SB23 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tim Melson Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Firearms, President of the U.S., executive orders limiting firearms, local government officials or agents, enforcement by prohibited, Alabama Second Amendment Preservation Act

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.

When a person is charged with an offense subject to the summons and complaint procedure and receives a summons and complaint, he or she may elect to appear before the court within the time specified in the summons and complaint and, upon entering a plea of guilty, pay the fine and associated court costs. In the alternative, the person may deposit the required bail, if any, enter a plea of not guilty, and be entitled to a trial.

This bill would provide that when a person is required to post bail upon pleading not guilty, the bail may be any one of the four kinds approved in this state.

Also under existing law, when a defendant fails to appear as specified in a summons and complaint, the court may issue a warrant for the defendant's arrest.

This bill would provide a court may not order cash only bail for a defendant's initial failure to appear on the summons and complaint.

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Subjects

Firearms