SB574 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Roger Bedford, Jr.

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument (bad check), penalty increased for worthless check over certain amount given to a livestock market for livestock, Sec. 13A-9-13.1 am'd.

Summary

SB574 would raise the penalty for negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument to a Class C felony when the instrument is $1,000 or more and given to a livestock market to buy livestock.

What This Bill Does

Currently, negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument is a Class A misdemeanor. The bill would make it a Class C felony if the instrument is $1,000 or more and given to a livestock market for purchasing livestock. It also notes that, although the bill affects local funding rules under Amendment 621, it is exempt from those requirements because it creates or amends a crime definition.

Who It Affects

• People who issue or deliver negotiable instruments (checks) that are worthless, especially when the amount is $1,000 or more.
• Livestock markets and individuals involved in livestock purchases who receive such instruments.

Key Provisions

• Raises the penalty to Class C felony for negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument if the amount is $1,000 or more and the instrument is given to a livestock market for the purchase of livestock.
• Otherwise, negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument remains a Class A misdemeanor.
• Defines and references applicable terms (negotiable instrument, negotiation, delivery) consistent with existing Alabama law.
• States that the bill is exempt from local government expenditure controls under Amendment 621 because it defines a new crime or amends an existing crime.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses