HB306 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Matt Fridy
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Attorneys, encouraging litigation, criminal penalties increased, Secs. 34-3-24, 34-3-35 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, an attorney who gives money to a person for the purpose of encouraging that person to bring an action against another is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined or imprisoned.
This bill would increase the criminal penalty for an attorney who gives money to a person for the purpose of encouraging that person to bring an action against another.
Subjects: Attorneys