SB67 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ben H. Brooks

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Clay ScofieldPhillip W. WilliamsBill HoltzclawPaul BussmanDick BrewbakerGreg J. ReedScott BeasonRusty GloverPaul SanfordBryan Taylor

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Driving under the influence, and driving under the influence with child present in vehicle, penalties for offenders with .15 percent alcohol increased, revocation of driver's license under certain conditions, Sec. 32-5A-191 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, there are no additional penalties for driving under the influence with an extreme percentage of blood alcohol content.

This bill would double the minimum sentence for a person convicted of DUI who has 0.15 percent or greater by weight of alcohol in his or her blood.

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 new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses