HB12 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Juandalynn GivanRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Sexual offenses, mandatory minimum sentence of three years imprisonment

Summary

HB12 would require a mandatory minimum sentence of three years in prison for people convicted of certain first-degree sex offenses, with no time reductions.

What This Bill Does

The bill sets a mandatory minimum of three years for rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, sexual torture, and sexual abuse in the first degree. This minimum must be served without probation, parole, good time credits, or any other reduction in time. It applies to offenses defined in specific Alabama Code sections. It becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval (or when it otherwise becomes law).

Who It Affects

• Defendants convicted of rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, sexual torture, or sexual abuse in the first degree must serve at least three years; reductions such as probation, parole, or good time credits cannot shorten that minimum.
• The Alabama criminal justice system (courts, prosecutors, and corrections) will enforce a fixed minimum sentence for these offenses and cannot grant reductions to shorten the term.

Key Provisions

• Establishes a mandatory minimum sentence of three years for rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, sexual torture, and sexual abuse in the first degree.
• The three-year minimum cannot be reduced by probation, parole, good time credits, or other sentence reductions.
• Specifies the offenses by referencing Alabama Code sections: 13A-6-61, 13A-6-63, 13A-6-65.1, and 13A-6-66.
• Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval, or when it otherwise becomes law.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Sex Crimes