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AL SB401
Bill
Status
4/4/2013
Primary Sponsor
Bill Holtzclaw
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Department of Public Safety to withdraw the 90-day license suspension for a first DUI conviction if the offender installs an approved ignition interlock device and obtains a restricted license.
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Allows driver's license revocation periods to be commuted after completing a minimum portion of the suspension/revocation and installing a certified ignition interlock device on the designated vehicle.
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Requires ignition interlock device installation for persons convicted of DUI with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 percent or higher, and mandates courts notify the Department of Public Safety of such convictions.
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Creates the Alabama Interlock Indigent Fund administered by the Department of Public Safety to assist indigent offenders with interlock device costs; providers must contribute 1.5 percent of payments collected to the fund.
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Specifies ignition interlock requirements do not apply to juveniles adjudicated in juvenile court unless specifically ordered by the court, and removes providers from the approved list for five years if they fail to meet specifications.
Legislative Description
Driving under the influence, ignition interlock devices, withdrawal of license suspension for conviction of authorized under certain conditions, license revocations commuted upon installation of ignition interlock device under certain conditions, courts required to notify Public Safety Department of certain convictions requiring interlock device, Alabama Interlock Indigent Fund created, Secs.32-5A-191, 32-5A-191.4, 32-5A-301, 32-5A-304 am'd.
Crimes and Offenses
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
5/7/2013