HB415 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jul 25, 2021

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2012

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bill Poole
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Motor vehicles, persons involved in accidents causing serious bodily injury or death required to submit to blood tests, law enforcement officers authorized to take reasonable steps to obtain sample, immunity, Sec. 32-5-200 am'd
Description: Under existing law, a person involved in an accident that results in death or a serious physical injury to any person is deemed to have given consent to a blood test to determine alcohol content or the presence of certain substances. The failure to submit to a test will result in the suspension of the person's driver's license for a period of two years.
This bill would require all persons involved in an accident that results in death or a serious physical injury to submit to a blood test upon probable cause and would allow a law enforcement officer to take reasonable steps to obtain the blood sample.
This bill would also provide certain health care providers immunity from civil or criminal liability related to the administration of a blood test at the direction of law enforcement.
Subjects: Motor Vehicles

Judiciary third Amendment Offered

Indefinitely Postponed

Pending third reading on day 16 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 substitute and 4 amendments

Judiciary first Substitute Offered

Judiciary first Amendment Offered

Judiciary fourth Amendment Offered

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 4 amendments