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AL SB119
Bill
Status
3/22/2023
Primary Sponsor
Linda Coleman-Madison
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 12-15-204 of the Alabama Code to require persons age 16 or older to be tried as adults for felony offenses involving use of a dangerous instrument against employees of juvenile detention centers or the Department of Youth Services.
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Expands existing law that previously allowed adult trial for dangerous instrument felonies against juvenile court probation officers to now include all detention center and youth services employees.
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Makes technical and nonsubstantive revisions to update code language to current style, including changing "subsections" to "subdivisions" and "pre-existing" to "preexisting."
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Applies to all criminal conduct occurring after April 14, 1994, with earlier conduct governed by pre-existing law.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Relating to courts; to amend Section 12-15-204, Code of Alabama 1975, to require a person who is 16 years of age or older to be tried as an adult for any felony offense involving the use of a dangerous instrument against an employee of a juvenile detention center or the Department of Youth Services; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Last Action
Indefinitely Postpone
5/31/2023