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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 1 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency. › Section 13A-11-10.1 - Open House Parties; When Not Allowed to Continue; Exceptions; Penalties.

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 alcoholic beverages.
(2) ADULT HAVING CONTROL OF A RESIDENCE. An adult who has sanctioned an open house party and who is in attendance.
(3) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE. The meaning ascribed in Section 28-3-1.
(4) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. The meaning ascribed in Section 20-2-2.
(5) OPEN HOUSE PARTY. A social gathering at a residence.
(6) REASONABLE ACTION. The act of ejecting a person from a residence or requesting law enforcement officials to eject a person from a residence.
(7) RESIDENCE. A home, apartment, condominium, country club, motel, hotel, or any other unit designed for dwelling.
(b) No adult having control of any residence, who has authorized an open house party at the residence and is in attendance at the party, shall allow the open house party to continue if all of the following occur:
(1) Alcoholic beverages or controlled substances are illegally possessed or illegally consumed at the residence by a person under the age of 21.
(2) The adult knows that an alcoholic beverage or controlled substance is in the illegal possession of or is being illegally consumed by a person under the age of 21 at the residence.
(3) The adult fails to take reasonable action to prevent illegal possession or illegal consumption of the alcoholic beverage or controlled substance.
(c) Any adult who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-580, §§1-3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 1 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency. › Section 13A-11-11 - Falsely Reporting an Incident.

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 or she initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a fire, bomb, explosion, crime, catastrophe, or emergency or the alleged release or impending release of a hazardous or dangerous substance, including, but not limited to, chemical, biological, or bacteriological substance or any nerve agent under circumstances in which it is likely to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or transportation facility, or to cause public inconvenience or alarm.
(b) Falsely reporting an incident is a Class A misdemeanor except that falsely reporting an incident of a bomb or explosion or the alleged release or impending release of a hazardous or dangerous substance is a Class C felony. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the objective or target of the person listed in subsection (a) is to interfere with the attendance, operation, activities, or other business conducted at a public or private school, university, college, or other educational institution in this state, no part of a sentence imposed pursuant to subsection (a) or this subsection shall be probated, deferred, suspended, or withheld, and no person sentenced pursuant to subsection (a) or this subsection shall be eligible for early release, leave, work release, earned time, good time, or any other program administered by an agency of the executive or judicial branches of this state which would have the effect of reducing or mitigating the sentence until the defendant has completed the minimum sentence pursuant to subsection (a) or this subsection.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5550; Act 2000-113, p. 166, §1; Act 2009-718, §21.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 1 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency. › Section 13A-11-12 - Desecration of Venerated Objects.

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 worship or burial; or
(2) Desecrates in a public place the United States or Alabama flag or any other object of veneration by the public or a substantial segment thereof.
(b) Desecration of venerated objects is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5555.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 1 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency. › Section 13A-11-13 - Abuse of Corpse.

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 in a way that would outrage ordinary family sensibilities. Abuse of a corpse may include knowingly and willfully signing a certificate as having embalmed, cremated, or prepared a human body for disposition when, in fact, the services were not performed as indicated.
(b) Abuse of a corpse is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5560; Act 2002-239, p. 498, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 1 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency. › Section 13A-11-14 - Cruelty to Animals.

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 or she recklessly or with criminal negligence:
(1) Subjects any animal to cruel mistreatment; or
(2) Subjects any animal in his or her custody to cruel neglect; or
(3) Kills or injures without good cause any animal belonging to another.
(b) Cruelty to animals is a Class A misdemeanor and on the first conviction of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or both fine and imprisonment; on a second conviction of a violation of this section, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or both fine and imprisonment; and on a third or subsequent conviction of a violation of this section, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or both fine and imprisonment.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5565; Act 2010-550, p. 977, §2; Act 2013-369, p. 1326, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 1 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency. › Section 13A-11-14.1 - Aggravated Cruelty to Animals.

Section 13A-11-14.1
Aggravated cruelty to animals.
(a) A person commits the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals if the person intentionally or knowingly violates Section 13A-11-14, and the act of cruelty or neglect involved the infliction of torture to the animal.
(b) The word torture as used in this section shall mean the act of doing physical injury to an animal by the infliction of inhumane treatment or gross physical abuse meant to cause the animal intensive or prolonged pain or serious physical injury, or by causing the death of the animal.
(c) For purposes of this section and Section 13A-11-14, the terms torture and cruelty do not include the following:
(1) Actions taken if there is a reasonable fear of imminent attack, or conduct which is otherwise permitted under the agricultural or animal husbandry laws, customs, or practices of this state or the United States, including, but not limited to, catfish, cattle, goats, horses, pigs, hogs, poultry, sheep, pen-raised game, rodeo stock, and other farm animals.
(2) Conduct which is permitted under the fishing, hunting, and trapping laws, customs, or practices of this state or the United States.
(3) Conduct that is permitted under the laws, customs, or practices of this state or the United States related to the training, conditioning, and use of animals for rodeos, equine activities, livestock shows, field trials, and similar activities, or the use of dogs for hunting, service work, or similar activities.
(4) Conduct that is licensed or lawful under the Alabama Veterinary Practice Act or conduct by any licensed veterinarian that complies with accepted standards of practice of the profession within the State of Alabama, including, but not limited to, euthanasia.
(5) Conduct that is lawful under the laws of this state or the United States relating to activities undertaken by research and education facilities and institutions.
(6) Conduct that is prohibited under Section 13A-12-4.
(d) Aggravated cruelty to animals is a Class C felony.
(Act 2013-369, p. 1326, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 1 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency. › Section 13A-11-15 - Killing a Dog Used by a Peace Officer; Penalty; Exception.

Section 13A-11-15
Killing a dog used by a peace officer; penalty; exception.
Repealed by Act 2013-421, §6, effective August 1, 2013.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-939, p. 1847, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 1 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency. › Section 13A-11-16 - Greyhounds Used for Racing to Be Put to Death by Lethal Injection.

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 are bred and trained for greyhound racing be treated humanely, both on and off the racetrack, throughout the lives of the animals.
(b) A greyhound bred, trained, or used for greyhound racing may not be put to death by any means other than lethal injection. A greyhound may not be removed from this state for the purpose of being destroyed.
(c)(1) Any person who violates this section on the first offense shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(2) A person who violates this section on a second or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Act 2003-340, p. 849, §§1-3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 1 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency. › Section 13A-11-17 - Disrupting a Funeral or Memorial Service.

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 service that has a scheduled starting time, during the funeral or memorial service, or immediately following the funeral or memorial service, the person does any of the following with the intention of disrupting the funeral or memorial service:
(1) Engages in a protest, including, but not limited to, protest with or without using an electric sound amplification device, that involves singing, chanting, whistling, yelling, or honking a motor vehicle horn within 1,000 feet of the entrance to a facility being used for a funeral or memorial service.
(2) Blocks access to a facility being used for the service.
(3) Impedes vehicles that he or she knows are part of the procession.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term "facility" includes a funeral home, church, or cemetery in which the funeral or memorial service takes place.
(c) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor for the first conviction and a Class C felony for each subsequent conviction.
(Act 2006-585, p. 1547, §1; Act 2012-303, p. 644, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2 - Offenses Against Privacy. › Section 13A-11-30 - Definitions.

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 the consent of at least one of the persons engaged in the communication, except as otherwise provided by law.
(2) PRIVATE PLACE. A place where one may reasonably expect to be safe from casual or hostile intrusion or surveillance, but such term does not include a place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access.
(3) SURVEILLANCE. Secret observation of the activities of another person for the purpose of spying upon and invading the privacy of the person observed.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5601.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2 - Offenses Against Privacy. › Section 13A-11-31 - Criminal Eavesdropping.

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 the time.
(b) Criminal eavesdropping is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5605.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2 - Offenses Against Privacy. › Section 13A-11-32 - Criminal Surveillance.

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 is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5610.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2 - Offenses Against Privacy. › Section 13A-11-32.1 - Aggravated Criminal Surveillance.

Section 13A-11-32.1
Aggravated criminal surveillance.
(a) A person commits the crime of aggravated criminal surveillance if he or she intentionally engages in surveillance of an individual in any place where the individual being observed has a reasonable expectation of privacy, without the prior express or implied consent of the individual being observed, for the purpose of sexual gratification.
(b) Aggravated criminal surveillance is a Class C felony.
(c) The statute of limitations begins at the time of discovery of the surveillance.
(Act 2012-230, p. 423, §1; Act 2019-465, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2 - Offenses Against Privacy. › Section 13A-11-33 - Installing Eavesdropping Device.

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 knowledge it is to be used for eavesdropping and without permission of the owner and any lessee or tenant or guest for hire of the private place.
(b) Installing an eavesdropping device in a private place is prima facie evidence of knowledge that the device is to be used for eavesdropping.
(c) Installing an eavesdropping device is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5615.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2 - Offenses Against Privacy. › Section 13A-11-34 - Criminal Possession of Eavesdropping Device.

