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AL SB259

Bill

Status

Passed

4/19/2016

Primary Sponsor

Linda Coleman-Madison

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2016

AI Summary

SB259 Summary

  • Reduces the timeframe for courts to forward traffic conviction records to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency from 10 days to 5 days.

  • Revises penalties for commercial vehicle operators convicted of railroad-highway grade crossing violations: 60 days for first offense, 120 days for two violations within 3 years, and one year for three or more violations within 3 years.

  • Reduces the notification period for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to report nonresident commercial driver license convictions to the driver's licensing state from 10 days to 5 days.

  • Requires that DUI arrest information be retained on driving records for persons holding a commercial driver license, commercial learner license, or operating a commercial vehicle, even when charges are dismissed or acquitted.

  • Replaces references to "Director of Public Safety" with "Secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency" throughout the affected statutes.

Legislative Description

Motor vehicles, courts required to forward certain traffic offenses to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, penalties for specified traffic offenses at railroad highway crossing grades revised, time frame for reporting nonresident commercial traffic violations, reduced, Secs. 32-5A-195, 32-5A-304, 32-6-49.11, 32-6-49.14 am'd.

Motor Vehicles

Last Action

Assigned Act No. 2016-152.

4/19/2016

Committee Referrals

Public Safety and Homeland Security3/3/2016
Transportation and Energy2/17/2016

Full Bill Text

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