HB464 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jamie KielRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Crimes and offenses, crime of theft of a catalytic converter, created

Summary

HB464 creates a new crime—the theft of a catalytic converter—classified as a Class C felony, with an exception for restoring the converter to the owner, plus a local-funding exemption and a specific effective date.

What This Bill Does

It defines theft of a catalytic converter as either knowingly stealing or illegally controlling someone else’s converter, or knowingly receiving, retaining, or disposing of a stolen converter with knowledge or reasonable grounds to believe it’s stolen, unless the act is done to return it to the owner. It sets this offense as a Class C felony and includes an exception for restoring the converter to the owner. The bill also includes a clause that it is exempt from local-funding requirements under Amendment 621/890, and it becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Individuals who knowingly steal a catalytic converter or knowingly receive, retain, or dispose of a stolen converter (criminal liability as a Class C felony).
• Local governments and taxpayers, because the bill contains a provision that the new crime is exempt from certain local funding expenditure requirements.

Key Provisions

• Creates the crime of theft of a catalytic converter, defined as either unlawfully controlling someone else’s converter with intent to deprive the owner, or knowingly receiving/retaining/disposing of a stolen converter with knowledge or reasonable grounds to believe it’s stolen, unless done to restore it to the owner.
• Classifies theft of a catalytic converter as a Class C felony.
• Provides that the bill is exempt from local expenditure-approval requirements under Amendment 621/890 because it defines a new crime or amends an existing one.
• Sets the act to become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and governor’s approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Crimes and Offenses