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HB454
YMKRC6N-1
By Representative Hurst
RFD: Judiciary
First Read: 19-Mar-25
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First Read: 19-Mar-25
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, no local law shall be passed
by the Legislature unless notice of the intention to
introduce the legislation is published in the affected
county. The notice must generally be published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the affected county
at least once a week for four consecutive weeks.
This bill would provide that if a person is
tasked with advertising the legal notice of a local
bill as required by law, the person commits the crime
of tampering with a legislative record if, without
authorization, the person intentionally alters the
notice to change the description of the proposed local
law's scope, purpose, or effect.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to crimes and offenses; to add Section
13A-10-12.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to establish the
crime of tampering with a legislative record; and to provide
criminal penalties for a violation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 13A-10-12.1 is added to the Code of
Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
ยง13A-10-12.1
(a) A person commits the crime of tampering with a
legislative record if all of the following occur:
(1) The person is requested to publish, in accordance
with the requirements of Section 106 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 2022, a legal notice stating the substance of a
proposed local law prior to the introduction of the bill.
(2) Without the permission of the sponsoring
legislator, the person makes an alteration to the notice with
the intent to change the description of the proposed local
law's scope, purpose, or effect.
(3) The notice is advertised with the unauthorized
alteration.
(b) A violation of this section is a Class A
misdemeanor.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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