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Alabama House Bill HB315

Alabama 2022 Regular Session

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2-2 217105-3
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33 3 By Representatives Givan, Moore (M), Rogers, Alexander,
44 4 Coleman, Scott, South, Treadaway, Faulkner, Drake, Hollis and
55 5 Garrett
66 6 RFD: Judiciary
77 7 First Read: 08-FEB-22
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11-2 ENROLLED, An Act,
12-3 Relating to crimes and offenses; to create the crime
13-4 of misrepresenting the police jurisdiction of a municipality;
14-5 to establish penalties for violations; and in connection
15-6 therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement
16-7 of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the
17-8 meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of
18-9 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section
19-10 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
20-11 Alabama of 1901, as amended.
21-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
22-13 Section 1. (a)(1) A person commits the crime of
23-14 misrepresenting the police jurisdiction of a municipality if
24-15 he or she knowingly misrepresents, by use of a sign, marker,
25-16 or other marking, the police jurisdiction of a municipality.
26-17 (2) A public official shall be guilty of a violation
27-18 of this section if he or she instructs another person to
28-19 misrepresent the police jurisdiction of a municipality with
29-20 knowledge of the true boundary of the municipality.
30-21 (b) Misrepresenting the police jurisdiction of a
31-22 municipality is a Class A misdemeanor.
32-23 Section 2. Although this bill would have as its
33-24 purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
34-25 expenditure of local funds, the bill is excluded from further
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36-1 requirements and application under Amendment 621, as amended
37-2 by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
38-3 Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
39-4 as amended, because the bill defines a new crime or amends the
40-5 definition of an existing crime.
41-6 Section 3. This act shall become effective
42-7 immediately following its passage and approval by the
43-8 Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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48-4
49-Speaker of the House of Representatives
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51-5
52-6 President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
53-House of Representatives7
54-I hereby certify that the within Act originated in8
55-9 and was passed by the House 09-MAR-22, as amended.
12+4 A BILL
13+5 TO BE ENTITLED
14+6 AN ACT
15+7
16+8 Relating to crimes and offenses; to create the crime
17+9 of misrepresenting the police jurisdiction of a municipality;
18+10 to establish penalties for violations; and in connection
19+11 therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement
20+12 of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the
21+13 meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of
22+14 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section
23+15 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
24+16 Alabama of 1901, as amended.
25+17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
26+18 Section 1. (a)(1) A person commits the crime of
27+19 misrepresenting the police jurisdiction of a municipality if
28+20 he or she knowingly misrepresents, by use of a sign, marker,
29+21 or other marking, the police jurisdiction of a municipality.
30+22 (2) A public official shall be guilty of a violation
31+23 of this section if he or she instructs another person to
32+24 misrepresent the police jurisdiction of a municipality with
33+25 knowledge of the true boundary of the municipality.
34+26 (b) Misrepresenting the police jurisdiction of a
35+27 municipality is a Class A misdemeanor.
36+Page 1 1 Section 2. Although this bill would have as its
37+2 purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
38+3 expenditure of local funds, the bill is excluded from further
39+4 requirements and application under Amendment 621, as amended
40+5 by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
41+6 Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
42+7 as amended, because the bill defines a new crime or amends the
43+8 definition of an existing crime.
44+9 Section 3. This act shall become effective
45+10 immediately following its passage and approval by the
46+11 Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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48+2
49+House of Representatives3
50+Read for the first time and re-4
51+5 ferred to the House of Representa-
52+tives committee on Judiciary ......6 .......08-FEB-22
53+ 7
54+Read for the second time and placed8
55+on the calendar....................9 .......23-FEB-22
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57-11 Jeff Woodard
58-12 Clerk
59-13
57+Read for the third time and passed11
58+as amended.........................12 .......09-MAR-22
59+Yeas 96, Nays 3, Abstains 013
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62-Senate16 07-APR-22 Passed
61+15 Jeff Woodard
62+16 Clerk
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