HB347 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ronald BoltonRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Courts; Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint; disposition by law enforcement officer further provided
Summary: HB347 would exempt the issuing law enforcement officer from the current disposal rules for uniform traffic tickets and their records.
What This Bill Does
It changes the law to let the officer who issued a traffic ticket dispose of the ticket and its records in any manner (not just the rules already in place). It keeps the rule that other people who solicit or help in disposing of a ticket in an unauthorized way can be charged with criminal contempt. The bill takes effect on October 1, 2024.

Who It Affects
Issuing law enforcement officers: they are exempt from the disposal prohibition and related restrictions.
Other people (not the issuing officer): they could be charged with criminal contempt if they solicit or aid in improper disposition of a ticket.

Key Provisions
Exempts the issuing law enforcement officer from the disposal prohibition in Section 12-12-56(a) for uniform traffic tickets and records.
Maintains accountability for others by keeping the criminal contempt consequence for soliciting or aiding in the disposition of a uniform traffic ticket, and sets the act's effective date to October 1, 2024.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Courts & Judges