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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Forwarded to Governor at 1:25 p.m. on May 24, 2011
Assigned Act No. 2011-294.
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Waggoner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 626
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 739
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 738
Wood Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Read for the first time
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 147
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 146
McGill Amendment Offered
Waggoner motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 145
Waggoner Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Waggoner request unanimous consent to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair Granted
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities
Source: Alabama Legislature