HB208 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Margie Wilcox Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Crimes and offenses, aggravated menacing, menacing further provided for, violent offenses, domestic violence 2nd further provided for, establish penalties for violations, Sec. 13A-6-23.1 added; Secs. 12-25-32, 13A-6-23, 13A-6-131 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, menacing is a Class B misdemeanor.

This bill would create the crime of aggravated menacing and establish penalties for violations.

This bill would provide that menacing is a Class A misdemeanor and that aggravated menacing is a Class C felony.

This bill would add the crime of aggravated menacing to domestic violence in the second degree.

This bill would also add the crime of aggravated menacing to the list of violent offenses in Section 12-25-32.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, 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