Currently, the practice of private investigation is not regulated or licensed by the state.
This bill would regulate and license the practice of private investigation by private investigators.
This bill would define terms; create the Alabama Private Investigation Board and provide for its membership, meetings, officers, powers, and duties; and would prohibit persons from acting as a private investigator without a license, subject to criminal punishment as a Class A misdemeanor.
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.
The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.
Delivered to Governor at 7:02 p.m. on May 20, 2013
Assigned Act No. 2013-306.
Enrolled
Signature Requested
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Bedford motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1043
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1109
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1108
Boards, Agencies and Commissions Amendment #3 Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1107
Boards, Agencies and Commissions Amendment #2 Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1106
Boards, Agencies and Commissions Amendment #1 Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 3 amendments
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 403
Holtzclaw motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 402
Governmental Affairs Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Source: Alabama Legislature