SB269 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Ben H. BrooksGreg J. ReedPhillip W. Williams

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Sexual misconduct with a child less than 12 years old, established, penalties

Description

This bill would create the separate crime of sexual misconduct with a child less than 12 years old to apply to situations where the perpetrator of the sexual misconduct is less than 16 years old but more than 12 years old and the victim is less than 12 years old and at least four years younger than the perpetrator.

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.

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Subjects

Sex Crimes