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AL HB165

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/31/2011

Primary Sponsor

Jack Williams

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2011

AI Summary

  • Property is defined as real property and buildings, structures, and improvements thereon.

  • Any person who unlawfully enters or attempts to enter another's property for purposes of engaging in criminal conduct assumes the risk for any resulting injury due to the owner's or owner's agents' reasonable and proportionate acts in resisting the criminal conduct.

  • Property owners and their agents are immune from civil liability for injuries caused by reasonable and proportionate resistance to criminal conduct on their property.

  • The immunity provisions do not apply to creation of hidden hazardous or dangerous conditions designed to prevent criminal conduct or cause injury to persons engaging in criminal conduct.

  • The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Legislative Description

Property owners, limited immunity from civil liability in defense of self, others, and property from person unlawfully on property and engaging in criminal conduct, exceptions

Crimes and Offenses

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

6/1/2011

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/1/2011
Judiciary3/3/2011

Full Bill Text

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