HB482 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

James L. Thomas

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Pat MoorePaul DeMarcoDickie DrakeAlan BakerSpencer CollierAllen TreadawayArthur PayneJohn W. RogersRod ScottGregory CanfieldKen GuinDemetrius C. NewtonEarl F. HilliardChris EnglandOliver RobinsonYvonne KennedyJames E. BuskeyMary MooreMerika ColemanRichard LindseyLawrence McAdory

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Identity theft, penalties increased, statute of limitations removed, Sec. 13A-8-192 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the crime of identity theft is a Class C felony.

This bill would make the crime of identity theft a Class B felony.

Under existing law, prosecution must be commenced within seven years after the commission of the crime of identity theft.

This bill would provide that a prosecution may be commenced at any time after the commission of the offense.

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.

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.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses