HB281 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tracy Estes Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to detention facilities; to amend Section 14-6-22, Code of Alabama 1975, to require a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor to pay housing and maintenance associated with his or her incarceration in a county or city jail; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Description

Under existing law, a court is required to order a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor to pay for housing and maintenance costs associated with his or her incarceration in a county or city jail in an amount not to exceed $20 per day, with exceptions.

This bill would require a court to order a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor to pay up to the actual expenses incurred on behalf of the defendant for housing and maintenance associated with the defendant's incarceration in a county or city jail.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code to current style.

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