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SB280 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
SB280 Alabama 2017 Session
Senate Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2017
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Municipalities, motor vehicles, parking enforcement, authorized, procedures, adoption of municipal ordinances, civil fines, municipal court jurisdiction, appeals
Description

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.

Subjects
Court, Circuit

Bill Actions

H

Pending third reading on day 24 Favorable from County and Municipal Government

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 736

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Waggoner motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

S

Waggoner motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 729

S

County and Municipal Government Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on County and Municipal Government

Bill Text

Votes

Waggoner motion to Adopt

April 27, 2017 Senate Passed
Yes 14
No 3
Abstained 1
Absent 17

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 27, 2017 Senate Passed
Yes 12
No 7
Absent 16

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature