Code of Alabama
Title 13A - Criminal Code.
Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety.

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...

Section 13A-11-11 - Falsely Reporting an Incident. - (a) A person commits the crime of falsely reporting an...

Section 13A-11-12 - Desecration of Venerated Objects. - (a) A person commits the crime of desecration of venerated...

Section 13A-11-13 - Abuse of Corpse. - (a) A person commits the crime of abuse of a...

Section 13A-11-14 - Cruelty to Animals. - (a) A person commits the crime of cruelty to animals...

Section 13A-11-14.1 - Aggravated Cruelty to Animals. - (a) A person commits the crime of aggravated cruelty to...

Section 13A-11-15 - Killing a Dog Used by a Peace Officer; Penalty; Exception. - Repealed by Act 2013-421, §6, effective August 1, 2013.

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...

Section 13A-11-17 - Disrupting a Funeral or Memorial Service. - (a) A person commits the crime of disrupting a funeral...

Article 2 - Offenses Against Privacy.

Section 13A-11-30 - Definitions. - The following definitions apply to this article: (1) EAVESDROP. To...

Section 13A-11-31 - Criminal Eavesdropping. - (a) A person commits the crime of criminal eavesdropping if...

Section 13A-11-32 - Criminal Surveillance. - (a) A person commits the crime of criminal surveillance if...

Section 13A-11-32.1 - Aggravated Criminal Surveillance. - (a) A person commits the crime of aggravated criminal surveillance...

Section 13A-11-33 - Installing Eavesdropping Device. - (a) A person commits the crime of installing an eavesdropping...

Section 13A-11-34 - Criminal Possession of Eavesdropping Device. - (a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of...

Section 13A-11-35 - Divulging Illegally-Obtained Information. - (a) A person commits the crime of divulging illegally-obtained information...

Section 13A-11-36 - Defenses to Prosecutions Under Article. - (a) A person does not commit a crime under this...

Section 13A-11-37 - Forfeiture of Eavesdropping Device. - Any eavesdropping or surveillance device possessed or used in violation...

Article 2A

Section 13A-11-40 - Definitions. - (a) As used in this article, the following words shall...

Section 13A-11-41 - Voyeurism in the First Degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of voyeurism in the...

Section 13A-11-42 - Voyeurism in the Second Degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of voyeurism in the...

Section 13A-11-43 - Exceptions; Destruction of Photographs, Recordings, Etc. - (a) Section 13A-11-42 does not apply to viewing, photographing, or...

Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons.

Division 1 - General Provisions.

Section 13A-11-50 - Carrying Concealed Weapons. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-133 IN THE 2022...

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...

Section 13A-11-52 - Carrying Pistol on Private Property; Who May Carry Pistol. - Except as otherwise provided in this article, no person shall...

Section 13A-11-53 - Brass Knuckles and Slingshots. - Anyone who carries concealed about his person brass knuckles, slingshots...

Section 13A-11-54 - Carrying Rifle or Shotgun Walking Cane. - Any person who carries a rifle or shotgun walking cane...

Section 13A-11-55 - Indictment for Carrying Weapons Unlawfully; Proof. - THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY...

Section 13A-11-56 - Using Firearms While Fighting in Public Place. - Any person who, while fighting in the streets of any...

Section 13A-11-57 - Selling, etc., Pistol or Bowie Knife to Minor. - (a) Any person who sells, gives or lends to any...

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...

Section 13A-11-58.1 - Improper Transfer of Firearm or Weapon; Providing False Information to Dealer. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words...

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...

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,...

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...

Section 13A-11-61.1 - Discharging Into a School Bus or School Building. - (a) No person shall shoot or discharge a firearm into...

Section 13A-11-61.2 - Possession of Firearms in Certain Places. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-133 IN THE 2022...

Section 13A-11-61.3 - Regulation of Firearms, Ammunition, and Firearm Accessories. - (a) The purpose of this section is to establish within...

Division 1A - Rifles and Shotguns.

Section 13A-11-62 - Definitions. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-438 IN THE 2022...

Section 13A-11-63 - Possession, Sale, etc., of Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun; Applicability. - (a) A person who possesses, obtains, receives, sells, or uses...

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...

Section 13A-11-65 - Penalty. - Violation of Section 13A-11-63(a) or Section 13A-11-64 in the course...

Section 13A-11-66 - This Division Supplemental to Other Laws and Penalties. - This division is supplemental to any other law and the...

Division 2 - Pistols.

Section 13A-11-70 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this division, the following terms shall...

Section 13A-11-71 - Committing Crime When Armed; Evidence of Intent. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-133 IN THE 2022...

Section 13A-11-72 - Certain Persons Forbidden to Possess Pistol. - (a) No person who has been convicted in this state...

Section 13A-11-72.1 - (Effective Upon the Implementation of Act 2021-246) Certain Convictions to Be Reported for Entry Into the State Firearms Prohibited Person Database; Court Costs. - (a) Within 30 days after a conviction or final order...

Section 13A-11-73 - Permit to Carry Pistol in Vehicle or Concealed on Person - Required; Possession of Unloaded Pistol in Motor Vehicle. - THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY...

Section 13A-11-74 - License to Carry Pistol in Vehicle or Concealed on Person - Exceptions. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-133 IN THE 2022...

Section 13A-11-75 - (Effective Until the Implementation of Act 2021-246) Permit to Carry Pistol in Vehicle or Concealed on Person - Issuance; Fee; Revocation; Release of Information. - (a)(1) An Alabama resident who is 19 years of age...

Section 13A-11-75.1 - Pistol Permit for Retired Military Personnel. - REPEALED IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2021-246 EFFECTIVE...

Section 13A-11-76 - Delivery to Minors, Habitual Drunkards, Etc. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no person shall...

Section 13A-11-77 - Sales Regulated; Application for Purchase. - Repealed by Act 2000-762, §2, 2000 Regular Session, effective August...

Section 13A-11-78 - Dealers' Licenses - Required. - No retail dealer shall sell or otherwise transfer, or expose...

Section 13A-11-79 - Dealers' Licenses - Issuance; Conditions; Display; Fees. - (a) The duly constituted licensing authorities of any city, town...

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,...

Section 13A-11-81 - False Information in Applications for Licenses, Purchases, Etc. - No person shall, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of...

Section 13A-11-83 - Antique Pistols. - This division shall not apply to the purchase, possession or...

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...

Section 13A-11-85 - Reciprocity for Licenses Issued in Other States. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-133 IN THE 2022...

Division 3 - Firearms in Place of Employment.

Section 13A-11-90 - Restrictions on Firearms by Employers. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-133 IN THE 2022...

Section 13A-11-91 - Liability of Employers, etc., for Damages Resulting From Presence of Firearms. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (g) of Section 13A-11-90,...

Article 5 - Offenses Affecting Businesses, Occupations, and Professions.

Section 13A-11-120 - Commercial Bribery. - (a) A person commits the crime of commercial bribery if...

Section 13A-11-121 - Receiving Commercial Bribe. - (a) A person commits the crime of receiving a commercial...

Section 13A-11-122 - Conspiracy, Combination, or Agreement to Interfere With or Hinder Business. - Two or more persons who, without a just cause or...

Section 13A-11-123 - Maintaining Blacklist. - Any person, firm, corporation or association of persons who maintains...

Section 13A-11-124 - Making False Statements to Obtain Workers' Compensation Benefits. - Any person who makes or causes to be made any...

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)...

Section 13A-11-141 - Sports Bribery Generally. - (a) A person commits the crime of sports bribery if...

Section 13A-11-142 - Receiving Sports Bribe. - (a) A person commits the crime of receiving a sports...

Section 13A-11-143 - Tampering With Sports Contest. - (a) A person commits the crime of tampering with a...

Section 13A-11-144 - Harassment, etc., of Sports Official. - (a) For purposes of this section, a "sports official" is...

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...

Section 13A-11-151 - Short Title. - This article may be known and cited as the "Farm...

Section 13A-11-152 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms shall have...

Section 13A-11-153 - Prohibited Acts. - It shall be unlawful for any person to do any...

Section 13A-11-154 - Violations. - Any person who violates Section 13A-11-153 shall be guilty of...

Section 13A-11-155 - Restitution. - Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall...

Section 13A-11-156 - Additional Remedies. - Notwithstanding any remedy available at law, any owner or operator...

Section 13A-11-157 - Enforcement. - For purposes of enforcing this article, the commissioner may do...

Section 13A-11-158 - Construction. - This article shall not be construed to repeal any other...

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...

Section 13A-11-161 - Publication of Certain Documents Considered Privileged. - The publication of a fair and impartial report of the...

Section 13A-11-162 - Indictment for Libel. - An indictment for a libel need not set forth any...

Section 13A-11-163 - Defamation. - Any person who, with knowledge that a statement is false...

Section 13A-11-164 - Refusal to Testify by Printer of Libel or Defamation. - The printer or proprietor of any newspaper, handbill, advertisement or...

Article 8 - Registration of Felons.

Section 13A-11-180 - "Resides" or "Residing" Defined. - The words "resides" or "residing," as used in this article,...

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...

