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Exposed ALEC EXPOSED Search ABOUT GO MEMBERS By the Center for Media and Democracy www.prwatch.org D I D Y O U K N O W ? Corporations VOTED to adopt this. Through ALEC, global companies LOGIN | LOGOUT | HOME | JOIN ALEC | CONTACT work as “equals” in “unison” with politicians to write laws to govern your life. Big TASK FORCES ALEC INITIATIVES PUBLICATIONS BusinessMODEL has “aLEGISLATION VOICE and a VOTE,” according to newly exposed documents. DO YOU? EVENTS & MEETINGS “ALEC” NEWShas long been a secretive collaboration between BigLegislation Business and Model “conservative” politicians. Civil Justice Behind closed doors, they Commerce, Insurance, ghostwrite “model” bills to and Economic be introduced in state Development capitols across the country. This agenda--underwritten Education by global corporations-Energy, includes majorEnvironment, tax and Agriculture loopholes for big industries and the superRelations rich, Federal proposals to offshore U.S. Health Human jobs and gut and minimum Services wage, and efforts to weaken public health, International Relations safety, and environmental Public Safety and protections. Although many Elections of these bills have become law, until their Policy origin Tax now, and Fiscal has been largely unknown. Telecommunications With ALEC EXPOSED, the and Information CenterTechnology for Media and Democracy hopes more Americans will study the Print this Page bills to understand the depth and Text-Only breadth Page of how big corporations are Email this Page changing the legal rules and undermining democracy across the nation. ALEC’s’Corporate Board Home Model Legislation Public Safety and Elections Juvenile Identification Act Summary Did you know the NRA--the National Rifle Association-was the corporate cochair in 2011? Act allows juvenile suspects to be placed in a police line-up subject to the same conditions as adult suspects, but with the added provision of parent/guardian notification. Model Legislation Section 1. {Title} This Act shall be known as the Juvenile Identification Act Section 2. {Model Legislation} A.The Court may, at the request of the person or entity requesting the identification process, order the juvenile to appear at a place or time designated by the court for identification by another person. Identification under this section may include identification in a physical line up. B.If the court orders identification proceedings under this section, the court shall notify the juvenile and the juvenile's parent, guardian or custodian1 that the juvenile has the right to consult an attorney and to have an attorney present during the identification proceedings. If the juvenile and the juvenile's parent, guardian, or custodian cannot afford an attorney but request an attorney, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the juvenile. Section 3. {Severability Clause} Section 4. {Repealer Clause} Section 5. {Effective Date} ENDNOTES 1 Cite appropriate statute for the correct procedure for notifying a parent, guardian or custodian; we recommend guidelines similar to those required for service of a summons. ALEC's Sourcebook of American State Legislation 1996 --in recent past or present • AT&T Services, Inc. • centerpoint360 • UPS • Bayer Corporation • GlaxoSmithKline • Energy Future Holdings • Johnson & Johnson • Coca-Cola Company • PhRMA • Kraft Foods, Inc. • Coca-Cola Co. • Pfizer Inc. • Reed Elsevier, Inc. • DIAGEO • Peabody Energy • Intuit, Inc. • Koch Industries, Inc. • ExxonMobil • Verizon • Reynolds American Inc. • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. • Salt River Project • Altria Client Services, Inc. • American Bail Coalition • State Farm Insurance For more on these corporations, search at www.SourceWatch.org. About Members Login Logout Events & Meetings About Us and ALEC EXPOSED. The Center for Media and Democracy reports on corporate spin and government Model Legislation Task Forces ALEC Initiatives Publications Home propaganda.! We are located in Madison, Wisconsin, andNews publish www.PRWatch.org, www.SourceWatch.org, Join ALEC Contact and now www.ALECexposed.org. For more information contact: editor@prwatch.org or 608-260-9713.