Chapter 1 - Offenses Against Public Order And Safety
- Article 1 Offenses Against Public Order and Decency.
- Section 13A-11-1 Definitions
The following definitions apply in this article: (1) OBSTRUCT. To "obstruct" means to render impassable without unreasonable inconvenience or hazard. A gathering of persons ...
- Section 13A-11-2 Treason
(a) A person commits the crime of treason if he levies war against the State of Alabama or adheres to its enemies, giving them ...
- Section 13A-11-3 Riot
(a) A person commits the crime of riot if, with five or more other persons, he wrongfully engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and ...
- Section 13A-11-4 Inciting to riot
(a) A person commits the crime of inciting to riot if he commands, solicits, incites or urges another person to engage in tumultuous and ...
- Section 13A-11-5 Unlawful assembly
(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful assembly if he assembles with five or more other persons for the purpose of engaging in ...
- Section 13A-11-6 Failure of disorderly persons to disperse
(a) A person commits the crime of failure of a disorderly person to disperse if he participates with five or more other persons in ...
- Section 13A-11-7 Disorderly conduct
(a) A person commits the crime of disorderly conduct if, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk ...
- Section 13A-11-8 Harassment or harassing communications
(a)(1) HARASSMENT. A person commits the crime of harassment if, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm another person, he or she either: a. ...
- Section 13A-11-9 Loitering
(a) A person commits the crime of loitering if he: (1) Loiters, remains or wanders about in a public place for the purpose of ...
- Section 13A-11-10 Public intoxication
(a) A person commits the crime of public intoxication if he appears in a public place under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or other ...
- Section 13A-11-10.1 Open house parties; when not allowed to continue; exceptions; penalties
(a) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) ADULT. A person who, pursuant to state law, may possess ...
- Section 13A-11-11 Falsely reporting an incident
(a) A person commits the crime of falsely reporting an incident if with knowledge that the information reported, conveyed, or circulated is false, he ...
- Section 13A-11-12 Desecration of venerated objects
(a) A person commits the crime of desecration of venerated objects if he intentionally: (1) Desecrates any public monument or structure or place of ...
- Section 13A-11-13 Abuse of corpse
(a) A person commits the crime of abuse of a corpse if, except as otherwise authorized by law, he knowingly treats a human corpse ...
- Section 13A-11-14 Cruelty to animals
(a) A person commits the crime of cruelty to animals if, except as otherwise authorized by law, he intentionally or recklessly: (1) Subjects any ...
- Section 13A-11-15 Killing a dog used by a peace officer; penalty; exception
No person shall intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence kill a dog used by a peace officer to perform tasks within the line ...
- Section 13A-11-16 Greyhounds used for racing to be put to death by lethal injection
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that animals that participate in greyhound racing on which pari-mutual wagering is conducted and animals that ...
- Section 13A-11-17 Disrupting a funeral or memorial service
(a) A person commits the crime of disrupting a funeral or memorial service if, during the 60 minutes immediately preceding a funeral or memorial ...
- Article 2 Offenses Against Privacy.
- Section 13A-11-30 Definitions
The following definitions apply to this article: (1) EAVESDROP. To overhear, record, amplify or transmit any part of the private communication of others without ...
- Section 13A-11-31 Criminal eavesdropping
(a) A person commits the crime of criminal eavesdropping if he intentionally uses any device to eavesdrop, whether or not he is present at ...
- Section 13A-11-32 Criminal surveillance
(a) A person commits the crime of criminal surveillance if he intentionally engages in surveillance while trespassing in a private place. (b) Criminal surveillance ...
- Section 13A-11-33 Installing eavesdropping device
(a) A person commits the crime of installing an eavesdropping device if he intentionally installs or places a device in a private place with ...
- Section 13A-11-34 Criminal possession of eavesdropping device
(a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of an eavesdropping device if he possesses, manufactures, sends or transports any device designed or ...
