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AL HB185
Bill
Status
2/6/2020
Primary Sponsor
Jim Hill
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AI Summary
HB185 Summary
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Creates the Accountability Court Commission within Alabama's judicial branch to establish uniform certification, operation, and monitoring standards for accountability courts across all judicial circuits.
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Requires each judicial circuit to establish an accountability court combining drug courts, mental health courts, veterans courts, and pretrial diversion programs into a single unified program with immediate and structured intervention.
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Commission membership includes 17 voting members appointed by judicial organizations, state agencies, bar associations, and legislative committees, with a criminal appeals judge serving as chair.
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Mandates accountability courts collect and report monthly participant data including program participation numbers, completion rates, new arrests, and violations to track program effectiveness.
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Repeals existing separate statutes for pretrial diversion programs and drug courts effective January 1, 2022, with all accountability courts fully operational by that date.
Legislative Description
Accountability courts, establish the Accountablility Court Commission with the judicial branch, to provide duties of the commission, to provide appointment and terms of its members, to require each judicial circuit establish an accountability court, require AOC to adopt rules relating to pretrial diversion programs and the Alabama Drug Offender Accountability Act, Secs. 12-23B-1 to 12-23B-11, inclusive, added; Secs. 12-17-226 to 12-17-226.18, inclusive, 12-23A-1 to 12-23A-13, inclusive, repealed.
Accountability Courts
Last Action
Judiciary first Amendment Offered
3/5/2020