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AL HB430
Bill
Status
2/28/2012
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Boman
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 13A-12-213 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to modify the crime of unlawful possession of marijuana in the first degree by adding a five-year time limitation on prior convictions.
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A person commits first-degree marijuana possession if they possess marijuana for personal use after a prior conviction of second-degree marijuana possession that occurred within five years of the subsequent conviction.
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Unlawful possession of marijuana in the first degree remains classified as a Class C felony.
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The bill is excluded from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements regarding local expenditures because it defines a new crime or amends the definition of an existing crime.
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The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval, or upon otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Crimes and offenses, marihuana, unlawful possession of marihuana in the first degree based upon prior conviction if prior conviction was within five years of subsequent conviction, Sec. 13A-12-213 am'd.
Crimes and Offenses
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
2/28/2012