HB91 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Kerry Rich

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Lynn GreerDan WilliamsEd HenryKen JohnsonWayne Johnson

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Controlled substances, unlawful manufacture of, in the first degree, expanded to include manufacture on rental properties, penalties increased, Sec. 13A-12-218 am'd.

Summary

The bill would make clandestine drug labs on rented property illegal under the first-degree unlawful manufacture statute and impose a mandatory 25-year sentence for meth on rented property, plus cleanup costs paid by the operator.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds rented property (apartments, rental houses, lodging) as a location and condition for the first-degree unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance. It imposes a mandatory 25-year sentence without parole for manufacturing methamphetamine on rented property. It requires the operator of a clandestine lab to pay all reasonable costs to remediate the lab site. It also notes the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after final passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• People who manufacture controlled substances or plan to operate a clandestine drug laboratory on rented property (e.g., apartments, rental houses, hotels) would be charged under the expanded statute.
• Individuals who run, or plan to run, a meth lab on rented property would face a mandatory 25-year prison sentence without parole, probation, or a suspended sentence.
• Operators of clandestine laboratories would be responsible for paying all reasonable remediation costs to clean up the lab site.
• Rental property owners or landlords could be indirectly affected through enforcement actions and potential site remediation considerations.

Key Provisions

• Expands the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance in the first degree to include manufacturing or planning to operate a clandestine drug laboratory on rented property (including apartments, rental houses, or lodging).
• Adds rented property as a location factor in the first-degree offense, with associated criteria and penalties extended to these sites.
• For methamphetamine manufacture on rented property, imposes a mandatory term of imprisonment of 25 years without parole, probation, or a suspended sentence, and requires remediation costs to be paid by the operator.
• Requires operators of clandestine laboratories to pay all reasonable costs associated with remediating the site.
• Contains language related to Amendment 621 of the Alabama Constitution, clarifying the act is exempt from local-funds approval requirements because it defines a new crime; the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses