HB185 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 12, 2020

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2020

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jim Hill Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Accountability courts, establish the Accountablility Court Commission with the judicial branch, to provide duties of the commission, to provide appointment and terms of its members, to require each judicial circuit establish an accountability court, require AOC to adopt rules relating to pretrial diversion programs and the Alabama Drug Offender Accountability Act, Secs. 12-23B-1 to 12-23B-11, inclusive, added; Secs. 12-17-226 to 12-17-226.18, inclusive, 12-23A-1 to 12-23A-13, inclusive, repealed.
Description: Under existing law, a district attorney in a judicial circuit may establish a pretrial diversion program and the presiding judge of each judicial circuit may establish a drug court.
This bill would establish the Accountability Court Commission and provide for the duties of the commission, including the establishment and implementation of Administrative Office of Courts in each judicial circuit to replace existing drug court, mental health court, veterans court, pretrial diversion programs, or any other type of speciality court.
This bill would require the Administrative Office of Courts to assist the commission in adopting rules and would repeal state general laws regarding pretrial diversion programs and drug court programs.
Subjects: Accountability Courts