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AL HB211

Bill

Status

Engrossed

1/28/2010

Primary Sponsor

Robert Ward

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2010

AI Summary

  • Authorizes county solid waste officers and county license inspectors (upon county commission approval) to enforce criminal littering laws, in addition to law enforcement officers.

  • Modifies the rebuttable presumption of littering to apply to "any series of items" found in accumulations of garbage or discarded materials bearing a person's name, rather than requiring accumulation of specific items.

  • Excludes advertising, marketing, and campaign materials from constituting evidence of littering.

  • Requires written notice to alleged violators before criminal prosecution, allowing 15 days to present evidence rebutting the presumption.

  • Establishes fine distribution among municipal, county, and state general funds based on each law enforcement agency's contribution to the arrest or citation, with fines limited to law and litter enforcement purposes; maintains minimum fine of $250 for first conviction and $500 for subsequent convictions.

Legislative Description

Littering, rebuttable presumption of criminal littering provided for, enforcement by county license inspector and solid waste officer, distrib. of fines, Sec. 13A-7-29 am'd.

Crimes and Offenses

Last Action

Pending third reading on day 16 Favorable from Judiciary

2/25/2010

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/2/2010
Judiciary1/12/2010

Full Bill Text

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