SB41 Alabama 2018 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Municipalities, ordinances, summons and complaint in lieu of arrest, further provided for, exceptions, Sec. 11-45-9.1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a municipality may
authorize a law enforcement officer to issue a
summons and complaint in lieu of custodial arrest
for certain criminal offenses</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that a municipality
may authorize a law enforcement officer to issue a
summons and complaint in lieu of custodial arrest
for all misdemeanors and violations, with
exceptions</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to municipalities; to amend Section
11-45-9.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that a
municipality may authorize a law enforcement officer to issue
a summons and complaint in lieu of custodial arrest for all
misdemeanors and violations, with exceptions; and in
connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
as amended.
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Subjects
Municipalities
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2018 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB41 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |