HB 514

Under existing law, the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, provides for the creation of municipal courts

This bill proposes a local constitutional amendment for Montgomery County, which would abolish the Montgomery Municipal Court and would transfer all pending cases to the Montgomery County District Court

To propose a local constitutional amendment for Montgomery County; to abolish the Montgomery Municipal Court and transfer pending cases to the Montgomery County District Court.

Section 1

The following amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, is proposed and shall become valid as a part of the Constitution when all requirements of this act are fulfilled: PROPOSED AMENDMENT Effective January 1, 2019, the Montgomery Municipal Court in Montgomery County is abolished and all pending cases before the municipal court are transferred to the Montgomery County District Court.

Section 2

An election upon the proposed amendment shall be held in accordance with Sections 284 and 284.01 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Sections 284 and 284.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, and the election laws of this state.

Section 3

The appropriate election official shall assign a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on the election ballot and shall set forth the following description of the substance or subject matter of the proposed constitutional amendment:

Relating to Montgomery County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to abolish the Montgomery Municipal Court and transfer pending cases to the Montgomery County District Court.

Proposed by Act _________" This description shall be followed by the following language:

Yes ( ) No ( )."