HB568 Summary

• Baldwin County's revenue commissioner, judge of probate, and sheriff are protected from monetary losses up to $5,000 per year arising from good faith errors, omissions, or acceptance of worthless or forged checks in performance of official duties.

• The three officers must ensure their employees exercise due care and make diligent efforts to correct errors and collect amounts subject to potential loss immediately upon discovery.

• Protection does not apply to deliberate misuse or misappropriation of funds by the officers, clerks, or employees.

• Officers are not liable for worthless checks if they make a good faith effort to collect, and may void licenses issued based on worthless or forged checks after reasonable attempts to retrieve them.

• Upon voiding a license, the appropriate state office must mark records void and notify law enforcement that the party is operating under a void license, with violations prosecuted under current law.