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AL HB364
Bill
Status
2/16/2022
Primary Sponsor
Arnold Mooney
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AI Summary
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Renames the "Alabama Private Investigation Regulatory Act" to the "Alabama Private Investigation and Process Server Regulatory Act" to include regulation of process servers.
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Defines "process server" as an individual who serves legal process including writs, warrants, summonses, and court orders, excluding sheriffs, coroners, and licensed attorneys.
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Requires process server applicants to be at least 21 years old, pass criminal background checks, pass board-administered exams, and meet other licensing criteria similar to private investigators.
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Establishes process server board member positions appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House, with process server members required to have five years of experience initially and be licensed by August 1, 2028.
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Makes unlicensed process serving a Class A misdemeanor and establishes permanent license revocation for falsifying returns of service; becomes effective three months after passage.
Legislative Description
Private Investigation Regulatory Act, to change the name of the regulatory act to Alabama Private Investigation and Process Server Regulatory Act, licensing and regulation of process servers, Secs. 34-25B-1, 34-25B-2, 34-25B-3, 34-25B-4, 34-25B-7, 34-25B-10, 34-25B-11, 34-25B-12, 34-25B-14, 34-25B-22, 34-25B-24, 34-25B-27 am'd.
Private Investigation Board
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions
2/16/2022