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New Alabama Ignition Interlock Device and Aggravated DUI Law – Act 2011-613 / 621- 32-5A-191
Recent changes in Alabama DUI law include the passage of an Ignition Interlock Bill and also an Aggravated (Double Punishment) DUI Statute. Click HERE to see the new Alabama Ignition Interlock Law- HB631 – Act 2011-613. Click HERE to see the new Aggravated DUI Bill – SB67 – Act 2011-621.
NEW AGGRAVATED DUI (DOUBLE PUNISHMENT) LAW SUMMARY
- Amends Section 32-5A-191 of the Code of Alabama 1975;
- Provides for a mandatory sentence of at least double the minimum punishment for a person convicted of DUI who has 0.15 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her blood;
- As well as a one-year minimum sentence for a misdemeanor offense;
- A minimum one-year revocation of the person's driving privileges;
- To provide that if a person over 21 has a child under 14 in the vehicle during the offense, the person must be sentenced to at least double the otherwise applicable minimum punishment.
- CLICK HERE to read the new Aggravated DUI – Double Punishment law – Act 2011-621.
NEW ALABAMA IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE LAW SUMMARY
- Amends Section 32-5A-191 of the Code of Alabama 1975;
- Adds Section 32-5A-191.4 to the Code of Alabama 1975;
- Increases the penalties for violations by requiring certain persons authorized to drive a motor vehicle after a conviction of driving under the influence to have installed and operating an ignition interlock device for certain periods of time;
- Provides for the installation and certification of ignition interlock devices;
- Imposes certain duties on the Department of Forensic Sciences;
- Provides for fees and to authorize the Department of Public Safety to set a fee for the issuance of a restricted license and for the reissuance of a regular license pursuant to this act;
- Provides penalties for violations;
- Provides fees to cover costs for the court systems, Department of Public Safety, district attorneys, and the Alabama Interlock Indigent Fund;
- CLICK HERE to read the new Alabama Ignition Interlock Device law – Act 2011-613.
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