HB 487 Summary

• Amends Section 32-5A-195 of the Alabama Code to authorize the Director of Public Safety to suspend a driver's license without a preliminary hearing when a driver violates right-of-way provisions under Section 32-5A-112 and the violation results in an accident causing death or serious bodily injury.

• Defines serious bodily injury for purposes of this provision to include substantial risk of death, serious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of function of any bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.

• Allows suspended drivers to request a hearing within 30 days, which must be held before the Director of Public Safety or an authorized agent in the county where the driver resides.

• Maintains existing provisions that the Director shall not suspend a license for more than one year except as permitted under Section 32-6-19, and allows drivers to petition circuit court for review within 30 days of suspension.

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