loitering
Alabama Senate passes loitering bill
The Alabama Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would increase the punishments for loitering. The bill, HB24, sponsored by Rep. Reed Ingram, R-Montgomery, makes two or more arrests for loitering a Class C misdemeanor, with punishments of up to 30 days in jail and up to a $500 fine. The bill passed 33-0. It […]
Alabama House approves bill increasing penalties for loitering, begging on public highways
The Alabama House Thursday approved a bill that would increase penalties for loitering along state highways on a 90-0 vote, with 12 abstentions. The bill, HB 24, sponsored by Rep. Reed Ingram, R-Pike Road, stems from an attempt by Montgomery to arrest panhandlers, which was never implemented and drew federal court injunctions. “We’ve had a […]