SB31 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

SB31 Alabama 2018 Session

Senate Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2018

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Greg Albritton Senator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Municipal courts, municipal judges, bail, 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 would require a municipal judge to release a defendant coming before the court who is charged with committing a violation punishable by a fine or jail time, or both, on an unsecured appearance bond or on personal recognizance, with exceptions.
Subjects: Court, Municipal

Bill Actions

Further Consideration

Albritton motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote

Third Reading Carried Over

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) SB31 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature