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HB73
9Y35MPM-1
By Representative Sellers (N & P)
RFD: Jefferson County Legislation
First Read: 04-Feb-25
PFD: 06-Jan-25
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PFD: 06-Jan-25
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to Jefferson County; to prohibit the
possession of a trigger activator; and to establish civil
penalties for a violation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) This section shall apply only in
Jefferson County.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the following
terms have the following meanings:
(1) FIREARM. The term as defined in Section 13A-8-1,
Code of Alabama 1975.
(2) TRIGGER ACTIVATOR. A ny part or combination of parts
designed and intended for use in converting or enabling a
firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot without
manual reloading by a single function of the trigger .
(c) No person shall knowingly have in his or her
possession, control, care, or custody a trigger activator.
(d) A person who violates subsection (c) is liable for
a civil penalty of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000)
for each violation. The penalty may be assessed by the local
district attorney or the Attorney General and may be collected
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district attorney or the Attorney General and may be collected
by civil action.
(e) This section does not apply to any of the
following:
(1) A state or local law enforcement officer while
acting in an official capacity.
(2) A person who lawfully has in his or her possession,
control, care, or custody a trigger activator pursuant to
federal law.
(3) Any trigger activator designed or intended to
increase a firearm's rate of fire but that does not enable a
semiautomatic firearm to fire more than two shots, without
manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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