Title 13A — Title 13A

(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 p…

(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) 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…

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful assembly if he assembles with five or more other persons for the purpose of engaging in conduct constituting the crime of riot or if, being present at an assembly that either has or develops such a purpose, he remains there with intent t…

A person who, in violation of this article, carries concealed about his or her person or in a vehicle a pistol or firearm of any other kind shall, on conviction, be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. History: (Code 1852, §15; Code 1867, §3555; Code 1876, §4109; Code 1886, §3775; Co…

and Weapons. Nothing within Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 13A, shall be construed to diminish or otherwise affect property rights under state law not within that title. History: (Act 2022-133, §7.)

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. Hist…

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 prem…

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 …

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. History: (Code 1876, §4111; Code 1886, §3777; Code 1896, §4422; Code 1907, §6423; Co…

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. History: (Code 1852, §586; Code 1867, §4136; Code 1876, §4809; Code 1886, §3779; Code 1896, §4424; Code 1907, §6425; Acts 1919, No. 204, p.…

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 con…

(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 do…

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…

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 eng…

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 in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) DEMONSTRATION. D…

(a) A person commits the crime of failure of a disorderly person to disperse if he participates with five or more other persons in a course of disorderly conduct likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, and intentionally refuses or fails to d…

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 o…

Prohibited; Penalty. (a) No person shall shoot or discharge a firearm, explosive or other weapon that discharges a dangerous projectile into any occupied or unoccupied dwelling, building, railroad locomotive, railroad car, aircraft, automobile, truck, or watercraft. (b) Any perso…

Property. (Amended by Act 2026-558) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-558, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) No person shall shoot or discharge a firearm into an occupied or unoccupied school bus or school building. (1) A person who…

(a) In addition to any other place limited or prohibited by state or federal law, a person, including a person with a permit issued under Section 13A-11-75 or recognized under Section 13A-11-85, may not knowingly possess or carry a firearm in any of the following places without t…

(a) The purpose of this section is to establish within the Legislature complete control over regulation and policy pertaining to firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories in order to ensure that such regulation and policy is applied uniformly throughout this state to each per…

For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) FIREARM. As defined under Section 13A-8-1. (2) RIFLE. Any weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the sho…

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,…

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…

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. History: (Acts 198…

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. History: (Acts …

(a) A person commits the crime of disorderly conduct if, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, he or she does any of the following: (1) Engages in fighting or in violent tumultuous or threatening behavior. (2) Makes…

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 …

Any person who commits or attempts to commit a crime of violence when armed with a pistol, in addition to the punishment provided for the crime, may additionally be punished as provided by this division. History: (Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 82, p. 51; Code 1940, T. 14, §173; Acts …

(a)(1) A person may not own a firearm or have a firearm in his or her possession or under his or her control if any of the following apply: a. The person has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of any kind of felony offense within the previous five years. b. The person has …

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 determ…

Felony Offenses When Released Pending or During Trial. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly have a firearm in his or her possession or under his or her control when the person has been charged with committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence as defined …

Possession of Unloaded Pistol in Motor Vehicle. 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. History: (Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 82, p. 51; Code 1940, T. 14, §175; Acts 1947, No. 616, …

The provisions of Section 13A-11-72(c) shall not apply to marshals, sheriffs, prison and jail wardens and their regularly employed deputies, police officers and other law enforcement officers of any state or political subdivision thereof, or to the members of the Army, Navy, Mari…

The issuance of a permit to carry a pistol pursuant to Section 13A-11-75, or the recognition of a nonresident license pursuant to Section 13A-11-85, does not impose a general prohibition on the carrying of a pistol without a permit. History: (Act 2022-133, §2.)

Fee; Revocation; Release of Information. (a)(1) An Alabama resident who is 19 years of age or more may apply to the sheriff of his or her county of residence for issuance or renewal of a concealed carry permit, valid for one year or five years. (2) An Alabama resident who is 18 y…

REPEALED IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2021-246 History: (Act 2016-342, p. 846, §1; Act 2016-453, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 1234, §1; Act 2019-525, §1; Act 2021-246, §6.)

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no person shall deliver a pistol to any person who he or she has reasonable cause to believe is a minor, except under the circumstances provided in Section 13A-11-72, a drug addict, or an habitual drunkard, has been convicted in this stat…

Repealed by Act 2000-762, §2, 2000 Regular Session, effective August 1, 2000. History: (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 190, p. 223; Code 1940, T. 14, §179; Acts 1947, No. 616, p. 463, §6; Acts 1951, No. 784, p. 1378; Code 1975, §13-6-157.)

No retail dealer shall sell or otherwise transfer, or expose for sale or transfer, or have in his possession with intent to sell, or otherwise transfer, any pistol without being licensed as hereinafter provided. History: (Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 82, p. 51; Code 1940, T. 14, §18…

(a) The duly constituted licensing authorities of any city, town or political subdivision of this state may grant licenses in forms prescribed by the secretary of state, effective for not more than one year from date of issue, permitting the licensee to sell pistols at retail wit…

(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. Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches a person or subjects him or her to physical contact. b. Directs abusive or obscene language or …

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 lend or give a pistol to another or otherwise deliver a pistol contrary to the provisions of this division. History: (Acts 1936, Ex. Sess…

No person shall, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a pistol or in applying for a license to carry the same, give false information or offer false evidence of his identity. History: (Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 82, p. 51; Code 1940, T. 14, §183; Acts 1951, No. 784, p. …

Pistol into a Machine Gun Prohibited. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “machine gun” means any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the tri…

This division shall not apply to the purchase, possession or sale of pistols as curiosities or ornaments or to the transportation of such pistols unloaded and in a bag, box or securely wrapped package, but not concealed on the person. History: (Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 82, p. 51…

Certain Sections. (a) Every violation of subsection (a) of Section 13A-11-72 or Section 13A-11-81 shall be a Class C felony. Every violation of subsection (b) of Section 13A-11-72 or Sections 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, 13A-11-76, and 13A-11-77 through 13A-11-80 shall be a Class A misd…

(a) A person licensed to carry a handgun in any state shall be authorized to carry a handgun in this state. This section shall apply to a license holder from another state only while the license holder is not a resident of this state. A license holder from another state shall car…

(a) A person commits the crime of loitering if he or she does any of the following: (1) Loiters, remains, or wanders about in a public place for the purpose of begging. (2) Loiters or remains in a public place for the purpose of gambling. (3) Loiters or remains in a public place …