SB310 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ben H. Brooks
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Home invasion, crimes established, penalties, unlawful entry of occupied home to use force or violence or commit robbery, Alabama Home Invasion Act of 2012
Summary: SB310 creates the crime of home invasion, making it illegal to enter an occupied dwelling to use force or rob someone, punishable as a Class A felony with no probation or parole.
What This Bill Does
It defines home invasion as unauthorized entry into an occupied dwelling with the intent to use force or violence or to commit a robbery. It makes home invasion a Class A felony with no probation, parole, or suspended sentence. It excludes law enforcement officers acting in the line of duty from the section and states the bill is exempt from certain local expenditure rules because it creates a new crime. It becomes effective on the first day of the third month after the bill is passed and approved by the Governor.

Who It Affects
Residents and occupants of occupied homes, who gain legal protection against intruders and potential victims of home invasion.
Potential offenders who would commit home invasions (and law enforcement officers acting in official duties are exempt from applying this section).

Key Provisions
Creates a new crime called home invasion and defines it as unauthorized entry into an occupied dwelling with intent to use force or violence or to commit a robbery.
Punishes home invasion as a Class A felony, not subject to probation, parole, or suspended sentence.
Excludes law enforcement officers acting within official duties from the crime's applicability.
Declares the act exempt from Amendment 621 local expenditure requirements because it defines a new crime, and sets an effective date: first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects: Crimes and Offenses