Under current law, it is a crime to give a false name or address to a law enforcement officer in the course of the officer's official duties with the intent to mislead the officer. This bill would also make it a crime to give a false date of birth to a law enforcement officer in the course of the officer's official duties with the intent to mislead the officer. Under current law, a law enforcement officer may stop an individual the officer suspects is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a felony or other public offense and demand the individual's name, address, and an explanation of the individual's actions. This bill would also authorize a law enforcement officer to demand an individual's date of birth if the officer suspects the individual is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a felony or other public offense. 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 section. 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 section.

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Introduced: 13A-9-18, 15-5-30