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Alabama House passes bill lowering threshold to prosecute some school-related terror hoaxes
Summary
The Alabama House approved HB233, a bill that removes the requirement that second-degree school-related "terrorist threats" be both credible and imminent before a district attorney can bring charges, while retaining a higher standard for first-degree threats.
The Alabama House of Representatives passed House Bill 233 on the floor after debate, changing how prosecutors may pursue some school-related threat cases. Sponsor Rep. Baker told the chamber the bill was prompted by a wave of threats to schools this school year and aims to give district attorneys authority to bring charges in hoax or prank cases that previously could not be prosecuted.
Supporters say the measure preserves the heightened standard for first-degree terrorist threats while allowing lower-threshold prosecution for second-degree threats. "This bill changes that... it would remove the requirement that it must be credible and imminent," Representative Baker said on the…
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