HB218 Summary

• Amends Alabama Code Sections 13A-5-40 and 13A-5-49 to add seven new enumerated capital offenses to existing law.

• Designates murder of a prosecutor as a capital offense and includes prosecutors as members of law enforcement.

• Makes murder on school campuses, in day care facilities, and of victims under protection from abuse orders enumerated capital offenses.

• Adds capital offense status for murder of family members of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, or public officials committed to avenge, intimidate, or retaliate.

• Creates new aggravating capital factor for intentional killing of a law enforcement officer while in the line of duty.