SB232 Summary

• Adds Section 32-5A-179 to Alabama Code to prohibit jailing or imprisonment of persons arrested or convicted solely for speeding violations, with exceptions.

• Permits jailing or imprisonment only for failure to appear at a time and place specified in a summons, notice, or e-ticket issued at the time of arrest.

• Exempts the bill from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements regarding increased local expenditures because it defines a new crime or amends an existing crime definition.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and Governor approval, or upon otherwise becoming law.