SB91 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rusty Glover

Republican

Co-Sponsor

George M. “Marc” Keahey

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Motor vehicles, driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, penalty for first offense to include requirement that defendant attend victim impact program, Sec. 32-5A-191 am'd.

Summary

SB91 would require first-time DUI offenders to attend a victim impact program session in addition to existing penalties.

What This Bill Does

Currently, a first DUI offense can bring up to 1 year in jail or a fine of $600-$2,100, plus a 90-day license suspension. The bill adds a requirement that the defendant attend a single session of a victim's impact program. Other penalties for later offenses are unchanged. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it passes and is approved by the Governor, and it notes local-funding considerations under Amendment 621.

Who It Affects

• Adults convicted of a first DUI offense in Alabama would be required to attend a victim impact program session.
• Local governments and organizations that run victim impact programs would be involved in providing and funding the required session.

Key Provisions

• Rewrites §32-5A-191 to require first-offense DUI defendants to attend a session conducted by a victim's impact program.
• On first conviction, the sentence must include attending a single victims' impact program session in addition to fines and the 90-day driver’s license suspension.
• Keeps existing penalties for second, third, and subsequent DUI offenses (fines, imprisonment, license revocation) with their current terms.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval; local-funding language notes exceptions under Amendment 621.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses