HB90 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim HillRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Crimes and offenses, to amend threshold amounts for theft of services offense, Secs. 13A-8-10, 13A-8-10.1, 13A-8-10.2, 13A-8-10.25, 13A-8-10.3 am'd.

Summary

HB 90 would raise the dollar thresholds for theft of services offenses and update the wording of related laws, while noting local-funding implications and an exemption under Alabama’s constitution.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends five sections to raise the threshold values used to classify theft of services into first-, second-, third-, and fourth-degree offenses. It also includes nonsubstantive, technical revisions to bring the code language up to current style. It discusses local-funding implications under Amendment 621 but says the bill is exempt from those requirements because it creates or amends a crime. It becomes effective on the first day of the third month after the governor signs it into law.

Who It Affects

• People who commit or are accused of theft of services; the change in thresholds would affect which degree (and thus potential penalties) their offense falls under based on the value of services involved.
• Local government entities and local funds; the bill notes potential local-funding implications but is exempt from requiring local approval to become law because it defines or amends a crime.
• Taxpayers and the public indirectly, through how thefts of services are classified and punished at different value levels.

Key Provisions

• Raises the threshold values for theft of services offenses across the first-, second-, third-, and fourth-degree classifications in sections 13A-8-10, 13A-8-10.1, 13A-8-10.2, 13A-8-10.25, and 13A-8-10.3.
• Includes nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the code language and explains the local-funding impact under Amendment 621, noting the bill is exempt from local-approval requirements because it defines or amends a crime; sets an effective date of the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses