The house passes the draft law for increasing penalties for resistance to arrest

Last week, Alabama representatives room has passed HB265Introduced by the state representative Joe Lovorn, R-District 79, which seems to increase the criminal sanctions for resistance to arrest. Alabama Legislature considered before similar legislation in 2021.

Currently, resistance to arrest is a Class B crime according to Alabama law, punished with up to six months in prison and a fine of $ 3,000. HB265 seems to lift that punishment to a class A crime, which would lead to a year in prison and a fine of $ 6,000.

In addition, Lovorn’s draft law presents specific cases of resistance to arrest, which would raise even greater criminal punishment and result in a person who is experiencing charges.

If an individual marks a “deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument” while resistant to arrest or cause another individual physical damage while resistant to arrest, then he could cope with a class D in accordance with the provisions of the draft law. In addition, if an individual “uses or tries to use a deadly weapon or a dangerous tool” or cause a “serious” physical injury to another person, it could face an even greater punishment of a Class Crime C.

In Alabama, a Class D crime has a sentence of up to five years in prison, while a class C crime can lead to up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $ 15,000.

The HB265 will now go to the Senate Judicial Committee, where they will take into account the transmission of the draft law on the Senate floor.

Lovorn’s legislation is just one of several laws of law introduced this session that obviously shows to increase the protection for the law in the state. House Also passed HB202 Last week, a draft law that seems to expand the legal immunity for the law enforcers in Alabama, despite the democrats who claim that it will effectively reduce the police responsibility.