SB242 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Hank Sanders

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Crimes and offenses, Rape 1st degree, parental rights of defendant of child, terminated, Sec. 13A-6-61 am'd.

Summary

SB242 would terminate the parental rights of a person convicted of first-degree rape who has a child as a result of the rape.

What This Bill Does

It would amend Section 13A-6-61 so that if a person is convicted of first-degree rape and a child is born from that rape, the defendant's parental rights to that child are terminated. The termination would follow Article 3 of Chapter 15 of Title 12. The bill keeps first-degree rape as a Class A felony. It becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is passed and approved by the Governor.

Who It Affects

• The convicted person (defendant) would lose their parental rights to the child born from the rape.
• The child born from the rape would have the parental rights of the convicted parent terminated.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 13A-6-61 to require termination of parental rights when a person convicted of first-degree rape has a child born as a result.
• Termination of parental rights would be carried out under Article 3 of Chapter 15 of Title 12.
• Rape in the first degree remains a Class A felony.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses