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Monday, July 1, 2013
A new state law will cut red tape for pardons issued to the deceased. The Associated Press reports the new Alabama law that will go into effect today is designed to write another chapter in the state’s civil rights history by allowing the state parole board to issue posthumous pardons to the Scottsboro Boys.
Before Republican Sen. Arthur Orr of Decatur got the law passed, the parole board reportedly was unable to issue pardons to people after their deaths. Alabama’s law tightening regulations on abortion clinics in the state was scheduled to take effect today, as well, but the AP reports implementation of that law has been put on hold.
Many states implement new laws on July 1 because that is when they begin their fiscal year. Alabama’s fiscal year starts on October 1 but still has several laws taking effect today. The Legislature passed them in the spring session with the provision that they take effect at the start of the third month after the governor signed them.
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