- Section 13A-11-35 Divulging illegally-obtained information
(a) A person commits the crime of divulging illegally-obtained information if he knowingly or recklessly uses or divulges information obtained through criminal eavesdropping or ...
- Section 13A-11-36 Defenses to prosecutions under article
(a) A person does not commit a crime under this article if: (1) He was a peace officer engaged in the lawful performance of ...
- Section 13A-11-37 Forfeiture of eavesdropping device
Any eavesdropping or surveillance device possessed or used in violation of this article may be forfeited to the state, and may by court order ...
- Article 3 Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons.
- Division 1 General Provisions.
- Section 13A-11-50 Carrying concealed weapons
Except as otherwise provided in this Code, a person who carries concealed about his person a bowie knife or knife or instrument of like ...
- Section 13A-11-51 Evidence of apprehension of attack may mitigate punishment, etc
The defendant being tried under the provisions of Section 13A-11-50 may give evidence that at the time of carrying the weapon concealed, he had ...
- Section 13A-11-52 Carrying pistol on premises not his own; who may carry pistol
Except as otherwise provided in this article, no person shall carry a pistol about his person on premises not his own or under his ...
- Section 13A-11-53 Brass knuckles and slingshots
Anyone who carries concealed about his person brass knuckles, slingshots or other weapon of like kind or description shall, on conviction, be fined not ...
- Section 13A-11-54 Carrying rifle or shotgun walking cane
Any person who carries a rifle or shotgun walking cane shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00, and ...
- Section 13A-11-55 Indictment for carrying weapons unlawfully; proof
In an indictment for carrying weapons unlawfully, it is sufficient to charge that the defendant carried concealed about his person a pistol, or other ...
- Section 13A-11-56 Using firearms while fighting in public place
Any person who, while fighting in the streets of any city or town, or at a militia muster, or at any public place, whether ...
- Section 13A-11-57 Selling, etc., pistol or bowie knife to minor
Any person who sells, gives or lends to any minor any pistol or bowie knife, or other knife of like kind or description, shall, ...
- Section 13A-11-58 Sale of firearms or ammunition to residents of other states; purchase in other states
(a) Any resident of Alabama authorized to sell and deliver rifles, shotguns, and ammunition may sell and deliver them to a resident of any ...
- Section 13A-11-59 Possession of firearms by persons participating in, attending, etc., demonstrations at public places
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this subsection, except ...
- Section 13A-11-60 Possession or sale of brass or steel teflon-coated handgun ammunition; applicability of section
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the possession or sale of brass or steel teflon-coated handgun ammunition is illegal anywhere ...
- Section 13A-11-61 Discharging firearm, etc., into occupied or unoccupied building, etc., prohibited; penalty
(a) No person shall shoot or discharge a firearm, explosive or other weapon which discharges a dangerous projectile into any occupied or unoccupied dwelling ...
- Section 13A-11-61.1 Discharging into a school bus or school building
(a) No person shall shoot or discharge a firearm into an occupied or unoccupied school bus or school building. (b) A person who shoots ...
- Division 1A Rifles and Shotguns.
- Section 13A-11-62 Definitions
For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) FIREARM. Definition is same ...
- Section 13A-11-63 Possession, sale, etc., of short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun; applicability of section
(a) A person who possesses, obtains, receives, sells, or uses a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun is guilty of a Class C felony. ...
- Section 13A-11-64 Alteration, etc., of manufacturer's number, etc., of firearm; possession, etc., of firearm after identification altered
A person who either: (1) Changes, alters, removes, or obliterates the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number or other mark or identification of ...
- Section 13A-11-65 Penalty
Violation of Section 13A-11-63(a) or Section 13A-11-64 in the course of, or in connection with the commission of any other felony shall be a ...
- Section 13A-11-66 This division supplemental to other laws and penalties
This division is supplemental to any other law and the penalties provided herein are in addition to any other penalties provided by law. This ...
