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AL HB375
Bill
Status
2/6/2018
Primary Sponsor
Mack Butler
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AI Summary
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Amends Alabama Code Sections 14-11-30 and 14-11-31 to expand the definition of "employee" to include employees, agents, and contractors of facilities providing supervision or authority over persons in community corrections programs or alcohol/drug abuse court referral programs.
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Expands the crime of custodial sexual misconduct to include sexual conduct by employees with persons under supervisory, disciplinary, or custodial authority of community corrections and punishment programs created under Alabama Code Section 15-18-170 et seq.
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Expands custodial sexual misconduct to include sexual conduct with persons under supervisory authority of alcohol or drug abuse court referral and treatment programs created under Alabama Code Chapter 23, Title 12.
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Maintains custodial sexual misconduct as a Class C felony and specifies that consent of the person in custody is not a defense to prosecution.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Custodial sexual misconduct, crimes further defined, community corrections program, alcohol or drug abuse court referral and treatment program included, Secs. 14-11-30, 14-11-31 am'd.
Crimes and Offenses
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
2/6/2018