HB515 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phil Williams

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Crimes, publication of personal image prohibited, penalties

Description

Under existing law, it is not unlawful for a person who photographs or records by any means the image of the intimate body part or parts of another identifiable person, under circumstances where the parties agree or understand that the image shall remain private, to distribute the image taken, with the intent to cause serious emotional distress to the consenting person.

This bill would make it unlawful for any person to photograph or record by any means the image of the intimate body part or parts of another identifiable person, under circumstances where the parties agree or understand that the image shall remain private, and the person subsequently distributes the images taken, with the intent to cause serious emotional distress, and the depicted person suffers serious emotional distress.

This bill would provide penalties.

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