SB170 Alabama 2011 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Boats, including outboard motors and parts, vessel trailer, identification numbers and registration, altering prohibited, penalties including illegal possession, forfeiture
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, obscuring the identity
of a vehicle is a crime and the definition of
vehicle includes motorboats and vessels. The crime
of obscuring the identity of a vehicle or a boat is
a misdemeanor and the vehicle or boat would be
returned to the holder if it could not be proved
that the vehicle or boat is stolen</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law relating to motor
vehicles, the Uniform Certificate of Title and
Antitheft Act provides further for the
falsification of motor vehicle identification
numbers or registration, criminal penalties for
violations, and forfeiture procedures under certain
conditions</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would adopt similar provisions
relating to boats as the provisions relating to
motor vehicles under the Uniform Certificate of
Title and Antitheft Act. The bill would prohibit
the falsification of the identification number or
registration of a vessel or vessel trailer, provide
criminal penalties, and provide further for
forfeiture procedures under similar conditions</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to boats and vessels manufactured and sold
after 1985; to prohibit the unauthorized alteration of
identification numbers on or the registration information
relating to vessels, outboard motors, vessel trailers, or
identifiable component parts thereof; to provide criminal
penalties for violations, including illegal possession
thereof; to provide for forfeiture procedures under certain
conditions; and in connection therewith would have as its
purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
expenditure of local funds within the meaning of 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.
</p>
Subjects
Criminal Law and Procedure
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2011 | Forwarded to Governor at 1:25 p.m. on May 24, 2011 | |
| May 24, 2011 | Assigned Act No. 2011-294. | |
| May 24, 2011 | Signature Requested | |
| May 24, 2011 | Enrolled | |
| May 24, 2011 | Concurred in Second House Amendment | |
| May 24, 2011 | Waggoner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 626 | |
| May 24, 2011 | Concurrence Requested | |
| May 5, 2011 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 739 | |
| May 5, 2011 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 738 | |
| May 5, 2011 | Wood Amendment Offered | |
| May 5, 2011 | Third Reading Passed | |
| April 27, 2011 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| March 31, 2011 | Referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary | |
| March 31, 2011 | Read for the first time | |
| March 31, 2011 | Engrossed | |
| March 31, 2011 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 147 | |
| March 31, 2011 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 146 | |
| March 31, 2011 | McGill Amendment Offered | |
| March 31, 2011 | Waggoner motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 145 | |
| March 31, 2011 | Waggoner Amendment Offered | |
| March 31, 2011 | Third Reading Passed | |
| March 24, 2011 | Waggoner request unanimous consent to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair Granted | |
| March 24, 2011 | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair | |
| March 10, 2011 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| March 8, 2011 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB170 Alabama 2011 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB170 Alabama 2011 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB170 Alabama 2011 Session - Enrolled |