HB482 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Identity theft, penalties increased, statute of limitations removed, Sec. 13A-8-192 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the crime of identity
theft is a Class C felony</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would make the crime of identity
theft a Class B felony</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law, prosecution must be
commenced within seven years after the commission
of the crime of identity theft</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that a prosecution
may be commenced at any time after the commission
of the offense</p><p class="bill_description"> Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 13A-8-192 of the Code of Alabama
1975, relating to the crime of identity theft; to increase the
penalty; to remove the statute of limitations; and in
connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
as amended.
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Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB482 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |