HB57 Summary

• Creates new felony crime of "aggravated theft by deception" under Alabama Code Section 13A-8-2.1, with penalties of 5 to 30 years imprisonment and fines up to $60,000 per violation.

• Establishes two threshold categories: theft of private funds/cash equivalents exceeding $200,000 obtained by deception, or theft of public government funds exceeding $100,000 obtained by deception.

• Extends statute of limitations to 6 years from discovery of deceptive facts and limits maximum probation to 10 years unless otherwise authorized by law.

• Amends parole and probation statutes to prohibit early discharge of parolees convicted of aggravated theft by deception or violent offenses, and restricts probation revocation options for related violations.

• Designates aggravated theft by deception as a crime of moral turpitude, disqualifying convicted persons from voting under Alabama's constitutional provisions.