HB324 Alabama 2012 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Criminal surveillance, enhanced criminal penalties for surveillance for purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, crime of aggravated criminal surveillance created

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the crime of criminal surveillance is a Class B misdemeanor</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide that a person who intentionally engages in surveillance, without consent and in a place where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy, for the purpose of sexual gratification is guilty of aggravated criminal surveillance, a Class A misdemeanor</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill also would provide that a second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal surveillance is a Class C felony</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 criminal surveillance; to create the crime of aggravated criminal surveillance; to provide penalties; 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

Crimes and Offenses