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SB108
RCAKYNY-1
By Senator Weaver
RFD: Judiciary
First Read: 05-Feb-25
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First Read: 05-Feb-25
SYNOPSIS:
This bill would establish the crime of mail
theft, which is committed when a person takes mail
addressed to another person from the addressee's
mailbox or other premises without the effective consent
of the addressee and with the intent to deprive the
addressee of the mail.
This bill would establish criminal penalties for
a violation based on the amount of mail stolen.
This bill would establish heightened criminal
penalties if the defendant committed the mail theft
with the intent to obtain personally identifing
information to defraud the victim.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to crimes and offenses; to establish the crime
of mail theft; and to provide criminal penalties for
violations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) As used in this section, the following
terms have the following meanings:
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terms have the following meanings:
(1) MAIL. A letter, postcard, package, bag, or other
sealed article to which either of the following apply:
a. Is delivered by the United States Postal Service, a
common carrier, or a delivery service and has not yet been
received by the person to whom it is addressed.
b. Has been left in a location for delivery by the
United States Postal Service, a common carrier, or a delivery
service.
(2) SENSITIVE PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. The
term as defined under Section 8-38-2, Code of Alabama 1975.
(b) A person commits the crime of mail theft if both of
the following occur:
(1) The person takes mail addressed to another person
from the addressee's mailbox or other premises.
(2) The person acts without the effective consent of
the addressee and with the intent to deprive the addressee of
the mail.
(c)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
mail theft is a Class A misdemeanor.
(2) Mail theft is a Class D felony if mail is
unlawfully taken from 10-29 addresses.
(3) Mail theft is a Class C felony if mail is
unlawfully taken from 30 or more addresses.
(d) If it is established that a person committed mail
theft under subsection (b) with the intent to obtain the
sensitive personally identifying information to defraud the
addressee, the person shall be punished as follows:
(1) If mail is unlawfully taken from less than 10
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(1) If mail is unlawfully taken from less than 10
addresses, the person shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(2) If mail is unlawfully taken from more than 10 or
more addresses, the person shall be guilty of a Class B
felony.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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