HB811 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Demetrius C. Newton

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Merika ColemanCam WardSpencer CollierAllen TreadawayAlan BootheRod Scott

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Assault in the third degree, if assault is committed by a person 21 years of age or older against a person who is less than 18 years of age on school property, school bus, or at a school-sponsored function, penalties increased, Sec. 13A-6-22 am'd.

Summary

HB811 would make assault in the third degree a Class C felony when an adult 21+ assaults a person under 18 on school property, including on a bus or at a school-sponsored function.

What This Bill Does

It increases the penalty for third-degree assault from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class C felony if the offender is 21 or older and the victim is under 18 on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored function. The bill states that this change is exempt from Amend­ment 621 local-funding requirements because it creates or amends a crime. It becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and the Governor approves it (or it becomes law otherwise).

Who It Affects

• Adults aged 21 and older who commit assault on school property against a person under 18, who would face a Class C felony under the bill.
• Persons under 18 who are on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored function, as potential victims of such assaults.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 13A-6-22 to make assault in the third degree a Class C felony if the assault is committed by a person 21 years of age or older against a person who is less than 18 years of age on school property, including on a school bus or at a school-sponsored function.
• Declares that, for local-funding rules under Amendment 621, the bill is excluded from those requirements because it defines a new crime or amends the definition of an existing crime.
• Sets the effective date as the first day of the third month following its passage and governor's approval (or its becoming law).

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses