HB345 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Matt Simpson Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Crimes and offenses; operation of unmanned aircraft system over or near a Department of Corrections facility; penalties provided; exceptions provided

Description

This bill would provide that it is unlawful for a person to operate an unmanned aircraft system within a certain area above a Department of Corrections facility, to conduct surveillance of or photograph or otherwise record images of a facility, or introduce or attempt to introduce contraband into a facility and would provide for exceptions.

This bill would provide for penalties for violations.

This bill would also provide that any unmanned aircraft system and any property, weapons, and contraband attached to or dropped from an unmanned aircraft system is subject to civil forfeiture and would provide for the procedure for forfeiture.

Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, 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.

HB345 INTRODUCED The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the section. 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 section.

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Subjects

Crimes & Offenses