SB418 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Hank Sanders

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Traffic violations, misdemeanors, court authorized to order deferred or installment payments or community service, court prohibited from suspending driver's license for failure to appear or pay fines or court costs

Description

This bill would require a court to order a defendant convicted of a traffic violation or a Class B or Class C misdemeanor who is unable to make payment of a fine, penalty, or court cost within 30 days of sentencing to make payments through a deferred payment or installment agreement or to perform community service as a means of satisfying the debt.

This bill would authorize a court to reduce, and in some circumstances remit, fines and fees owed by a defendant.

This bill would prohibit a court from incarcerating a defendant solely on the grounds of an inability to pay a fine, fee, penalty, court cost, or restitution.

This bill would prohibit a private entity from assessing fees against a defendant for probation or collection services performed by that private entity.

This bill would also prohibit the suspension or revocation of the driver's license of a defendant solely on the grounds of a failure to appear or for nonpayment of a fine or fee in connection with a traffic violation or Class B or Class C misdemeanor and would require reinstatement of a driver's license if previously suspended or revoked for failure to appear or for such nonpayment.

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Subjects

Court Costs