SB293 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Law enforcement officers, authorized to issue traffic citations at the scene of the crash for traffic offenses, under certain conditions, additional fines, Sec. 32-5-171 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, certain law enforcement officers may arrest a person at the scene of a traffic accident if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person was driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.

This bill would specify that a law enforcement officer may arrest a person subsequent to a traffic accident if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person was driving under the influence.

This bill would authorize a law enforcement officer to issue a traffic citation subsequent to an accident to a driver involved in a traffic accident if, based on the personal investigation of the officer, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person committed a traffic offense for which a citation may be written.

This bill would also require the court to impose an additional fine of fifty dollars ($50) for each traffic violation, to be transferred to the Highway Traffic Safety Fund for the Department of Public Safety.

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Subjects

Traffic Offenses