HB22 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve HurstRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Residency, declaration by persons outside the state on military duty, mission assignment, etc., filing with judge of probate, not effective for election purposes

Summary

HB22 lets a person away from Alabama on military duty or similar missions designate an Alabama residence, but the designation cannot be used for voting or running for office.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes temporary Alabama residents abroad to declare a place in the state as their residence. The declaration, filed notarized with the judge of probate in the county of the designated residence, makes the person and their dependent children residents of that place for all purposes under the law. However, this designation does not make them eligible to vote or qualify for elected office unless they meet those legal requirements; if they do, they may register or qualify at the designated residence. The filing does not establish permanent residency for certain Alabama GI education benefits, and the act repeals conflicting laws with an effective date.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents who are temporarily away from the state on military duty, mission assignments, or similar ventures and want to designate an Alabama residence
• Dependent minor children of those individuals
• Judges of probate and their offices, who receive and record the declarations
• Individuals who, if otherwise eligible, may register to vote or qualify for elected office at the designated residence

Key Provisions

• Defines terms: declaration of residence, place of residence, resident, and person
• Allows a person absent from the state to designate any place within Alabama as their residence by filing a notarized declaration with the county judge of probate
• Once filed, the person and their dependent children are considered residents of the designated place for all legal purposes
• The judge of probate must record the declaration in the public record
• Declaration does not authorize voting or qualification for elected office unless the person meets other legal requirements
• If eligible, the person may register to vote or qualify at the designated residence
• Declaration does not establish permanent residency for purposes of Alabama GI benefits
• Repeals conflicting laws
• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and Governor approval

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Subjects

Judge, Probate