SB207 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clyde Chambliss Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Capital crimes, aggravating circumstances if victim of a capital offense was a law enforcement or correctional officer, firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician, Sec. 13A-6-22.2 added

Description

Under existing law, it is a Class B felony to commit assault in the first degree and a Class C felony to commit assault in the second degree.

This bill would provide enhanced criminal penalties for assault in the first degree and second degree if the victim of the crime was a law enforcement officer, as defined by the act, a firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, or correctional officer.

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