance violations into a single statute in Title 11. It repeals the existing 13A-5-12.1 framework. It sets general penalties for most municipal violations (fines up to $500 and up to six months in jail), with higher limits up to $5,000 and one year when penalties follow related statutes. It also imposes a $1,000 maximum fine for a defined list of 13 offenses when they are adopted as municipal violations or adjudicated as youthful offenders.

Who It Affects

• Municipalities and local governments, which would apply penalties under the new Title 11 statute
• Individuals and entities convicted of listed municipal violations (the enumerated offenses) who face up to a $1,000 fine
• Corporations charged with municipal ordinance violations, whose penalties would be fines plus court costs
• Offenders subject to higher penalties under related sections (up to $5,000 fine and one year imprisonment when penalties follow Section 32-5A-191)

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 11-45-9 to recodify penalties for municipal ordinance violations into a single Title 11 statute
• Repeals Section 13A-5-12.1 and relocates its penalties under Title 11
• Establishes general limits: fines up to $500 and imprisonment up to six months for most violations; higher limits up to $5,000 and one year imprisonment for penalties tied to Section 32-5A-191
• Imposes a $1,000 maximum fine for a defined list of 13 offenses when adopted as municipal violations or adjudicated as youthful offenders, including criminal mischief (2nd/3rd degree), various theft offenses (3rd degree), tampering with utilities, traffic sign offenses, offenses against intellectual property, identity theft, charitable fraud, and illegal possession of food stamps
• For corporations, penalties are fines only (plus court costs)

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Subjects

Municipalities