AL SB176

Increases the prohibited protest distance around funeral or memorial services from 500 feet of the entrance to 1,000 feet of the property line of the facility.

Applies the distance restriction during the 60 minutes before a funeral service, during the service, or immediately following it.

Maintains existing prohibitions on protests involving singing, chanting, whistling, yelling, honking horns, blocking access, or impeding funeral processions.

Establishes penalties of Class A misdemeanor for first conviction and Class C felony for each subsequent conviction.

Takes effect on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.