HB252 Alabama 2016 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Harassment, by distributing a private image, defined, penalties, Sec. 13A-11-8 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the communication of a
harassing communication by means of telephone,
mail, or other written or electronic communication
is a crime punishable as a Class C misdemeanor</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would create the crime of
harassment by means of distribution of a private
image as defined, to apply when one person
distributes a sexually explicit private image of
another person without permission and with intent
to harass and provide that the penalty would be a
Class A misdemeanor</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 13A-11-8 of the Code of Alabama
1975, relating to harassing communications; to provide for the
crime of harassment by distribution of a private image as
defined; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose
or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of
local funds within the meaning of 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.
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Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB252 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |