Alabama Code — 13A
Browse 860 sections in division 13A of the Alabama code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 13A-1-1. Short Title.
- § 13A-1-2. Definitions.
- § 13A-1-3. General Purposes of Title.
- § 13A-1-4. When Act or Omission Constitutes Crime.
- § 13A-1-6. General Rule of Construction.
- § 13A-1-7. Applicability of Title to Offenses Committed Before and After Enactment of Title.
- § 13A-1-8. Procedural Matters; Civil Liabilities Not Affected by Title; Prosecution When More Than One Offense.
- § 13A-1-9. Lesser Included Offenses.
- § 13A-1-10. Pending Proceedings, Rights and Liabilities Not Affected.
- § 13A-1-11. Effective Date.
- § 13A-2-1. Definitions - Generally.
- § 13A-2-2. Definitions - Definitions of Culpable Mental State.
- § 13A-2-3. Requirements for Criminal Liability in General and for Offenses of Strict Liability and of Mental Culpability.
- § 13A-2-4. Construction of Statutes with Respect to Culpability Requirements.
- § 13A-2-5. Causal Relationship Between Conduct and Results; Relationship to Mental Culpability.
- § 13A-2-6. Effect of Ignorance or Mistake Upon Liability.
- § 13A-2-7. Consent.
- § 13A-2-20. Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior.
- § 13A-2-21. Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Accountability Imposed by Statute.
- § 13A-2-22. Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Conduct of an Innocent Person.
- § 13A-2-23. Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Complicity.
- § 13A-2-24. Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Exceptions.
- § 13A-2-25. Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Certain Defenses Not Available.
- § 13A-2-26. Criminal Liability of an Individual for Corporate Conduct.
- § 13A-3-1. Mental Disease or Defect.
- § 13A-3-2. Intoxication.
- § 13A-3-3. Immaturity.
- § 13A-3-21. Basis for Defense Generally; Injury to Innocent Person through Negligence; Civil Remedies.
- § 13A-3-22. Execution of Public Duty.
- § 13A-3-23. Use of Force in Defense of a Person.
- § 13A-3-24. Use of Force by Persons with Parental, Custodial, or Special Responsibilities.
- § 13A-3-25. Use of Force in Defense of Premises.
- § 13A-3-26. Use of Force in Defense of Property Other Than Premises.
- § 13A-3-30. Duress.
- § 13A-3-31. Entrapment.
- § 13A-4-1. Criminal Solicitation.
- § 13A-4-2. Attempt.
- § 13A-4-3. Criminal Conspiracy Generally.
- § 13A-4-4. Conspiracy Formed in This State to Commit Crime Elsewhere Indictable Here.
- § 13A-4-5. Consummation of Object Offense Not Defense to Prosecution; Multiple Convictions on Basis of Same Course of Conduct.
- § 13A-5-1. Applicability of Provisions.
- § 13A-5-2. Authorized Dispositions.
- § 13A-5-3. Classification of Offenses.
- § 13A-5-4. Designation of Offenses.
- § 13A-5-5. Presentence Investigation.
- § 13A-5-6. Sentences of Imprisonment for Felonies.
- § 13A-5-7. Sentences of Imprisonment for Misdemeanors and Violations.
- § 13A-5-8. Place of Imprisonment.
- § 13A-5-8.1. Termination from Alternative Programs.
- § 13A-5-9. Habitual Felony Offenders - Additional Penalties.
- § 13A-5-9.1. Retroactive Application of Section 13A-5-9.
- § 13A-5-10. Habitual Felony Offenders - Proof; Restriction on Imposition of Penalty.
- § 13A-5-10.1. Habitual Felony Offenders - Proof; Certified Copies of Case Action Summary Sheets, Docket Sheets, Etc.
- § 13A-5-11. Fines for Felonies.
- § 13A-5-12. Fines for Misdemeanors and Violations.
- § 13A-5-12.1. Fines for Certain Additional Misdemeanors.
- § 13A-5-13. Crimes Motivated by Victim’s Race, Color, Religion, National Origin, Ethnicity, or Physical or Mental Disability.
- § 13A-5-14. Crimes Motivated by Victim’s Role as an Election Official.
- § 13A-5-39. Definitions.
- § 13A-5-40. Capital Offenses.
- § 13A-5-41. Lesser Included Offenses.
- § 13A-5-42. Guilty Plea; Burden of Proof Upon State; Waiver; Sentencing.
- § 13A-5-43. Trial of Capital Offenses; Discharge of Defendant; Lesser Included Offenses; Sentencing.
- § 13A-5-43.1. Life Imprisonment for Certain Crimes by Persons Under 18 Years of Age.
- § 13A-5-43.2. Applicability of Certain Provisions to Persons Under 18 Years of Age.
- § 13A-5-44. Jury Selection and Separation; Waiver by Defendant of Jury Participation in Sentence Hearing.
- § 13A-5-45. Sentence Hearing - Delay; Statements and Arguments; Admissibility of Evidence; Burden of Proof; Mitigating and Aggravating Circumstances.
- § 13A-5-46. Sentence Hearing - Conducted Before Jury Unless Waived; Trial Jury to Sit Unless Impossible or Impracticable; Separation of Jury; Instructions to Jury; Advisory Verdicts; Vote Required; Mistrial; Waiver of Right to Advisory Verdict.
- § 13A-5-47. Determination of Sentence by Court; Presentation of Arguments on Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances; Court to Enter Written Findings.
- § 13A-5-47.1. Application of Provisions Prohibiting Court from Overriding Jury Verdict in Capital Cases.
- § 13A-5-48. Process of Weighing Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances Defined.
- § 13A-5-49. Aggravating Circumstances.
- § 13A-5-50. Consideration of Aggravating Circumstances in Sentence Determination.
- § 13A-5-51. Mitigating Circumstances - Generally.
- § 13A-5-52. Mitigating Circumstances - Inclusion of Defendant’s Character, Record, Etc.
- § 13A-5-53. Appellate Review of Death Sentence; Scope; Remand; Specific Determinations to Be Made by Court; Authority of Court Following Review.
- § 13A-5-53.1. Appeals of Capital Punishment.
- § 13A-5-54. Appointment of Experienced Counsel for Indigent Defendants.
- § 13A-5-55. Conviction and Sentence of Death Subject to Automatic Review.
- § 13A-5-56. Supreme Court to Promulgate Indictment Forms, Verdict Forms and Jury Instructions.
- § 13A-5-57. Application of Article to Conduct After Effective Date.
- § 13A-5-58. Interpretation of Article.
- § 13A-5-59. Application of Article Upon Finding of Unconstitutionality.
- § 13A-6-1. Definitions.
- § 13A-6-2. Murder.
- § 13A-6-3. Manslaughter.
- § 13A-6-4. Criminally Negligent Homicide.
- § 13A-6-20. Assault in the First Degree.
- § 13A-6-21. Assault in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-22. Assault in the Third Degree.
- § 13A-6-23. Menacing.
- § 13A-6-24. Reckless Endangerment.
- § 13A-6-25. Criminal Coercion.
- § 13A-6-26. Compelling Streetgang Membership.
- § 13A-6-27. Use of Pepper Spray, Etc.
- § 13A-6-28. Cross or American Flag Burning.
- § 13A-6-29. Administration of Medication by Owner, Operator, or Employee of Child Care Facility.
- § 13A-6-30. Chemical Endangerment of a First Responder.
- § 13A-6-40. