SB22 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clay Scofield

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Capital offenses, murder of a person with a protection order issued against the defendant, included, Sec. 13A-5-40 am'd.

Summary

SB22 would make it a capital offense to murder someone who has a protection order against the defendant.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds a new capital-murder provision for killings where the victim had a protection order against the defendant. If enacted, such a murder could be charged as a capital offense, potentially leading to the death penalty under Alabama law. It also notes the funding rules under Amendment 621 do not apply because it creates a new crime, and it would take effect on the first day of the third month after governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Defendants who have a protection order issued against them and could face capital-murder charges if they kill the protected person.
• People protected by protection orders (the victims) and their families, who would be subject to the enhanced penalties for such crimes.

Key Provisions

• Adds 'murder by the defendant when the victim had a protection order issued against the defendant' as a capital offense in Section 13A-5-40.
• States the bill is exempt from local-funding requirements under Amendment 621 because it defines a new crime, and it becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses