SB69 Summary

• Amends Section 13A-6-4 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to add a new crime of criminally negligent homicide when a person causes another's death while operating a motor vehicle, aircraft, or vessel while fatigued.

• Defines "fatigued" as having been without sleep for 24 consecutive hours or more.

• Makes criminally negligent homicide caused by fatigue a Class C felony, whereas general criminally negligent homicide is a Class A misdemeanor.

• Exempts the bill from constitutional requirements under Amendment 621 because it defines a new crime 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.