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 commonly used for eavesdropping, and:
(1) Intends to use that device to eavesdrop; or
(2) Knows that another person intends to use that device to eavesdrop.
(b) Criminal possession of an eavesdropping device is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5620.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2 - Offenses Against Privacy. › Section 13A-11-35 - Divulging Illegally-Obtained Information.

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 criminal surveillance.
(b) Divulging illegally-obtained information is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5625.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2 - Offenses Against Privacy. › Section 13A-11-36 - Defenses to Prosecutions Under Article.

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 his duties; or
(2) He was an officer, employee or agent of a communication common carrier who, while acting in the normal course of his employment, and while engaged in any activity which was a necessary incident to the rendition of his service or to the protection of the rights or property of the carrier of such communication, intercepted, disclosed or used a communication transmitted through the facilities of that carrier; or
(3) He relies in good faith on a lawful court order or legislative authorization.
(b) The burden of injecting the issue under subsection (a) is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5630.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2 - Offenses Against Privacy. › Section 13A-11-37 - Forfeiture of Eavesdropping Device.

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 be turned over to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency for whatever disposition its director may order.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5635.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2A › Section 13A-11-40 - Definitions.

Section 13A-11-40
Definitions.
(a) As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) INTIMATE AREAS. Any portion of a person's body, whether or not covered by undergarments, that are traditionally covered by undergarments to protect that portion from public view, including genitals, pubic areas, buttocks, and female breasts.
(2) PHOTOGRAPHS or FILMS. The making of a photograph, motion picture film, videotape, digital image, digital video, or any other recording or transmission of the image or recording of a person.
(3) UNDERGARMENTS. Articles of clothing worn under clothing that conceal intimate areas from view.
(Act 2019-481, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2A › Section 13A-11-41 - Voyeurism in the First Degree.

Section 13A-11-41
Voyeurism in the first degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of voyeurism in the first degree if, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, he or she knowingly photographs or films the intimate areas of another person, whether through, under, or around clothing, without that person's knowledge and consent and under circumstances where the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, whether in a public or private place.
(b) Voyeurism in the first degree is a Class C felony, except if the defendant is 18 years of age or younger on the date of the offense, voyeurism in the first degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) The statute of limitations begins at the time of discovery of the photograph or film.
(Act 2019-481, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2A › Section 13A-11-42 - Voyeurism in the Second Degree.

Section 13A-11-42
Voyeurism in the second degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of voyeurism in the second degree if he or she knowingly photographs or films the intimate areas of another person, whether through, under, or around clothing, without that person's knowledge and consent, and under circumstances where the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, whether in a public or private place.
(b) Voyeurism in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor, except if the defendant is 18 years of age or younger on the date of the offense, voyeurism in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) The statute of limitations begins at the time of discovery of the photograph or film.
(Act 2019-481, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 2A › Section 13A-11-43 - Exceptions; Destruction of Photographs, Recordings, Etc.

Section 13A-11-43
Exceptions; destruction of photographs, recordings, etc.
(a) Section 13A-11-42 does not apply to viewing, photographing, or filming by personnel of the Department of Corrections or of a local jail or correctional facility for security purposes or during investigation of an alleged misconduct by a person in the custody of the Department of Corrections or the local jail or correctional facility.
(b) Notwithstanding ordinary rules of court and preservation of evidence, if a person is adjudicated or convicted of a violation of Section 13A-11-41 or Section 13A-11-42, a court may order the destruction of any photograph, motion picture film, digital image, digital video, videotape, or any other recording of an image that was made by the person in violation of this article; provided that the victim, or victim's representative, is provided with written notice 90 days before the destruction is to occur. Except as prohibited by state or federal law, the victim, or victim's representative, shall retain the right to possess any photograph, motion picture film, digital image, videotape, or any other recording of an image.
(Act 2019-481, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-50 - Carrying Concealed Weapons.

Section 13A-11-50
Carrying concealed weapons.
THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-133 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING.
Except as otherwise provided in this Code, a person who carries concealed about his person a bowie knife or knife or instrument of like kind or description or a pistol or firearm of any other kind or an air gun shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months.
(Code 1852, §15; Code 1867, §3555; Code 1876, §4109; Code 1886, §3775; Code 1896, §4420; Code 1907, §6421; Code 1923, §3485; Code 1940, T. 14, §161; Code 1975, §13-6-120.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-51 - Evidence of Apprehension of Attack May Mitigate Punishment, Etc.

