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SB20 Alabama 2013 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Trip Pittman
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Driving or operating a vehicle as defined (including vessels) under the influence of alcohol or drugs, criminal negligent homicide or assault in the first degree amended to include, Secs. 13A-6-4, 13A-6-20 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, a person commits criminally negligent homicide if the person causes the death of another person by criminal negligence

Criminally negligent homicide is a Class C felony if the homicide is caused by the driver of a motor vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in violation of Section 32-5A-191, Code of Alabama 1975

Also, under Section 32-5A-191.3, Code of Alabama 1975, a person is guilty of operating a vessel and certain other marine devices under the influence of alcohol or drugs if the person operates the vessel or devices under conditions in which the person would be guilty of driving a motor vehicle under the influence. Also, under the Alabama Criminal Code, a "vehicle" is generally defined in subdivision (15) of Section 13A-1-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to include any propelled devices including any vessel

This bill would provide that a person commits criminally negligent homicide if the criminally negligent homicide is caused by the operator of any vehicle while unlawfully driving or operating the vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Under existing law, a person commits assault in the first degree if the person causes serious bodily injury to another person with a motor vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in violation of Section 32-5A-191

This bill would provide that a person would commit assault in the first degree if the person causes serious physical injury to another person while driving or operating any vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs

To amend Sections 13A-6-4 and 13A-6-20 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the offense of criminally negligent homicide and assault in the first degree, respectively, and providing when the offenses are committed by persons unlawfully driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs; to provide that the offense may be committed by a person while driving or operating any vehicle while unlawfully under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Subjects
Crimes and Offenses

Bill Actions

Action DateChamberAction
March 20, 2013HJudiciary first Amendment Offered
March 20, 2013HPending third reading on day 16 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 amendment
March 20, 2013HRead for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
February 21, 2013HReferred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
February 21, 2013HRead for the first time
February 21, 2013SMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 124
February 21, 2013SThird Reading Passed
February 7, 2013SRead for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 5, 2013SRead for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Download SB20 Alabama 2013 Session PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2013-02-23
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

TypeLink
Bill Text SB20 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced
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