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AL HB285
AL HB285Traffic infractions, requires law enforcement to contact parent or guardian when citing minor for traffic violation
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Introduced
02/13/2025
02/13/2025
In Committee
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Crossed Over
03/20/2025
03/20/2025
Passed
Dead
05/14/2025
05/14/2025
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Traffic infractions, requires law enforcement to contact parent or guardian when citing minor for traffic violation
AI Summary
This bill, known as "TJ's Law," amends Alabama's traffic citation regulations by requiring law enforcement to make a reasonable effort to notify the emergency contact of any driver under 19 years old who receives a traffic infraction. A "reasonable effort" is defined specifically as making a single attempted contact through telephone call, text message, or letter sent via U.S. mail to the driver's emergency contact. The bill also makes minor linguistic changes to existing language about uniform traffic ticket handling, such as replacing "promulgated" with "adopted" and "subsection" with "article". The law is set to take effect on October 1, 2025, and appears designed to ensure parents or guardians are informed when their minor children receive traffic citations, potentially allowing for parental intervention or awareness of the young driver's behavior.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Justice
Sponsors (22)
Jamie Kiel (R)*,
Cynthia Almond (R),
Russell Bedsole (R),
Bryan Brinyark (R),
Chip Brown (R),
Mack Butler (R),
Terri Collins (R),
Brock Colvin (R),
Susan DuBose (R),
Tracy Estes (R),
Matthew Hammett (R),
Mike Kirkland (R),
James Lomax (R),
Rhett Marques (R),
Kenneth Paschal (R),
Phillip Rigsby (R),
Chad Robertson (R),
Van Smith (R),
Scott Stadthagen (R),
Bubba Underwood (R),
Matthew Woods (R),
Ernie Yarbrough (R),
Last Action
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (on 05/01/2025)
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