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AL SB318
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends Section 13A-12-27 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to increase the penalty for possession of a gambling device from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class C felony.
- Applies to individuals who knowingly manufacture, sell, transport, place, possess, conduct or negotiate transactions involving slot machines or other gambling devices intended for unlawful gambling activity.
- Bill is excluded from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements regarding local expenditures because it defines or amends the definition of an existing crime.
- Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Gambling devices, possession, penalty increased, Sec. 13A-12-27 am'd.
Crimes and Offenses
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
3/31/2011
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/31/2011
Full Bill Text
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