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AL HB171
Bill
Status
5/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Harry Bridges
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AI Summary
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Increases the prohibited protest distance from 500 feet to 1,000 feet from the entrance to a facility being used for a funeral or memorial service.
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Applies the prohibition during the 60 minutes before a scheduled service, during the service, and immediately following the service when the person intends to disrupt the service.
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Prohibits protests involving singing, chanting, whistling, yelling, honking horns, blocking access, or impeding funeral procession vehicles within the 1,000-foot zone.
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Establishes penalties of a Class A misdemeanor for first conviction and a Class C felony for each subsequent conviction.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Funerals, disrupting, crime further provided for, distance of protest from property line of funeral facility further provided for, Sec. 13A-11-17 am'd.
Disrupting a Funeral or Memorial Service
Last Action
Pending third reading on day 26 Favorable from Veterans and Military Affairs
5/25/2011