SB36 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

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

SB36 expands the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance in the first degree to cover drug labs on rental properties, imposes an extra five-year penalty for meth on rented property, and requires cleanup costs to be paid by the operator.

What This Bill Does

It adds rental property locations (such as apartments, rental houses, or lodging) to the scenarios that can trigger a first-degree unlawful manufacture charge when combined with other specified conditions. It imposes an additional five-year, non-parole sentence for manufacturing methamphetamine on rental property. It requires the operator of a clandestine lab to pay all reasonable costs to remediate and clean up the site. It retains existing criteria like proximity to residences or schools and other conditions that define the first-degree offense.

Who It Affects

• Individuals who operate or plan to operate clandestine drug laboratories, especially on rental properties, who face expanded charges and the new five-year penalty for meth on rented property.
• Rental property owners or managers, who may be affected by enforcement on their properties; cleanup costs would be charged to the lab operator rather than the landlord, but enforcement actions could involve rental properties.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 13A-12-218 to include rental property (apartment, rental house, lodging) as a factor that can trigger first-degree unlawful manufacture when combined with other criteria.
• Adds a new penalty: five years imprisonment without parole, probation, or a suspended sentence for manufacturing methamphetamine on rental property.
• Requires the operator of a clandestine laboratory to pay all reasonable costs associated with remediating the lab site.
• Maintains existing first-degree criteria, including proximity to a residence, business, church, or school (within 500 feet) and other listed conditions; requires two or more conditions to apply.
• The bill states it is exempt from local-funding requirements under Amendment 621 because it creates or amends a crime, and provides an effective date: the first day of the third month after passage and approval.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses