Title 13A — Title 13A

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as “Carly’s Law.” (b) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) AUTHORIZED BY THE UAB DEPARTMENT. Authorized by the UAB Department means that Cannabidiol (CBD) has been prescribed by a heal…

(a)(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as Leni’s Law. (2) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: a. CANNABIDIOL (CBD). [13956-29-1]. A (nonpsychoactive) cannabinoid found in the plant Cannabis sativa L. or any other p…

to Minors. (Repealed by Act 2025-385) THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2025-385, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025. History: (Act 2023-169, §1; Act 2025-385, §2.)

18 to Persons Under Age 18. If the offender is over the age of 18 and the offense consists of selling, furnishing or giving such controlled substances as enumerated in Schedules I, II, III, IV and V to a person who has not attained the age of 18 years the offender shall be guilty…

The Schedules I through V referred to in this division are the schedules contained in Sections 20-2-20 through 20-2-31, or in those schedules as revised and republished annually by the State Board of Health pursuant to Section 20-2-32. History: (Acts 1987, No. 87-603, p. 1047, §1…

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance in the second degree if, except as otherwise authorized in state or federal law, he or she does any of the following: (1) Manufactures a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I to V, inclusive…

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance in the first degree if he or she violates Section 13A-12-217 and two or more of the following conditions occurred in conjunction with that violation: (1) Possession of a firearm. (2) Use of a booby t…

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of anhydrous ammonia if he or she purchases, possesses, transfers, or distributes any amount of anhydrous ammonia, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that the anhydrous ammonia will be used to un…

(a) A person commits the crime of promoting gambling if he knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity otherwise than as a player. (b) Promoting gambling is a Class A misdemeanor. History: (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §6106; Acts 1979, No. 79-471, p. 862, §1.)

(a) A person commits the crime of conspiracy to promote gambling if he conspires to advance or profit from gambling activity otherwise than as a player. (b) “Conspire” means to engage in activity constituting a criminal conspiracy as defined in Section 13A-4-3. (c) Conspiracy to …

Methamphetamine, Synthetic Controlled Substances; Penalties. Except as authorized in Chapter 2, Title 20: (1) Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, in excess of one kilo or 2…

Minimum Term; Reduction, Suspension, Etc., of Sentence for Assistance in Arrest, Conviction, Etc., of Accessories, Principals, Etc. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 22, Title 15, or any other provision of law, with respect to any person who is found to have violated …

(a) This section shall be known as the “Alabama Drug Trafficking Enterprise Act.” For purposes of this section, a person is engaged in a criminal enterprise for the purpose of trafficking in illegal drugs if that person violates any provision of Section 13A-12-231, and such viola…

(a) A person commits the crime of possession of gambling records in the first degree if with knowledge of the contents thereof, he possesses any writing, paper, instrument or article: (1) Of a kind commonly used in the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise, …

(a) A person commits the crime of possession of gambling records in the second degree if with knowledge of the contents thereof, he possesses any writing, paper, instrument or article: (1) Of a kind commonly and peculiarly used in the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme…

In addition to any penalties heretofore or hereafter provided by law for any person convicted of an unlawful sale of a controlled substance, there is hereby imposed a penalty of five years incarceration in a state corrections facility with no provision for probation if the situs …

A person does not commit the crime of possession of gambling records in either degree if the writing, paper, instrument or article possessed by the defendant is neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise, or in the oper…

(a) As used in this section, the term “drug paraphernalia” means all equipment, products, and materials of any kind which are used, intended for use, or designed for use, in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing…

(a) A person commits the crime of possession of a gambling device if with knowledge of the character thereof he or she manufactures, sells, transports, places or possesses, or conducts or negotiates any transaction affecting or designed to affect ownership, custody or use of: (1)…

Housing Project. In addition to any penalties heretofore or hereafter provided by law for any person convicted of an unlawful sale of a controlled substance, there is hereby imposed a penalty of five years incarceration in a state corrections facility with no provision for probat…

(a) Proof of possession of any gambling device, as defined by subdivision (5) of Section 13A-12-20 or any gambling record specified in Sections 13A-12-24 and 13A-12-25 is prima facie evidence of possession thereof with knowledge of its character or contents. (b) In any prosecutio…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Demand Reduction Assessment Act. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-655, p. 1271, §1.)

(a) In addition to any disposition and fine authorized by Sections 13A-12-202, 13A- 12-203, 13A-12-204, 13A-12-211, 13A-12-212, 13A-12-213, 13A-12-215, or 13A- 12-231, or any other statute indicating the dispositions that can be ordered for such a conviction, every person convict…

All penalties provided for in this division shall be collected as provided for collection of fines and restitution in [Rule 26.11, Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure]. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-655, p. 1271, §3.)

All moneys collected pursuant to this division shall be forwarded to the Department of Corrections to be deposited in a revolving fund to be known as the “Drug Demand Reduction Fund.” The moneys in the fund shall be expended by the Department of Corrections for drug education, pr…

Drug Rehabilitation Program; Amount of Reduction. (a) The court may suspend the collection of a penalty imposed pursuant to this division if the defendant agrees to enter a drug rehabilitation program approved by the court and if the defendant agrees to pay for all or some portio…

Section 13A-12-22. It is no defense under Section 13A-12-22 relating to a lottery that the lottery itself is drawn or conducted outside Alabama and is not in violation of the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is drawn or conducted. History: (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §6135.)…

In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall suspend for a period of six months the driver’s license of any person, including, but not limited to, a juvenile, child, or youthful offender, convicted or adjudicated of, or subjecte…

(a) A driver’s license shall be suspended pursuant to Section 13A-12-290 for conviction of, adjudication of, or a finding of delinquency based on, the following crimes: (1) Criminal solicitation to commit the crime of trafficking in specified substances under Section 13A-12-231 o…

Upon conviction or adjudication of, or finding of delinquency based on, any of the offenses enumerated in Section 13A-12-291, the court shall take the defendant’s driver’s license and immediately forward it to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. Drivers’ licenses from other…

For purposes of this division, if the conduct or acts punishable by reference in Section 13A-12-291 also constitute violations of a federal law or the law of another state, then conviction or adjudication under federal law, or conviction or adjudication, or a finding of delinquen…

The Director of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall establish and collect a nonrefundable fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25) for costs incurred by the department in the administration of this division. The fee shall be in addition to the fees established un…

Individuals Under the Age of 21 Years. Any person who sells, barters, exchanges, or gives to any individual under the age of 21 years any tobacco, tobacco product, electronic nicotine delivery system, or alternative nicotine product, on conviction, shall be fined not less than on…

For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCT. The same meaning as in Section 28-11- 2. (2) BOARD. The same meaning as in Section 28-11-2. (3) BRAND STYLE. A variety of cigarettes distinguished by the tobacco…

Acceptance of Purchase Order. (a) No person shall make a delivery sale of cigarettes to any individual who is under the legal minimum age. (b) Each person accepting a purchase order for a delivery sale shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and all other laws of this st…

No person, other than a delivery service, shall mail, ship, or otherwise cause to be delivered a shipping package in connection with a delivery sale unless the following occur: (1) The person, prior to the first delivery sale to the prospective consumer, obtains from the prospect…

(a) The notice required under subdivision (4) of Section 13A-12-3.3 shall include all of the following: (1) A statement that cigarette sales to consumers below the legal minimum age are illegal. (2) A statement that sales of cigarettes are restricted to those consumers who provid…

Each person, other than a delivery service, who mails, ships, or otherwise causes to be delivered a shipping package in connection with a delivery sale shall do all of the following: (1) Include as part of the shipping documents a clear and conspicuous statement stating: “Cigaret…

(a) Each person who makes a delivery sale of cigarettes to a consumer located within this state shall file with the department for each individual sale all of the following information: (1) A statement setting forth such person’s name, trade name, and address of such person’s pri…

(a) Each person who makes a delivery sale shall collect and remit to the department all excise taxes imposed by this state with respect to the delivery and maintain evidence of the payment unless the person is located outside the state and includes a statement on the outside of t…

(a) No person may conduct a delivery sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems or alternative nicotine products unless the seller has obtained a valid permit to conduct delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems or alternative nicotine products issued by the board …

(a) Any gambling device or gambling record possessed or used in violation of this article is forfeited to the state, and shall by court order be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the court directs. (b) Any vehicle possessed or used in violation of this article may be forfeite…

The provisions of this article shall not apply to pari-mutuel betting at race meetings authorized by statute. All presently effective state statutes and laws and locally adopted ordinances and laws pursuant thereto legalizing, authorizing or allowing greyhound races and betting o…

(a) It is unlawful for any person to deceptively obtain a controlled substance, as defined in Section 20-2-2(4), from a medical practitioner by intentionally and knowingly withholding information from the medical practitioner that the person has obtained a prescription for the sa…

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) DEFRAUD. A misrepresentation of a material fact made willfully to deceive or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity. (2) SYNTHETIC URINE. A substance that is designed to simulate the com…

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of inhalants if he or she does either of the following: (1) Inhales, ingests, uses, or possesses any compound, liquid, gas, or chemical that contains butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite, secondary butyl nitrite, tertiary butyl nit…

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful sale of inhalants if he or she does either of the following: (1) Produces, manufactures, sells, offers for sale, or otherwise transfers any compound, liquid, gas, or chemical that contains butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite, secondary butyl…

Any person who keeps a cockpit or who in any public place fights cocks shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $20.00 nor more than $50.00. History: (Code 1896, §4425; Code 1907, §6467; Code 1923, §3568; Code 1940, T. 14, §96; Code 1975, §13-6-13.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Acts 1996, No. 96-468, p. 581, §1.)

No person or persons shall maintain or use any electric bells, wires or signals or any elevators or dumbwaiters or other implements or appliances connected with any gaming place or rooms used for gaming, which may be used for the purpose of communicating with the occupants of suc…