SB114 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Arthur OrrSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Public benefits, fraudulent misrepresentation of income, prohibited, theft of services, requirement that person committing the crime knew the services were available only for compensation, removed, Sec. 13A-8-10 am'd.
Summary: SB114 would broaden theft of services by removing the knowledge requirement that services are for compensation.
What This Bill Does
It changes the theft of services law so a person can be charged even if they did not know the services were available only for compensation. It also expands what counts as services and adds a new way to commit theft by diverting services from others to oneself. The bill keeps existing rules like immediate-payment scenarios as prima facie evidence and a 120-day prosecution window for certain hotel/food-service offenses, and notes that the local-funds spending rule is waived because the bill defines or amends a crime. It becomes law on the first day of the third month after final passage and governor’s approval.

Who It Affects
Individuals who obtain or divert services without proper entitlement, now able to be charged even if they did not know the services were for compensation.
Service providers and venues (such as hotels, motels, restaurants, transportation, etc.) and other victims who rely on these services, who may use the law to pursue theft charges and recover losses.

Key Provisions
Eliminates the requirement that the offender knew the services were available only for compensation.
Defines a broad range of 'services' covered by the statute (labor, transportation, lodging, dining, admissions, etc.).
Creates a new way to commit theft: diverting services of others to the offender or another not entitled thereto.
Preserves a prima facie evidence rule that absconding without payment in immediate-payment settings can support a theft charge.
Maintains a 120-day prosecution limit for offenses involving certain service settings (hotels, motels, inns, restaurants, cafes).
States the bill is exempt from the Amendment 621 local-funds requirement because it defines/amends a crime, with an effective date set for the first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects: Crimes and Offenses