HB409 Summary

• Add new sections 12-17-184.1 and 12-17-184.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975 regarding prosecuting attorney functions.

• Declare that prosecuting attorneys providing legal advice to law enforcement officers on criminal procedure, civil procedure, criminal charges, and criminal investigations within their scope of authority constitutes a prosecutorial function.

• Establish legislative findings that free and unfettered discussions between prosecutors and law enforcement during investigation and charging are essential to fair application of criminal law.

• Effective date: June 1, 2024.

• Passed House of Representatives on April 25, 2024 with 98 yeas, 0 nays, and 2 abstentions.