SB34 Alabama 2011 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Controlled substances, children, exposure to by mother, to include child in utero, venue established, presumption of exposure in utero created by positive drug test at time of birth, Sec. 26-15-3.2 am'd.

Description

Existing law makes it a crime to knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly expose a child to a controlled substance, chemical substance, or drug paraphernalia

This bill would clarify the term "child" to include an unborn child in utero at any stage of development regardless of viability. This bill would establish venue for prosecution for exposure in utero in the county where the child is born

This bill would create a rebuttable presumption of exposure in utero if both the mother and the child test positive for the same controlled substance not prescribed by a physician

To amend Section 26-15-3.2, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that the term "child" includes an unborn child; to establish venue; and to create a rebuttable presumption of exposing a child in utero to a controlled substance if both the mother and the child test positive for the same controlled substance not prescribed by a physician.

Subjects

Crimes and Offenses

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
June 1, 2011		Judiciary second Amendment Offered
June 1, 2011		Further Consideration
June 1, 2011		Indefinitely Postponed
May 5, 2011		Scofield requested unanimous consent to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair Granted.
May 5, 2011		Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
April 14, 2011		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments
March 1, 2011		Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

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