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HB15
ZB9HWRW-1
By Representative Bolton
RFD: Public Safety and Homeland Security
First Read: 04-Feb-25
PFD: 08-Jul-24
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PFD: 08-Jul-24
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, any person who solicits or
aids in the disposition or attempted disposition of a
uniform traffic ticket and complaint in any
unauthorized manner is subject to the criminal contempt
power of the court.
This bill would provide that this provision does
not apply to the law enforcement officer who issued the
uniform traffic ticket and complaint.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to traffic infractions; to amend Section
12-12-56, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that the
prohibition regarding soliciting or aiding in the disposition
of a uniform traffic ticket and complaint in an unauthorized
manner does not apply to the issuing law enforcement officer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 12-12-56, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"ยง12-12-56
(a) No law enforcement officer or other officer or
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(a) No law enforcement officer or other officer or
public employee shall dispose of a uniform traffic ticket and
complaint, or any portion thereof , or the record of issuance
thereof in a manner other than as required under rules or
regulations promulgated adopted pursuant to this
subsectionarticle.
(b) Any person, other than the issuing law enforcement
officer, who solicits or aids in the disposition or attempted
disposition of a uniform traffic ticket and complaint , or any
portion thereof, in any unauthorized manner is subject to the
criminal contempt power of the district or municipal court."
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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