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 good reason to apprehend an attack, which the jury may consider in mitigation of the punishment or in justification of the offense.
(Code 1852, §15; Code 1867, §3555; Code 1876, §4109; Code 1886, §3775; Code 1896, §4420; Code 1907, §6421; Code 1923, §3485; Code 1940, T. 14, §162; Code 1975, §13-6-121.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-52 - Carrying Pistol on Private Property; Who May Carry Pistol.

Section 13A-11-52
Carrying pistol on private property; who may carry pistol.
Except as otherwise provided in this article, no person shall carry a pistol about his person on private property not his own or under his control unless the person possesses a valid concealed weapon permit or the person has the consent of the owner or legal possessor of the premises; but this section shall not apply to any law enforcement officer in the lawful discharge of the duties of his office, or to United States marshal or his deputies, rural free delivery mail carriers in the discharge of their duties as such, bonded constables in the discharge of their duties as such, conductors, railway mail clerks and express messengers in the discharge of their duties.
(Acts 1919, No. 204, p. 196; Code 1923, §3487; Code 1940, T. 14, §163; Code 1975, §13-6-122; Act 2013-283, p. 938, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-53 - Brass Knuckles and Slingshots.

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 less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months.
(Code 1876, §4110; Code 1886, §3776; Code 1896, §4421; Code 1907, §6422; Code 1923, §3486; Code 1940, T. 14, §164; Code 1975, §13-6-123.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-54 - Carrying Rifle or Shotgun Walking Cane.

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 be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than two years.
(Code 1876, §4111; Code 1886, §3777; Code 1896, §4422; Code 1907, §6423; Code 1923, §3489; Code 1940, T. 14, §165; Code 1975, §13-6-124.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-55 - Indictment for Carrying Weapons Unlawfully; Proof.

Section 13A-11-55
Indictment for carrying weapons unlawfully; proof.
THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-133 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
In an indictment for carrying weapons unlawfully, it is sufficient to charge that the defendant carried concealed about his person a pistol, or other description of firearms, on premises not his own, or a bowie knife, or other knife or instrument of the like kind or description, or other forbidden weapon, describing it, as the case may be; and the excuse, if any, must be proved by the defendant on the trial, to the satisfaction of the jury; and if the evidence offered to excuse the charge raises a reasonable doubt of the defendant's guilt, the jury must acquit him.
(Code 1852, §586; Code 1867, §4136; Code 1876, §4809; Code 1886, §3779; Code 1896, §4424; Code 1907, §6425; Acts 1919, No. 204, p. 196; Code 1923, §3491; Code 1940, T. 14, §166; Code 1975, §13-6-125.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-56 - Using Firearms While Fighting in Public Place.

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 public in itself, or made public at the time by an assemblage of persons, uses or attempts to use, except in self-defense, any kind of firearms shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not less than six months.
(Code 1852, §129; Code 1867, §3671; Code 1876, §4228; Code 1886, §4094; Code 1896, §5353; Code 1907, §6895; Code 1923, §4045; Code 1940, T. 14, §169; Code 1975, §13-6-127.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-57 - Selling, etc., Pistol or Bowie Knife to Minor.

Section 13A-11-57
Selling, etc., pistol or bowie knife to minor.
(a) Any person who sells, gives or lends to any minor any pistol , except under the circumstances provided in Section 13A-11-72, bowie knife, or other knife of like kind or description, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(b) This section does not apply to a transfer by inheritance of title to, but not possession of, a pistol, bowie knife, or other knife of like kind or description to a minor.
(Code 1852, §204; Code 1867, §3751; Code 1876, §4230; Code 1886, §4096; Code 1896, §5355; Code 1907, §6896; Code 1923, §4046; Code 1940, T. 14, §170; Code 1975, §13-6-128; Act 2015-341, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-58 - Sale of Firearms or Ammunition to Residents of Other States; Purchase in Other States.

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 state where the sale of the firearms and ammunition is legal. Any purchaser of the firearm or ammunition may take or send it out of the state or have it delivered to his or her place of residence.
(b) Any resident of Alabama who legally purchases rifles, shotguns, and ammunition in any state where the purchase is legal may take delivery of the weapons either in the state where they were purchased or in Alabama.
(Acts 1969, Ex. Sess., No. 175, p. 241; Code 1975, §13-6-130; Act 2007-196, p. 232, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-58.1 - Improper Transfer of Firearm or Weapon; Providing False Information to Dealer.

