SB380 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Holley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Crimes and offenses, trespass on a school bus in the first degree, crime created as a Class B misdemeanor

Summary

SB380 would create a new crime called trespass on a school bus in the first degree, punishable as a Class B misdemeanor, for certain acts around or on a public school bus.

What This Bill Does

It defines trespass on a school bus in the first degree and lists four actions that would trigger the crime: damaging a public school bus; entering a bus when the door is open or while loading/unloading, at a railroad crossing, or after being told not to by the bus driver or school official; as a bus occupant, refusing to leave when told; and willfully stopping, delaying, or detaining the bus. The penalty for this crime is a Class B misdemeanor. There are exemptions for children under 12 and for authorized school personnel boarding the bus as part of their job. The act would take effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval, and it is designed to be exempt from certain local-funding requirements under Amendment 621 because it defines a new crime.

Who It Affects

• Anyone who engages in the listed acts (damaging the bus, entering when prohibited or with door open, refusing to leave, or delaying the bus) would be charged with trespass on a school bus in the first degree and could receive a Class B misdemeanor.
• Children under 12 and authorized school personnel boarding the bus as part of their job are not subject to the specific subsections (2)-(4) of the bill.
• School districts, bus drivers, and school officials would be involved in enforcing the statute and enforcing the bus rules described.

Key Provisions

• Creates the crime of trespass on a school bus in the first degree and assigns it a Class B misdemeanor penalty.
• Enumerates acts that constitute the crime: damaging a public school bus; entering a bus when the door is open or at loading/unloading times or after being forbidden by the driver or school official; as a bus occupant, refusing to leave on demand; and willfully stopping or delaying the bus.
• Provides exemptions from the specified subsections for children under 12 and for authorized school personnel boarding the bus as part of their job.
• States the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval, and notes it is excluded from local-funding approval requirements because it defines a new crime.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses