HB646 Alabama 2013 Session

Under existing law, the receipt of stolen property that exceeds $500 in value but does not exceed $2,500 in value constitutes the crime of receiving stolen property in the second degree and is a Class C felony

This bill would provide that the receipt of a stolen firearm that does not exceed $500 in value also constitutes the crime of receiving stole property in the second degree and is a Class C felony

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

To amend Section 13A-8-18, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the receipt of stolen property, to provide enhanced penalties for a person receiving a stolen firearm that does not exceed $500 in value; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.