SB344 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg Albritton Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Municipal courts, municipal judges, to require defendants to be released as an unsecured appearance bond or on personal recognizance, with exceptions, Sec. 12-14-5 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a municipal judge is required to admit to bail a person charged with a violation of a municipal ordinance and is allowed to release the person on personal recognizance.

This bill, with exceptions, would require a municipal judge to release a defendant in any matter coming before the court charged with committing a violation punishable by a fine or jail time, or both, on an unsecured appearance bond or on personal recognizance.

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Subjects

Court, Municipal