HB609 Alabama 2015 Session

This bill would authorize the city council or other governing body of any Class 6 municipality to adopt a municipal ordinance providing for automated speeding enforcement

This bill would authorize automated speeding enforcement in a Class 6 municipality as a civil violation

This bill would authorize the municipality to adopt a municipal ordinance consistent with this act

This bill would provide certain procedures to be followed by the municipality using automated photographic speeding enforcement

This bill would provide that the owner of the vehicle involved shall be presumptively liable for a civil violation and the payment of a civil fine, but providing procedures to contest liability

This bill would provide for jurisdiction in the municipal court of the municipality over the civil violations and allowing appeals to the circuit court of the county where the city hall of the municipality is situated for trial de novo

This bill would create a cause of action for any person held responsible for payment of the civil fine against the person who was actually operating a vehicle while speeding

This bill would prohibit the tampering with automated speeding enforcement devices or equipment systems, except by authorized persons

Relating to Class 6 municipalities; authorizing automated speeding enforcement in a Class 6 municipality as a civil violation; authorizing the municipality to adopt a municipal ordinance consistent with this act; providing certain procedures to be followed by the municipality using automated photographic speeding enforcement; providing that the owner of the vehicle involved is presumptively liable for a civil violation and the payment of a civil fine, but providing procedures to contest liability; providing for jurisdiction in the municipal court of the municipality over the civil violations and allowing appeals to the circuit court of the county where the city hall of the municipality is situated 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 while speeding; and prohibiting the tampering with automated speeding enforcement devices or equipment systems, except by authorized persons.