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 have the following meanings:
(1) AMMUNITION. Any cartridge, shell, or projectile designed for use in a firearm.
(2) LICENSED DEALER. A person who is licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 923 or Section 13A-11-79, to engage in the business of dealing in firearms.
(3) MATERIALLY FALSE INFORMATION. Information that portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as illegal.
(4) PRIVATE SELLER. A person who sells or offers for sale any firearm, as defined in Section 13A-8-1(4), or ammunition.
(b) A person who knowingly solicits, persuades, encourages, or entices a licensed dealer or private seller of a firearm or ammunition to transfer a firearm or ammunition under circumstances which the person knows would violate the laws of this state or the United States is guilty of a Class C felony.
(c) A person who provides to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition what the person knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of the transfer of a firearm or ammunition is guilty of a Class C felony.
(d) This section does not apply to a peace officer acting in his or her official capacity or to a person acting at the direction of a peace officer.
(Act 2011-570, p. 1164, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-60 - Possession or Sale of Brass or Steel Teflon-Coated Handgun Ammunition; Applicability of Section.

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 within the State of Alabama. The possession or sale of said ammunition or any ammunition of like kind designed to penetrate bullet-proof vests shall be unlawful and punishable as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to state or local law enforcement officers; nor shall it apply to the possession or sale of teflon-coated lead or brass ammunition designed to expand upon contact.
(c) Any person who while armed with a firearm in the commission or attempted commission of any felony, has in his or her immediate possession, teflon-coated ammunition for such firearm, upon conviction of such felony or attempted felony, in addition and consecutive to the punishment prescribed for said felony or attempted felony, shall be punished by the imposition of an additional term of three years in the penitentiary.
(d) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony as defined by Section 13A-5-3.
(Acts 1982, No. 82-509.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-61 - Discharging Firearm, etc., Into Occupied or Unoccupied Building, etc., Prohibited; Penalty.

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 or building or railroad locomotive or railroad car, aircraft, automobile, truck or watercraft in this state.
(b) Any person who commits an act prohibited by subsection (a) with respect to an occupied dwelling or building or railroad locomotive or railroad car, aircraft, automobile, truck or watercraft shall be deemed guilty of a Class B felony as defined by the state criminal code, and upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by law.
(c) Any person who commits any act prohibited by subsection (a) hereof with respect to an unoccupied dwelling or building or railroad locomotive or railroad car, aircraft, automobile, truck or watercraft shall be deemed guilty of a Class C felony as defined by the state criminal code, and upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by law.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-276, p. 463, §§1, 2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-11-61.1 - Discharging Into a School Bus or School Building.

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 or discharges a firearm into an occupied school bus or school building shall be guilty of a Class B felony.
(c) A person who shoots or discharges a firearm into an unoccupied school bus or school building shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(d) This section shall not be construed to repeal other criminal laws. Whenever conduct prescribed by any provision of this section is also prescribed by any other provision of law, the provision which carries the more serious penalty shall be applied.
(Act 2006-539, p. 1242, §§1, 2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1A - Rifles and Shotguns. › Section 13A-11-62 - Definitions.

Section 13A-11-62
Definitions.
THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-438 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING.
THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-133 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING.
For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) FIREARM. Definition is same as provided in Section 13A-8-1(4).
(2) RIFLE. Any weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each pull of the trigger.
(3) SHOTGUN. A weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger.
(4) SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE. A rifle having one or more barrels less than 16 inches in length and any weapon made from a rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if such weapon, as modified, has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
(5) SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUN. A shotgun having one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length and any weapon made from a shotgun (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
(Acts 1982, No. 82-430, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1A - Rifles and Shotguns. › Section 13A-11-63 - Possession, Sale, etc., of Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun; Applicability.

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 a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun in violation of federal law is guilty of a Class C felony.
(b) This section does not apply to a peace officer who possesses, obtains, receives, sells, or uses a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun in the course of or in connection with his or her official duties.
(Acts 1982, No. 82-430, §2; Act 2010-496, p. 766, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1A - Rifles and Shotguns. › Section 13A-11-64 - Alteration, etc., of Manufacturer's Number, etc., of Firearm; Possession, etc., of Firearm After Identification Altered.

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 any firearm, or
(2) Possesses, obtains, receives, sells, or uses a firearm after the maker, model, manufacturer's number or other mark or identification has been changed, altered, removed, or obliterated, is guilty of a Class C felony.
(Acts 1982, No. 82-430, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1A - Rifles and Shotguns. › Section 13A-11-65 - Penalty.

