HB16 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ronald BoltonRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Crimes and offenses; authorizes law enforcement officer to demand suspect's date of birth in certain circumstances, criminalizes providing false date of birth to law enforcement

Summary

HB16 would let officers demand a person’s date of birth during certain stops and make it a crime to give a false date of birth (along with false name or address) to mislead an officer.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds date of birth to the information an officer can demand during stops when a person is suspected of a felony or other public offense. It creates a crime for giving a false date of birth to a law enforcement officer with the intent to mislead, and it keeps the existing crime for giving a false name or address (now including date of birth). The change broadens who can be stopped and what information can be requested (covering sheriffs, deputies, city and town officers, highway patrol, and state troopers). The act would take effect October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• Law enforcement officers may now demand date of birth during stops and have broader authority to stop individuals.
• Members of the public who are stopped or questioned; they may be required to provide their date of birth, and giving a false date of birth would be a Class A misdemeanor.

Key Provisions

• Adds date of birth to the information a person can be required to provide to a law enforcement officer during official duties, alongside name and address.
• Creates a crime for giving a false date of birth to a law enforcement officer in the course of official duties with the intent to mislead; the offense remains a Class A misdemeanor.
• Expands the stop-and-demand authority to include date of birth for officers who reasonably suspect a felony or other public offense, applying to sheriffs, deputies, city/county officers, and state patrols.
• Effective date: October 1, 2025.

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 & Offenses