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AL SB318

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/31/2011

Primary Sponsor

Greg Reed

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2011

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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