HB465 Summary

• Amends Alabama Code Sections 13A-8-16 through 13A-8-19 to establish separate criminal penalties for receiving, retaining, or disposing of stolen firearms based on value thresholds.

• Makes receiving a stolen firearm not exceeding $500 in value a Class D felony (third degree offense) on first offense, or a Class C felony (second degree offense) if the person has been previously convicted of receiving a stolen firearm.

• Provides technical revisions to receiving stolen property statutes, including clarifying language regarding the establishment of prima facie evidence of knowledge or belief that property was stolen.

• Establishes that the bill is excluded from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements regarding local fund expenditures because it defines a new crime or amends the definition of an existing crime.

• Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.