SB 151 Summary

• Increases minimum mandatory jail sentence for fourth or subsequent DUI conviction from 10 days to 90 days of imprisonment.

• Removes the five-year limitation on prior DUI convictions that courts may consider when imposing sentences and allows courts to consider any prior conviction for driving while impaired from Alabama, other states, territories, or their municipalities.

• Makes third or subsequent conviction for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended or revoked license (when suspended/revoked due to a DUI-related offense) a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30-day jail sentence.

• Deletes a redundant subsection providing additional penalties when a child under 14 years was present during a DUI offense.

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