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AL HB446
Bill
Status
5/23/2023
Primary Sponsor
Rhett Marques
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 45-16-82.27 of the Alabama Code to increase pretrial diversion program fees for applicants accepted into the program in Coffee and Pike Counties.
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Raises maximum fees as follows: felony offenses from $850 to $2,000; misdemeanor offenses (excluding traffic) from $550 to $1,000; traffic offenses from $350 to $450; and violations from $200 to $350.
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Allocates portions of collected fees to Coffee and Pike County Circuit Clerks' Offices ($50 for felonies, $25 for misdemeanors and violations) and their respective General Funds in equal amounts.
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Allocates fees to arresting or ticketing law enforcement agencies for use in hiring, equipment, training, or other lawful operational purposes.
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Allows district attorney to use remaining fees for pretrial diversion program operations, state criminal prosecution, law enforcement support, crime prevention education, and related government agency assistance; becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and approval.
Legislative Description
Relating to Coffee and Pike Counties and the Twelfth Judicial Circuit; to amend Section 45-16-82.27, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for fees related to the pretrial diversion program; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Coffee and Pike Counties, further provided for the pretrial diversion program
Last Action
Enacted
5/23/2023