HB575 Alabama 2012 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Phenix City, motor vehicles, automated photographic traffic light enforcement authorized, procedures, posting of informational signs, civil fines and court costs, additional court costs for record keeping by Criminal Justice Information Center, appeals, penalties for intentional tampering with device, Phenix City Red Light Safety Act
Description
<p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the City of Phenix City, Alabama, in
Russell and Lee Counties; authorizing automated traffic light
enforcement in the City of Phenix City, Alabama, as a civil
violation; providing certain procedures to be followed by the
city using automated photographic traffic light enforcement;
providing that the owner of the vehicle involved in running a
traffic light is presumptively liable for a civil violation
and the payment of a civil fine, but providing procedures to
contest liability; providing for jurisdiction in Russell
County and the Phenix City Municipal Court over the civil
violations and allowing appeals to the Russell County Circuit
Court for trial de novo; creating a cause of action for any
person held responsible for payment of the civil fine against
the person who was actually operating a vehicle during the
running of a traffic light; and prohibiting the tampering with
a photographic traffic signal enforcement system, except by
authorized persons.
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Subjects
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2012 | Forwarded to Governor on May 3, 2012 at 2:455 p. m. on May 3, 2012. | |
| May 3, 2012 | Assigned Act No. 2012-326. | |
| May 3, 2012 | Clerk of the House Certification | |
| May 3, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| May 3, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| May 3, 2012 | Passed Second House | |
| May 3, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1013 | |
| May 3, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| May 1, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| April 24, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 1 | |
| April 19, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 896 | |
| April 19, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| April 17, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| March 20, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB575 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB575 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |