Under existing law, a person is guilty of promoting prison contraband if the person intentionally and unlawfully introduces contraband into a detention facility or if the person is confined to a detention facility and obtains or possesses contraband. Also under existing law, a statute, rule, regulation, or order may define what items constitute "contraband". This bill would allow a detention facility to adopt a policy to further define what items constitute "contraband" for purposes of banning certain items from detention facilities. Under existing law, the crimes of promoting prison contraband in the first, second, and third degree limit their application to inmates under certain circumstances. This bill would further define the crimes of promoting contraband in the first, second, and third degree to apply to juveniles under certain circumstances. This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style. HB263 HB263 INTRODUCED INTRODUCED Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, 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.

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Introduced: 13A-10-30, 13A-10-36, 13A-10-37, 13A-10-38