SB170 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tim MelsonSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Law enforcement, further provides for reimbursement for transporting for extradition

Summary

SB170 would change how state agents are reimbursed for transporting an accused person for extradition by tying the rate to the standard state official travel rate and updating the language for clarity.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 15-9-62 to replace fixed mileage and per-diem payments with the rate used for other state official travel. It keeps paying actual necessary expenses and transportation costs (including train, bus, or private vehicle travel) but aligns those payments with current official travel rates. It also includes nonsubstantive, technical edits to update the code language and sets an effective date of October 1, 2024.

Who It Affects

• Sheriffs or other state agents who transport an accused person to Alabama; their mileage and per-diem reimbursements would be calculated using the standard rate for official state travel instead of fixed amounts.
• Counties where the crime is alleged to have been committed (as the law describes how expenses are paid), which may see changes in how extradition-related costs are reimbursed under the updated rate structure.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Amends Section 15-9-62 to provide that reimbursement for transporting an accused person will be at the same rate as other state employees traveling on official business, instead of the previous fixed per-mile and per-day amounts.
• Provision 2: Maintains allowances for actual necessary expenses and transportation, specifies reimbursement for transportation costs (train/bus at actual cost; personal vehicle at the applicable mileage rate), and states that nonsubstantive, technical revisions update the language to current style.

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

Subjects

Criminal Procedure