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HB285
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By Representatives Kiel, Almond, Collins, Rigsby, Lomax,
DuBose, Yarbrough, Hammett, Robertson, Paschal, Butler,
Bedsole, Estes, Underwood, Brinyark, Woods, Colvin, Kirkland,
Smith, Brown, Marques, Stadthagen
RFD: Children and Senior Advocacy
First Read: 13-Feb-25
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First Read: 13-Feb-25
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to traffic infractions; to amend Section
12-12-56, Code of Alabama 1975; to require law enforcement to
make a reasonable effort to notify the minor's emergency
contact when citing a minor for traffic infractions; and to
provide exceptions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"TJ's Law."
Section 2. 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
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 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
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complaint, or any portion thereof , in any unauthorized manner
is subject to the criminal contempt power of the district or
municipal court.
(c) If a minor under 19 years of age is cited for any
traffic infraction, the citing agency shall make a reasonable
effort to notify the driver's emergency contact, if available.
For the purposes of this subsection, a single attempted
telephone call, text message, or letter sent via United States
mail to the driver's emergency contact shall constitute a
reasonable effort to notify. "
Section 3. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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1, 2025.
House of Representatives
Read for the first time and referred
to the House of Representatives
committee on Children and Senior
Advocacy
................13-Feb-25
Read for the second time and placed
on the calendar:
1 amendment
................27-Feb-25
Read for the third time and passed
as amended
Yeas 96
Nays 3
Abstains 1
................20-Mar-25
John Treadwell
Clerk
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