Section 13A-11-182 - Registration Card. - Upon registration and the filing of the affidavit, as provided...

Section 13A-11-183 - Notice of Change of Address or Place of Residence. - It shall be the duty of any person who has...

Section 13A-11-184 - Certain Persons Exempt. - The provisions of this article shall not apply to any...

Section 13A-11-185 - Access to Registration Book. - No person except the sheriff and the deputy sheriffs of...

Section 13A-11-186 - Penalties for Violation of Article. - It shall be unlawful for any person subject to the...

Article 9 - Registration of Sex Offenders.

Section 13A-11-200 - Reporting and Registration Requirements. - Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1,...

Section 13A-11-201 - Sheriff to Maintain Register and Supply Information. - Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1,...

Section 13A-11-202 - Department of Public Safety to Maintain Register; Disclosure of Information. - Repealed by Act 2011-640, p. 1569, §49, effective July 1,...

Section 13A-11-203 - Penalty for Violations of Article. - Repealed by Act 2005-301, 1st Sp. Sess., §3, effective October...

Section 13A-11-204 - Residential Limitations on Criminal Sex Offenders in Class 1 Municipalities. - (a) This section shall only apply in a Class 1...

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...

Section 13A-11-221 - Hindering Transportation of Commodities. - (a) A person commits the crime of hindering transportation of...

Section 13A-11-222 - Unlawfully Refusing to Yield Party Line. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.

Section 13A-11-223 - Falsely Requesting Use of Party Line for Emergency. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.

Section 13A-11-224 - Storing Gunpowder, etc., in City or Town. - Any person who keeps on hand, at any one time,...

Section 13A-11-225 - Release of Sky Lanterns Within 500 Yards of Public Gathering. - (a) As used in this section, the following words have...

Article 10A - Service Dogs.

Section 13A-11-230 - Purpose. - It is the policy of this state to recognize the...

Section 13A-11-231 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following terms have...

Section 13A-11-232 - Harassment of Service Dog. - (a) It is unlawful for a person who has received...

Section 13A-11-233 - Causing Injury to Service Dog. - (a) It is unlawful for any person without legal justification...

Section 13A-11-234 - Causing Death to Service Dog; Causing Injury Resulting in Disability to Service Dog. - (a) It is unlawful for any person without legal justification...

Section 13A-11-235 - Restitution; Remedies. - (a) A person convicted of a violation of this article...

Article 11 - Cruelty to Dog or Cat.

Section 13A-11-240 - Definitions. - (a) The word "torture" as used in this article shall...

Section 13A-11-241 - Cruelty in First and Second Degrees. - (a) A person commits the crime of cruelty to a...

Section 13A-11-242 - Appointment of Agents. - Any county or municipality may appoint one or more trained...

Section 13A-11-243 - Powers if Agents, Officers; Liability. - (a) Any law enforcement officer and any agent of the...

Section 13A-11-244 - Hearing. - (a) The law enforcement officer or any agent of the...

Section 13A-11-245 - Disposition of Animal. - (a) The law enforcement officer or agent of the county...

Section 13A-11-246 - Applicability. - This article shall not apply to any of the following...

Section 13A-11-247 - Construction. - This article shall not be construed to repeal other criminal...

Article 11A - Interfering With Police Animals and Handlers.

Section 13A-11-260 - Definitions. - For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have...

Section 13A-11-261 - Harassment Of, Interference With etc., Duties of Police Animals, Search and Rescue Animals, or Handlers; Causing Physical Harm or Death; Entering Containment Area; Restraining, Taunting, Endangering, Etc. - (a) Any person who intentionally and knowingly causes, attempts to...

Section 13A-11-262 - Applicability of Article. - (a) This article shall apply regardless whether the police animal...

Section 13A-11-263 - Penalties. - In addition to any other penalties imposed, any person who...

Section 13A-11-264 - Emergency Euthanization; Defenses. - (a) This article does not prohibit a credentialed euthanasia technician,...

Article 12 - Offenses Relating to Airbags.

Section 13A-11-270 - Airbag Fraud. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms...

Section 13A-11-271 - Fraudulent Sale of a Motor Vehicle Without an Airbag. - Repealed by Act 2014-138, §2, effective June 1, 2014.

Section 13A-11-272 - Construction of Article. - This article shall not be construed to repeal other criminal...

Article 13 - Amiyah White Act.

Section 13A-11-290 - Leaving Child or Incapacitated Person Unattended in Motor Vehicle Prohibited. - (a) This section shall be known and cited as the...

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Code of Alabama Title 13A - Criminal Code. Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety.

Code of Alabama
Title 13A - Criminal Code.
Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety.