HB332 Alabama 2020 Session

Under current law, there is no statewide registry for individuals convicted of terrorism

This bill would create a statewide registry for individuals convicted of certain federal terrorism offenses and would provide what information would need to be maintained in the registry, the time of registration, and would require local law enforcement agencies and the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to register individuals convicted of certain terrorism offenses

This bill would provide criminal penalties for failure to register, would provide for the registration of homeless offenders, provide for a searchable public website of offenders, would establish fees associated with registration, would provide notification to law enforcement prior to certain travel outside the state and the country

The bill would require the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to adopt rules to implement and administer the registry

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

Relating to terrorism; to add Division 2, commencing with Section 13A-10-160.01, to Article 7 of Chapter 10 of Title 13A, Code of Alabama 1975; to create a statewide terrorism registry; to specify the information to be maintained in the registry; to provide for the time of registration; to require local law enforcement agencies and the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to register individuals convicted of terrorism; to provide criminal penalties for failure to register; to provide for the registration of homeless offenders; to provide for a searchable public website of offenders; to establish fees associated with registration; to provide notification to law enforcement prior to certain travel outside the state and the country; to require the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to adopt rules to implement the registry; 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.