HB429 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mac McCutcheonMadison County Commissioner

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Mike BallAllen TreadawayMac ButtramWayne JohnsonDavid Colston

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Motor vehicles, speed limits, local law enforcement officers being prohibited from enforcing speed limits on Interstates and in police jurisdiction, provisions deleted, Sec. 32-5A-171 am'd.

Summary

HB429 would remove existing restrictions on when municipal police can enforce speed limits, allowing local officers to enforce on interstate highways and within their police jurisdictions.

What This Bill Does

The bill deletes two prohibitions in Section 32-5A-171 that currently prevent municipal officers from enforcing speed limits on interstate highways and from enforcing within the police jurisdiction. As a result, municipal law enforcement officers would be allowed to enforce speed limits on interstates and inside their police jurisdictions, extending enforcement authority beyond current limits for municipalities. The change applies to incorporated municipalities of all sizes. If enacted, the act would take effect on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects

• Municipal law enforcement officers in incorporated municipalities (including smaller towns) who would gain authority to enforce speed limits on interstates and within their police jurisdictions.
• Drivers and travelers on Alabama interstates and within municipal police jurisdictions who may experience increased local speed-limit enforcement.

Key Provisions

• Delete the prohibition in Section 32-5A-171 that prevents municipal officers in towns with fewer than 19,000 inhabitants from enforcing speed limits on interstate highways.
• Delete the prohibition in Section 32-5A-171 that prevents enforcement of speed limits within the police jurisdiction of a municipality; enforcement could occur within the police jurisdiction as well.
• Note: The maximum speed limits themselves remain in place; the change is about who may enforce them rather than changing the speed limits.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles