Stiff Penalties in Store for Dangerous Dog Owners
If you own an animal who injures or kills another, you could face severe fines or even jail time, under a new bill recently passed by the Alabama legislature. The criminal punishment is an addition to existing civil liability pursuant to Ala. Code § 3-6-1. The new law was sponsored by Senator Livingston from Jackson County. Its purpose is to impose requirements to keep the animal controlled and to provide liability for owners who do not control their animals.
The bill, which is known as Emily’s Law, comes on the heels of a fatal dog attack in Jackson County, Alabama. In December, 24-year-old Emily Colvin was killed by a pack of five dogs in front of her house in Jackson County, Alabama. Another woman was also injured and one dog attempted to attack a deputy who shot and killed the dog. The dogs, which were all reportedly pit bulls, had not attacked humans before, but the Sheriff’s office had received complaints the dogs were dangerous.
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In today’s world, almost everything is available at our fingertips with only a few clicks. You probably have seen advertisements for do-it-yourself legal help while watching television or surfing the web. These services are promoted as simple and convenient, leading people to believe that preparing a legal document is as easy as filling in blanks on standardized forms. Unfortunately, we regularly encounter DIY-gone-wrong every day.
DIY legal software programs and websites tend to provide a cookie-cutter, one-size fits all approach to preparing a legal document. This is troublesome because the law is not the same from state-to-state. Each state has their own unique laws, and such laws often times vary state-to-state. Even if the software is tailored to Alabama law, problems still arise as clauses or provisions are inadvertently added leading to unintended consequences.
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