Alabama 2022 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB62 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		1 SB62
2		-	2 215020-2
	2	+	2 215020-1
3	3		3 By Senator Scofield (N & P)
4	4		4 RFD: Local Legislation
5	5		5 First Read: 11-JAN-22
6	6
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8		-	1 SB62
	7	+	Page 0 1 215020-1:n:09/16/2021:FC/ma LSA2021-1960
9	8		2
10	9		3
11		-	4 ~~With Notice and Proof~~
	10	+	4
12	11		5
13		-	6 ENROLLED, An Act,
14		-	7 Relating to Marshall County; to authorize the
15		-	8 Sheriff of Marshall County to establish procedures to make
16		-	9 limited purchases using a credit or debit card, provided
17		-	10 compliance with required accountability and audit measures and
18		-	11 other procedures are followed.
19		-	12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
20		-	13 Section 1. (a) This act shall apply only to Marshall
21		-	14 County.
22		-	15 (b) For purposes of this act, the following words
23		-	16 have the following meanings:
24		-	17 (1) CREDIT CARD. A line of credit issued by a
25		-	18 domestic lender or credit card bank.
26		-	19 (2) DEBIT CARD. A card issued by a bank in relation
27		-	20 to a checking or savings account held by the Marshall County
28		-	21 Sheriff's Office.
29		-	22 (c) To provide for convenience in making purchases
30		-	23 of tangible personal property or services approved by the
31		-	24 sheriff, the Sheriff of Marshall County may establish
32		-	25 procedures to make certain purchases from funds under the
33		-	Page 1 SB62
34		-	1 control of the sheriff through use of a credit or debit card
35		-	2 issued to the Marshall County Sheriff's Office.
36		-	3 (d) The sheriff may adopt written policy and
37		-	4 procedures governing the use of credit or debit cards which,
38		-	5 at a minimum, include each of the following:
39		-	6 (1) A monetary limit on the amount of any individual
40		-	7 purchase which may be made with a credit or debit card.
41		-	8 (2) A monetary limit on the total monthly amount
42		-	9 that may be purchased with a credit or debit card taking into
43		-	10 consideration the monetary limit of the discretionary fund
44		-	11 used.
45		-	12 (3) Procedures to ensure that the sheriff or his or
46		-	13 her designee has sole access to any credit or debit card,
47		-	14 credit or debit card numbers, access codes, or security codes.
48		-	15 (4) Procedures to keep accurate records of all
49		-	16 purchases made with a credit or debit card which shall be
50		-	17 periodically reviewed during required audits.
51		-	18 (5) Procedures to ensure that all credit or debit
52		-	19 card bills are carefully reviewed by the sheriff each month to
53		-	20 make sure that no unauthorized charges appear on the bill.
54		-	21 (6) Procedures to ensure that all credit or debit
55		-	22 card bills are paid in full on a timely basis each month to
56		-	23 avoid service charges, late fees, or interest payments.
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58		-	1 (e) The sheriff shall select the credit or debit
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	13	+	7
	14	+	8
	15	+	9 A BILL
	16	+	10 TO BE ENTITLED
	17	+	11 AN ACT
	18	+	12
	19	+	13 Relating to Marshall County; to authorize the
	20	+	14 Sheriff of Marshall County to establish procedures to make
	21	+	15 limited purchases using a credit or debit card, provided
	22	+	16 compliance with required accountability and audit measures and
	23	+	17 other procedures are followed.
	24	+	18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
	25	+	19 Section 1. (a) This act shall apply only to Marshall
	26	+	20 County.
	27	+	21 (b) For purposes of this act, the following words
	28	+	22 have the following meanings:
	29	+	23 (1) CREDIT CARD. A line of credit issued by a
	30	+	24 domestic lender or credit card bank.
	31	+	25 (2) DEBIT CARD. A card issued by a bank in relation
	32	+	26 to a checking or savings account held by the Marshall County
	33	+	27 Sheriff's Office.
	34	+	Page 1 1 (c) To provide for convenience in making purchases
	35	+	2 of tangible personal property or services approved by the
	36	+	3 sheriff, the Sheriff of Marshall County may establish
	37	+	4 procedures to make certain purchases from funds under the
	38	+	5 control of the sheriff through use of a credit or debit card
	39	+	6 issued to the Marshall County Sheriff's Office.
	40	+	7 (d) The sheriff may adopt written policy and
	41	+	8 procedures governing the use of credit or debit cards which,
	42	+	9 at a minimum, include each of the following:
	43	+	10 (1) A monetary limit on the amount of any individual
	44	+	11 purchase which may be made with a credit or debit card.
	45	+	12 (2) A monetary limit on the total monthly amount
	46	+	13 that may be purchased with a credit or debit card taking into
	47	+	14 consideration the monetary limit of the discretionary fund
	48	+	15 used.
	49	+	16 (3) Procedures to ensure that the sheriff or his or
	50	+	17 her designee has sole access to any credit or debit card,
	51	+	18 credit or debit card numbers, access codes, or security codes.
	52	+	19 (4) Procedures to keep accurate records of all
	53	+	20 purchases made with a credit or debit card which shall be
	54	+	21 periodically reviewed during required audits.
	55	+	22 (5) Procedures to ensure that all credit or debit
	56	+	23 card bills are carefully reviewed by the sheriff each month to
	57	+	24 make sure that no unauthorized charges appear on the bill.
	58	+	25 (6) Procedures to ensure that all credit or debit
	59	+	26 card bills are paid in full on a timely basis each month to
	60	+	27 avoid service charges, late fees, or interest payments.
	61	+	Page 2 1 (e) The sheriff shall select the credit or debit
59	62		2 card provider or providers taking into consideration each of
60	63		3 the following:
61	64		4 (1) Whether the credit or debit card issuer requires
62	65		5 an annual fee for using the card.
63	66		6 (2) Whether the credit or debit card issuer offers
64	67		7 rewards or rebates based upon purchases made using the
65	68		8 account.
66	69		9 (3) What interest rates, service charges, finance
67	70		10 charges, or late fees will be assessed in the event a bill
68	71		11 from the credit or debit card issuer is paid late or the
69	72		12 balance is not paid in full.
70	73		13 (4) Whether penalties or fees will be assessed
71	74		14 against the sheriff in the event he or she decides to
72	75		15 terminate the credit or debit card.
73	76		16 (5) Any other consideration deemed relevant by the
74	77		17 sheriff.
75	78		18 (f) In the event the credit or debit card provides
76	79		19 rewards or rebates based upon the use of the card, any rewards
77	80		20 or rebates earned from the card or cards shall be deposited in
78	81		21 the Sheriff's Discretionary Fund of Marshall County.
79	82		22 Section 2. This act shall become effective
80	83		23 immediately following its passage and approval by the
81	84		24 Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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87		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
88		-
89		-	5
90		-	6 Speaker of the House of Representatives
91		-	SB627
92		-	8 Senate 16-FEB-22
93		-	9 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
94		-	10 the Senate.
95		-	11
96		-	12 Patrick Harris,
97		-	13 Secretary.
98		-	14
99		-	15
100		-	16
101		-	17 House of Representatives
102		-	18 Passed: 24-FEB-22
103		-	19
104		-	20
105		-	21 By: Senator Scofield
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