SB 190
Bill Summary
This bill would provide absolute judicial immunity to every magistrate and clerk of the circuit and district courts of this state from any civil lawsuit arising from the exercise of a judicial function of a magistrate
Relating to immunity of magistrates and clerks; to provide absolute judicial immunity to every magistrate and clerk of the circuit and district courts of this state under certain conditions.
Bill Text
This bill would provide absolute judicial immunity to every magistrate and clerk of the circuit and district courts of this state from any civil lawsuit arising from the exercise of a judicial function of a magistrate
Relating to immunity of magistrates and clerks; to provide absolute judicial immunity to every magistrate and clerk of the circuit and district courts of this state under certain conditions.
Section 1
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, every magistrate and clerk of the circuit and district courts of this state shall have absolute judicial immunity from any civil lawsuit that arises from the exercise of a judicial function by a magistrate or clerk. (b) For the purposes of this section, a judicial function is a duty which requires the use of discretion by the magistrate or clerk, including, but not limited to, conducting or executing any of the following: (1) Probable cause hearings and determinations. (2) The issuance and recall of arrest warrants and summonses. (3) Initial appearance hearings. (4) Bail hearings. (5) Any other pretrial release hearing conducted by a circuit or district court magistrate as mandated by statute, the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure, or the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration. (6) Any other law hereinafter enacted by the Legislature. (7) Any other rule hereinafter adopted by the Alabama Supreme Court.
Section 2
This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
Bill Actions
Action Date | Chamber | Action |
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May 15, 2019 | S | Assigned Act No. 2019-223. |
May 15, 2019 | H | Signature Requested |
May 15, 2019 | S | Enrolled |
May 15, 2019 | S | Passed Second House |
May 14, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 674 |
May 14, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
May 2, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
April 23, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
April 23, 2019 | S | Engrossed |
April 18, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 324 |
April 18, 2019 | S | Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 323 |
April 18, 2019 | S | Judiciary Amendment Offered |
April 18, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
April 11, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
April 2, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |