HB425 Summary

• Amends Section 32-6-12.1 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to modify eligibility requirements for Class D hardship driver licenses.

• Persons adjudicated or convicted of driving under the influence more than five years before application become eligible to apply for a hardship driver license.

• Current law prohibits any person with a driving under the influence adjudication or conviction from obtaining a hardship license; this bill creates a five-year waiting period exception.

• The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency retains authority to establish rules, regulations, restrictions, and eligibility requirements for the hardship license program.

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