- Division 2 Pistols.
- Section 13A-11-70 Definitions
For the purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) PISTOL. Any firearm with a ...
- Section 13A-11-71 Committing crime when armed; evidence of intent
If any person shall commit or attempt to commit a crime of violence when armed with a pistol, he may, in addition to the ...
- Section 13A-11-72 Certain persons forbidden to possess pistol
(a) No person who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence shall own ...
- Section 13A-11-73 License to carry pistol in vehicle or concealed on person - Required
No person shall carry a pistol in any vehicle or concealed on or about his person, except on his land, in his own abode ...
- Section 13A-11-74 License to carry pistol in vehicle or concealed on person - Exceptions
The provisions of Section 13A-11-73 shall not apply to marshals, sheriffs, prison and jail wardens and their regularly employed deputies, policemen and other law ...
- Section 13A-11-75 License to carry pistol in vehicle or concealed on person - Issuance; term; form; fee; revocation
The sheriff of a county, upon the application of any person residing in that county, may issue a qualified or unlimited license to such ...
- Section 13A-11-76 Delivery to minors, habitual drunkards, etc
No person shall deliver a pistol to any person under the age of 18 or to one who he has reasonable cause to believe ...
- Section 13A-11-77 Sales regulated; application for purchase
Repealed by Act 2000-762, §2, 2000 Regular Session, effective August 1, 2000. ...
- Section 13A-11-78 Dealers' licenses - Required
No retail dealer shall sell or otherwise transfer, or expose for sale or transfer, or have in his possession with intent to sell, or ...
- Section 13A-11-79 Dealers' licenses - Issuance; conditions; display; fees
The duly constituted licensing authorities of any city, town or political subdivision of this state may grant licenses in forms prescribed by the secretary ...
- Section 13A-11-80 Loans secured by deposit, etc., of pistol prohibited; certain transfers prohibited
No person shall make any loan secured by a mortgage, deposit or pledge of a pistol contrary to this division, nor shall any person ...
- Section 13A-11-81 False information in applications for licenses, purchases, etc
No person shall, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a pistol or in applying for a license to carry the same, give false ...
- Section 13A-11-83 Antique pistols
This division shall not apply to the purchase, possession or sale of pistols as curiosities or ornaments or to the transportation of such pistols ...
- Section 13A-11-84 Penalties; seizure and disposition of pistols involved in violations of certain sections
(a) Every violation of subsection (a) of Section 13A-11-72 or of Sections 13A-11-81 or 13A-11-82 shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than ...
- Section 13A-11-85 Reciprocity for licenses issued in other states
(a) A person licensed to carry a handgun in any state whose laws recognize and give effect in that state to a license issued ...
- Article 4 Fireworks.
- Article 5 Offenses Affecting Businesses, Occupations and Professions.
- Section 13A-11-120 Commercial bribery
(a) A person commits the crime of commercial bribery if he: (1) Confers, or agrees or offers to confer, any benefit upon any employee ...
- Section 13A-11-121 Receiving commercial bribe
(a) A person commits the crime of receiving a commercial bribe if: (1) As an employee or agent, and without the consent of his ...
- Section 13A-11-122 Conspiracy, combination or agreement to interfere with or hinder business
Two or more persons who, without a just cause or legal excuse for so doing, enter into any combination, conspiracy, agreement, arrangement or understanding ...
- Section 13A-11-123 Maintaining blacklist
Any person, firm, corporation or association of persons who maintains what is commonly called a blacklist or notifies any other person, firm, corporation or ...
- Section 13A-11-124 Making false statements to obtain workers' compensation benefits
Any person who makes or causes to be made any knowingly false or fraudulent material statement or material representation for the purpose of obtaining ...
- Article 6 Offenses Relating to Sports.
- Section 13A-11-140 Definitions
The following definitions apply to Sections 13A-11-140 through 13A-11-143: (1) SPORTS CONTEST. Any professional or amateur sport, athletic game or contest, or race or ...
- Section 13A-11-141 Sports bribery generally
(a) A person commits the crime of sports bribery if he: (1) Confers, or offers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a sports ...
- Section 13A-11-142 Receiving sports bribe
(a) A person commits the crime of receiving a sports bribe if: (1) Being a sports participant, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept ...
- Section 13A-11-143 Tampering with sports contest
(a) A person commits the crime of tampering with a sports contest if, with intent to influence the outcome of a sports contest, he: ...
- Section 13A-11-144 Harassment, etc., of sports official
(a) For purposes of this section, a "sports official" is a person at a sports event who enforces the rules of the event, such ...
- Article 6A Offenses Against Animal Research and Animal Production Facilities.
- Section 13A-11-150 Legislative findings and determinations
The Legislature has found and determined that there has been an increasing number of illegal acts committed against animal research and production facilities involving ...
- Section 13A-11-151 Short title
This article may be known and cited as the "Farm Animal, Crop, and Research Facilities Protection Act." ...
- Section 13A-11-152 Definitions
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ANIMAL. Every living creature, domestic or wild, with the exception ...
- Section 13A-11-153 Prohibited acts
It shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (1) Intentionally release, steal, destroy, demolish, obliterate, or otherwise cause loss ...
- Section 13A-11-154 Violations
Any person who violates Section 13A-11-153 shall be guilty of a Class C felony if the loss is two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or ...
- Section 13A-11-155 Restitution
Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall also be required by the court to make restitution of two times the value ...
- Section 13A-11-156 Additional remedies
Notwithstanding any remedy available at law, any owner or operator of an animal or crop facility may apply to the circuit court of the ...
- Section 13A-11-157 Enforcement
For purposes of enforcing this article, the commissioner may do all of the following: (1) Investigate any offense under this article. (2) Seek the ...
- Section 13A-11-158 Construction
This article shall not be construed to repeal any other criminal law except as expressly provided in this article. Whenever conduct prescribed by any ...
- Article 7 Offenses Relating to Libel and Defamation.
- Section 13A-11-160 Libel tending to provoke breach of peace
Any person who publishes a libel of another which may tend to provoke a breach of the peace shall be punished, on conviction, by ...
- Section 13A-11-161 Publication of certain documents considered privileged
The publication of a fair and impartial report of the return of any indictment, the issuance of any warrant, the arrest of any person ...
- Section 13A-11-162 Indictment for libel
An indictment for a libel need not set forth any extrinsic facts for the purpose of showing the application to the party libeled of ...
- Section 13A-11-163 Defamation
Any person who writes, prints or speaks of and concerning any woman, falsely imputing to her a want of chastity; and any person who ...
- Section 13A-11-164 Refusal to testify by printer of libel or defamation
The printer or proprietor of any newspaper, handbill, advertisement or libel, the publication of which is punishable under this article, who refuses, when summoned, ...
- Article 8 Registration of Felons.
- Section 13A-11-180 "Resides" or "residing" defined
The words "resides" or "residing," as used in this article, shall mean any person who remains within any county in the state for a ...
- Section 13A-11-181 Person convicted more than twice of felony to register with sheriff of county of residence
It shall be the duty of any person who has been convicted more than twice of a felony under the laws of any state ...
- Section 13A-11-182 Registration card
Upon registration and the filing of the affidavit, as provided in Section 13A-11-181, the sheriff or one of his deputies shall give to such ...
- Section 13A-11-183 Notice of change of address or place of residence
It shall be the duty of any person who has registered pursuant to this article and who changes his address or place of residence ...
- Section 13A-11-184 Certain persons exempt
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any person residing in any county in the state on September 12, 1966, who has ...
- Section 13A-11-185 Access to registration book
No person except the sheriff and the deputy sheriffs of the county shall have access to or be permitted to examine the registration book ...
- Section 13A-11-186 Penalties for violation of article
It shall be unlawful for any person subject to the provisions of this article to fail or refuse to comply with any of the ...
- Article 9 Registration of Sex Offenders.
- Section 13A-11-200 Reporting and registration requirements
(a) The Legislature declares that its intent in imposing certain reporting and registration requirements on criminal sex offenders is to protect the public, especially ...
- Section 13A-11-201 Sheriff to maintain register and supply information
The sheriff of each county in Alabama shall maintain a register or roster of the names of all persons registered by him under this ...
- Section 13A-11-202 Department of Public Safety to maintain register; disclosure of information
The State Department of Public Safety shall maintain a register or roster of the names of all persons registered under this article by the ...
- Section 13A-11-203 Penalty for violations of article
Repealed by Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §3, effective October 1, 2005. ...
- Section 13A-11-204 Residential limitations on criminal sex offenders in Class 1 municipalities
(a) This section shall only apply in a Class 1 municipality. (b) No adult or unrelated juvenile criminal sex offender shall establish a residence ...
- Article 10 Miscellaneous Offenses Relating to Public Safety.
- Section 13A-11-220 Creating a hazard
(a) A person commits the crime of creating a hazard if: (1) Having discarded, in any place accessible to children, a container having a ...
- Section 13A-11-221 Hindering transportation of commodities
(a) A person commits the crime of hindering transportation of commodities if, intentionally and without lawful authority, he forcibly stops or hinders the operation ...
- Section 13A-11-222 Unlawfully refusing to yield party line
(a) A person commits the crime of refusing to yield a party line if he intentionally refuses immediately to yield a party line after ...
- Section 13A-11-223 Falsely requesting use of party line for emergency
(a) A person commits the crime of falsely requesting use of party line for emergency if he states that a party line is needed ...
- Section 13A-11-224 Storing gunpowder, etc., in city or town
Any person who keeps on hand, at any one time, within the limits of any incorporated city or town, for sale or for use, ...
- Article 11 Cruelty to Dog or Cat.
- Section 13A-11-240 Definitions
(a) The word "torture" as used in this article shall mean the act of doing physical injury to a dog or cat by the ...
- Section 13A-11-241 Cruelty in first and second degrees
(a) A person commits the crime of cruelty to a dog or cat in the first degree if he or she intentionally tortures any ...
- Section 13A-11-242 Appointment of agents
Any county or municipality may appoint one or more trained agents to inspect alleged violations of this article, to protect dogs or cats from ...
- Section 13A-11-243 Powers if agents, officers; liability
(a) Any law enforcement officer and any agent of the county or the municipality appointed pursuant to Section 13A-11-242, having reasonable belief, evidence of, ...
- Section 13A-11-244 Hearing
(a) The law enforcement officer or any agent of the county or of the municipality, without the requirement of any fee or charge for ...
- Section 13A-11-245 Disposition of animal
(a) The law enforcement officer or agent of the county or municipality may provide for the dog or cat until either the dog or ...
- Section 13A-11-246 Applicability
This article shall not apply to any of the following persons or institutions: (1) Academic and research enterprises that use dogs or cats for ...
- Section 13A-11-247 Construction
This article shall not be construed to repeal other criminal laws. Whenever conduct prescribed by any provision of this article is also prescribed by ...
- Article 12 Offenses Relating to Airbags.
- Section 13A-11-270 Fraudulent repair of an airbag
(a) A person commits the offense of fraudulent repair of an airbag if, after an airbag has been deployed in a motor vehicle, the ...
- Section 13A-11-271 Fraudulent sale of a motor vehicle without an airbag
(a) The owner of a motor vehicle commits the offense of fraudulent sale of a motor vehicle without an airbag if an airbag deploys ...
- Section 13A-11-272 Construction of article
This article shall not be construed to repeal other criminal laws. Whenever conduct prescribed by any provision of this article is also prescribed by ...
