HB415 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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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
Summary: HB415 would require blood tests for fatal or serious-injury accidents when there is probable cause, let police obtain samples, and shield some health providers from liability for administering the tests.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, it amends Section 32-5-200 to make blood tests mandatory when probable cause exists in accidents resulting in death or serious injury, with tests performed by or directed by law enforcement. It authorizes officers to take reasonable steps to obtain a blood sample and outlines consequences for refusing to test. It also provides immunity from civil or criminal liability for health care providers who properly administer the blood test at the direction of law enforcement.

Who It Affects
Drivers involved in accidents that result in death or serious physical injury; they would be presumed to have given consent to a blood test when probable cause exists, may be required to submit, and could face a two-year license suspension if they refuse.
Health care providers (doctors, nurses, labs) who administer the blood test at the direction of law enforcement would have civil or criminal liability immunity for proper administration.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 32-5-200 to require a blood test for alcohol and certain substances in accidents with death or serious physical injury when law enforcement has probable cause, with the test administered by or at the direction of an officer.
Provides immunity from civil or criminal liability for physicians, nurses, or other medical personnel who properly administer a blood test at the directive of law enforcement.

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Subjects: Motor Vehicles