SB289 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jan 10, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bryan Taylor
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Drivers' licenses, suspension based on drug convictions, certain drug offenses deleted from law, certification of act by Governor to U. S. Department of Transportation, Sec. 13A-12-291 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, the driver's license of a person convicted of a drug offense or adjudicated a juvenile delinquent when the underlying offense is a drug offense is required to be suspended for six months.
This bill would delete the requirement for the suspension for all drug offenses except trafficking in illegal drugs.
The bill would also provide for the certification of this act to the United States Department of Transportation by the Governor.
Subjects: Crimes and Offenses

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary