SB67 Summary

• Amends Alabama DUI law to require mandatory sentences of at least double the minimum punishment for persons convicted of DUI with blood alcohol content of 0.15 percent or more by weight, with a minimum one-year sentence for misdemeanor offenses and one-year license revocation.

• Requires mandatory doubled sentences for persons over 21 years old convicted of DUI with a child under 14 years present in the vehicle during the offense.

• Establishes that persons with 0.15 percent or more blood alcohol content who are convicted of misdemeanor DUI must serve at least one year imprisonment with possible suspension only under conditions specified in existing law sections.

• Mandates motor vehicle registration suspension by the Alabama Department of Revenue for repeat DUI offenders (more than once in five years) for the duration of the driver's license suspension period, unless such suspension creates undue hardship to dependent family members or co-owners.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.