HB324 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jul 25, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Merika ColemanRepresentative
Democrat
Co-Sponsors: Jamie Ison Mary Sue McClurkin Terri Collins Ed Henry Becky Nordgren
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: Under existing law, the crime of criminal surveillance is a Class B misdemeanor.
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.
This bill also would provide that a second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal surveillance is a Class C felony.
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.
Subjects: Crimes and Offenses