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AL HB793
Bill
Status
3/30/2010
Primary Sponsor
Tammy Irons
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AI Summary
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Makes it a crime to willfully and maliciously take down, remove, injure, sever, obstruct, or disable a telephone line or cable used for communications.
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Makes it a crime to willfully and maliciously destroy a cell phone or other wireless communication device with the purpose of rendering it inoperable or unusable to another person.
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Violators are guilty of a Class A misdemeanor punishable as provided by law.
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Exempts the bill from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements regarding local expenditures because it defines a new crime.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Telephone lines or cable lines or cell phone or other wireless communication device, willfully and maliciously disabling or obstructing, prohibited, penalties
Crimes and Offenses
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
3/30/2010