HB20 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Lynn Greer

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

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

HB20 expands the first-degree unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance to cover clandestine drug labs on rental properties and adds penalties and cleanup costs for meth labs.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 13A-12-218 to include operating or planning to operate a clandestine drug laboratory on rental property (like apartments, rental houses, or lodging) as part of the first-degree offense. It adds a five-year, no-parole sentence for manufacturing methamphetamine on rented property. It requires the lab operator to pay all reasonable costs to remediate the site. It notes the bill is exempt from certain local-funding approval requirements under Amendment 621.

Who It Affects

• Individuals who manufacture or plan to manufacture controlled substances on rental properties (apartments, rental houses, hotels, or other lodging).
• Operators of clandestine drug laboratories located on rental properties who would face enhanced penalties and remediation costs.
• People convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine on rented property, who would receive an additional five-year sentence without parole.
• Rental property owners or managers may be affected indirectly through enforcement actions and site cleanup requirements.

Key Provisions

• Expands unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance in the first degree to include on-rental-property clandestine lab operations, including planning to operate.
• Imposes an additional five-year, no-parole sentence for methamphetamine production on rented property.
• Requires the individual operating a clandestine laboratory to pay all reasonable costs to remediate the laboratory site.
• Addresses local-funding impact under Amendment 621, noting exemptions that avoid additional local government funding approval requirements.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses