SB141 Summary

• Designates murder as a capital offense when a court has issued a protective order for the victim against the defendant pursuant to Section 30-5-1 et seq., or when the protective order was issued as a condition of the defendant's pretrial release.

• Adds this new capital offense as subsection (19) to Section 13A-5-40 of the Code of Alabama 1975, which defines capital offenses.

• Officially names the legislation "Kelley's Law."

• Excludes the bill from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements regarding local expenditures because it defines a new crime.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.