HB510 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

John W. Rogers

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Stun guns or tasers prohibited on school property or any vehicles transporting students, fines

Summary

HB510 would ban stun guns and tasers on school property and school transportation, with fines for violators.

What This Bill Does

Defines stun guns and tasers for this law. Prohibits carrying or possessing them on school property or on any school-owned, leased, or contracted transport. Establishes fines: $500 for the first violation and $800 for each subsequent violation. States the bill creates a new crime and is exempt from certain local-funding approval rules, and becomes effective immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects

• People who carry or possess a stun gun or taser would be barred from school property or school transportation and could be fined.
• Schools, school districts, and transportation providers would enforce the rule on their properties and vehicles.

Key Provisions

• Defines stun gun or taser as devices powered by electrical units that can disrupt a person’s nervous system, including devices that fire barbs on a wire or that deliver a disruptive current on contact.
• Prohibits carrying or possessing a stun gun or taser on the real property of any school or on any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity.
• Imposes fines: $500 for the first violation and $800 for each subsequent violation.
• Stated to create a new crime or amend an existing crime, and is exempt from the local-funding expenditure requirements of Amendment 621/Section 111.05.
• Effective immediately after passage and approval by the Governor (or when it becomes law).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Schools