HB256 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Corley EllisRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Law enforcement, further provides for reimbursement for transporting for extradition
Summary: HB256 updates Alabama’s extradition travel reimbursements by raising the daily per diem to align with state travel rates, clarifying mileage and transportation reimbursements, and updating language.
What This Bill Does
It changes how extradition expenses are paid and reimbursed. In extraditions related to punishment by penitentiary or death, costs are paid from the State Treasury; in all other cases, costs are paid by the county where the crime occurred. It sets a per diem of $100 per day for the sheriff or other state agent traveling to and from the arrest or confinement location, plus actual necessary expenses, including transportation; mileage is reimbursed at $0.10 per mile if using a personal car, and actual costs are allowed if travel is by train or bus. It also covers expenses for agents from other states and fees for state officers involved in the requisition, and includes nonsubstantive technical revisions to update the language. The changes take effect October 1, 2024.

Who It Affects
Sheriffs or other state agents who transport prisoners (receive per diem, mileage, and transportation reimbursements)
Counties where the alleged crime occurred (funding responsibility shifts to county in non-extradition cases)
Officers of other states involved in extradition (expenses may be paid under the same rules; fees for state officers involved in the requisition)

Key Provisions
Reimbursement funding: State Treasury for extraditions involving punishment by penitentiary or death; County Treasury for other cases
Per diem: $100 per day for going to and returning from the arrest/confined location
Other costs: Actual necessary expenses, including transportation; transportation mileage at $0.10 per mile if using personal car; actual transportation costs if traveling by train or bus
Out-of-state extradition: Expenses may be paid under subsection (a); fees for officers of the state on whose Governor the requisition is made
Nonsubstantive revisions: Technical updates to current code style
Effective date: October 1, 2024

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Subjects: Criminal Procedure