AL SB141

Requires the clerk of court to publish a notice of conviction in a newspaper with general circulation in the county where the convicted person resides or was convicted for second or subsequent DUI convictions within five years.

Notice must be published in the second week following conviction or as soon as publication is practicable and shall include the convicted person's photograph taken at arrest, name, city and county of residence, date/time/place of arrest, and final case disposition.

Newspapers publishing a website in their own name must post the notice of conviction on their website at no additional charge.

Convicted person is assessed a $25 fee for publication costs, imposed at the time of conviction in addition to other fines under Code of Alabama 1975 Section 32-5A-191, with fees deposited to the clerk of court.

Clerk of court and any publisher are granted civil and criminal immunity from liability for erroneous publication made in good faith.