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 Class B felony, and the punishment imposed therefor shall be in addition to the punishment imposed for the other felony.
(Acts 1982, No. 82-430, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 1A - Rifles and Shotguns. › Section 13A-11-66 - This Division Supplemental to Other Laws and Penalties.

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 shall not be construed to limit or in any way reduce the minimum and maximum penalties provided in any other law.
(Acts 1982, No. 82-430, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 2 - Pistols. › Section 13A-11-70 - Definitions.

Section 13A-11-70
Definitions.
For the purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section:
(1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Justice Information Commission.
(2) CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT or PISTOL PERMIT. A permit to carry a pistol in a vehicle or concealed on or about his or her person within the state.
(3) CRIME OF VIOLENCE. Any of the following crimes or an attempt to commit any of them, namely, murder, manslaughter, (except manslaughter arising out of the operation of a vehicle), rape, mayhem, assault with intent to rob, assault with intent to ravish, assault with intent to murder, robbery, burglary, and kidnapping. "Crime of violence" shall also mean any Class A felony or any Class B felony that has as an element serious physical injury, the distribution or manufacture of a controlled substance, or is of a sexual nature involving a child under the age of 12.
(4) HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERAN. An individual honorably discharged from active duty in the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Space Force, or the Coast Guard of the United States, or any reserve or National Guard component of the United States Armed Forces, as evidenced by his or her DD Form 214, Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge Record, or other applicable documentation.
(5) LIFETIME CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT or LIFETIME CARRY PERMIT. A concealed carry permit that is valid for the lifetime of the permit holder.
(6) PERSON. Such term includes any firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
(7) PISTOL. Any firearm with a barrel less than 12 inches in length.
(8) RETIRED MILITARY VETERAN. An individual who is a retiree from active duty in the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Space Force, or the Coast Guard of the United States, or any reserve or National Guard component of the United States Armed Forces.
(9) SERVICE MEMBER. An individual who is in military service and is a member of the armed services or reserve forces of the United States or a member of the Alabama National Guard.
(Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 82, p. 51; Code 1940, T. 14, §172; Acts 1947, No. 616, p. 463, §1; Acts 1951, No. 784, p. 1378; Code 1975, §13-6-150; Act 2013-283, p. 938, §2; Act 2021-246, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 2 - Pistols. › Section 13A-11-71 - Committing Crime When Armed; Evidence of Intent.

Section 13A-11-71
Committing crime when armed; evidence of intent.
THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-133 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING.
If any person shall commit or attempt to commit a crime of violence when armed with a pistol, he may, in addition to the punishment provided for the crime, be punished also as provided by this division. In the trial of a person for committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence, the fact that he was armed with a pistol and had no license to carry the same shall be prima facie evidence of his intention to commit said crime of violence.
(Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 82, p. 51; Code 1940, T. 14, §173; Acts 1951, No. 784, p. 1378; Code 1975, §13-6-151.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety. › Article 3 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons. › Division 2 - Pistols. › 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.

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 in a case involving a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence, as defined in Section 13A-11-72, all municipal, probate, district, and circuit courts, electronically or in a method determined by the Alabama Justice Information Commission, shall report to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency for entry into the state firearms prohibited person database.
(b) All municipal courts shall also report to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency in a method determined by the commission for inclusion into the state firearms prohibited person database all other criminal convictions and orders that would cause an individual to be prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law.
(c)(1) Within 30 days of a conviction or issuance of a court order that would result in an individual being prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law, each municipal, county, and state court shall forward to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, in a manner prescribed by the commission, that conviction or court order.
(2)a. A court shall report to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, in a method determined by the commission, updates to any conviction or court order that was previously forwarded to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, including notice of any appeal, expungement, pardon, commutation, or restoration of civil rights.
b. Upon receipt of notice of any appeal, expungement, pardon, commutation, or restoration of civil rights that would nullify the reason why an individual is prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall accordingly adjust or remove that individual's information in the state firearms prohibited persons database.
(d) Upon reporting a conviction or order to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency pursuant to this section, a court may collect fifty dollars ($50) in additional court costs, to be paid by the individual. Court costs collected under this subsection shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Ninety percent to the sheriff of the county in which the court is located, to be used for the administration of the concealed carry permit application process and other law enforcement purposes.
(2) Ten percent to the reporting court.
(Act 2021-246, §4.)