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  6. SB 31

SB 31

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Calendar
  • 4 Bill Text
  • 5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Greg Albritton
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

Relating to bail in municipal court; to amend Section 12-14-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to require a municipal judge to release a defendant coming before the court who is charged with a violation punishable by a fine or jail time, or both, on either an unsecured appearance bond or on personal recognizance, with exceptions; and to establish certain procedures for the release of the defendant.

Subjects
Court, Municipal

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
February 13, 2018 S Further Consideration
February 13, 2018 S Albritton motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote
February 13, 2018 S Third Reading Carried Over
January 11, 2018 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
January 9, 2018 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing January 10, 2018 Committee Room 325 at 13:00 Senate JUDY Public Hearing
Hearing February 22, 2017 Room 727 **Agenda Revised #2 added Sunset Bills** at 15:00 Senate FR&ED Public Hearing

Bill Text

Download SB 31 PDF

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text SB 31 - Introduced

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