HB645 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phillip PettusRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Electronic non-traffic citations, verification of by a law enforcement officer further provided for, Secs. 12-12-60, 32-1-4 am'd.

Summary

HB645 would make electronic traffic and non-traffic tickets automatically verified when the officer transmits them to the clerk of court with a unique ID, replacing separate sworn verification.

What This Bill Does

The bill changes verification rules so that an electronic transmission of a ticket, containing the officer's unique ID, serves as the officer's declaration that the ticket is true and correct. It clarifies and expands the use of electronic tickets (eUNTCC and e-ticket) and keeps existing rights to hearings within 24 hours and bond procedures intact. It applies these changes to both non-traffic and traffic tickets and sets an effective date after passage.

Who It Affects

• Law enforcement officers issuing electronic tickets: their verification obligation is satisfied by sending the ticket electronically with their unique ID, rather than requiring separate sworn verification.
• Individuals cited or arrested who receive electronic tickets: the tickets are deemed verified upon transmission, with existing rights to hearings and bond processes preserved.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 12-12-60 to state that electronic transmission of ticket contents to the clerk of court with the officer's unique ID constitutes a verified complaint; no additional verification is required.
• Defines and preserves use of electronic uniform non-traffic tickets (eUNTCC) and allows such tickets to initiate summons and complaints, including printed forms processed by the court.
• Amends Section 32-1-4 to extend the same electronic verification rules to electronic traffic tickets (e-tickets), establishing that electronic transmission with the officer's unique ID verifies the ticket.
• Maintains related hearing and bond provisions (e.g., 24-hour hearings and bond procedures) and sets the act’s effective date as the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects

Law Enforcement