SB224 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

David SessionsSenator

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Mobile County, electronic monitoring further provided for

Summary

SB224 authorizes the Mobile County Sheriff to administer electronic monitoring for pretrial defendants in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, bans outsourcing, and directs collected fees to the county general fund, effective June 1, 2025.

What This Bill Does

The Sheriff of Mobile County will be in charge of all electronic monitoring for pretrial defendants in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. It bars contracting with outside entities for these services. It lets the Sheriff set and collect administrative and supervision fees from individuals in monitoring programs to fund electronic monitoring and related programs, with all fees deposited into the county general fund. The change takes effect on June 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• Pretrial defendants in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (Mobile County) who may be placed under electronic monitoring and charged fees.
• The Mobile County Sheriff and Mobile County government, which administer the program and receive the collected fees for the county general fund.

Key Provisions

• The Sheriff must administer and supervise all electronic monitoring for pretrial defendants in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.
• The Sheriff may not contract with another entity to provide electronic monitoring services.
• The Sheriff may establish administrative and supervision fees to fund electronic monitoring for pretrial release, alternative sentencing, intervention, supervision, or other programs for the circuit.
• The Sheriff may collect fees from any individual placed in such a program.
• The Sheriff has the sole authority to establish fees related to this subsection.
• All fees collected under this subsection must be deposited into the Mobile County general fund.
• This act becomes effective on June 1, 2025.

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

Subjects

Mobile County