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AL HB403
Bill
Status
4/7/2022
Primary Sponsor
TaShina Morris
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 13A-1-2 of the Alabama Code to expand the definition of "serious physical injury" in criminal law.
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Adds "a penetrating gunshot wound inflicted by a firearm as defined in Section 13A-8-1" to the definition of serious physical injury.
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Serious physical injury now includes injuries that create substantial risk of death, cause serious and protracted disfigurement, protracted impairment of health, or protracted loss or impairment of bodily organ function, or result in a penetrating gunshot wound.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
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Passed by the House on March 29, 2022 and the Senate on April 7, 2022.
Legislative Description
Criminal code, serious physical injury, definition amended to specify that a penetrating gunshot wound is included in the definition, Sec. 13A-1-2 am'd.
Crimes and Offenses
Last Action
Forwarded to Governor at 10:40 p.m. on April 7, 2022.
4/7/2022