HB416 Alabama 2016 Session

This bill would authorize the city council or other governing body of a municipality to adopt a municipal ordinance providing for parking enforcement and collection

This bill would provide for parking enforcement civil violations

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

This bill would provide certain procedures to be followed by the municipality for parking enforcement

This bill would provide that the owner of the vehicle unlawfully parked shall be presumptively liable for a parking 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 allow appeals to the circuit court of the county where the municipality is situated for trial de novo without a jury

This bill would provide a means for collection of outstanding parking tickets to include immobilization and impoundment

Relating to municipalities; to authorize the city council or other governing body of a municipality to adopt a municipal ordinance providing for parking enforcement; to provide for civil violations and fines; to provide certain procedures to be followed by a municipality for parking enforcement; to provide that the owner of a vehicle unlawfully parked shall be presumptively liable, but providing procedures to contest liability; to provide for jurisdiction in the municipal court of a municipality for civil violations, allowing appeals to the circuit court of the county where the municipality is situated for trial de novo without a jury; and to provide a means for collection of outstanding parking tickets to include immobilization and impoundment.