Loading chat...
AL HB297
Bill
Status
1/14/2010
Primary Sponsor
H Gipson
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Amends Section 28-3A-24 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to require the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to provide due notice and a proper hearing to licensees before issuing citations or imposing fines.
-
Clarifies that when the board or a hearing commission determines a fine is more appropriate than suspension or revocation, the licensee must receive due notice and a proper hearing before the fine is imposed.
-
Establishes a maximum fine amount of $1,000, with fines required to be paid to the administrator within one week or result in automatic license suspension until payment is made.
-
Collected fines are paid into the state Treasury and credited to the General Fund.
-
Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, due notice and hearing required for licensee before citation issued or fine imposed, Sec. 28-3A-24 am'd.
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Government Operations
1/14/2010