HB646 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Beckman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Receipt of stolen property, crime of, enhanced penalties for receipt of a stolen firearm that does not exceed $500 in value provided, Sec. 13A-8-18 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the receipt of stolen property that exceeds $500 in value but does not exceed $2,500 in value constitutes the crime of receiving stolen property in the second degree and is a Class C felony.

This bill would provide that the receipt of a stolen firearm that does not exceed $500 in value also constitutes the crime of receiving stole property in the second degree and is a Class C felony.

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

Crimes and Offenses