HB49 Summary

• Amends Section 32-5A-191 of the Alabama Code to make the $100 fine allocated to the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund mandatory for DUI convictions, preventing courts from waiving this fine.

• The $100 fine, minus 5% administrative costs, must be deposited into the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund regardless of other penalties imposed or waived.

• Applies to all DUI convictions under existing law, which already required such deposits but allowed courts discretion to waive the fine.

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