HB2 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arnold MooneyRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to persons charged with driving under the influence; to amend Section 32-5A-191, Code of Alabama 1975, effective July 1, 2023, to continue the requirement that a person charged with driving under the influence and who enters a pretrial diversion program or similar program be required to install an ignition interlock device on his or her vehicle for six months or the duration of the program, whichever is greater; 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 Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Summary

HB2 would preserve the ignition interlock requirement for DUI defendants in pretrial diversion programs, mandating installation for six months or the program’s duration, whichever is longer, beginning July 1, 2023.

What This Bill Does

Keeps the rule that a person charged with DUI who participates in a pretrial diversion program must install an ignition interlock device on their vehicle for six months or the duration of the program, whichever is longer. Notes that this change would involve local government spending, but the bill is exempt from the Constitution’s local-funds requirement because it creates or modifies a crime, avoiding the usual 2/3 vote requirement. Serves primarily to maintain the existing interlock requirement for pretrial diversion participants rather than to create new penalties beyond current law.

Who It Affects

• People charged with DUI who participate in pretrial diversion programs in Alabama, who must install and maintain an ignition interlock device for six months or the program’s duration.
• Alabama state and local agencies involved in enforcing and administering ignition interlock requirements (e.g., Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, courts, and ignition interlock providers) as they oversee installation, proof of installation, license restrictions, and related enforcement.

Key Provisions

• Preserve the requirement that a person charged with DUI and who enters a pretrial diversion program be required to install an ignition interlock device on his or her vehicle for six months or the duration of the program, whichever is greater, effective July 1, 2023.
• The bill states that although it would impose a new or increased local-fund expenditure, it is excluded from Section 111.05’s requirements because it defines a new crime or amends an existing crime.

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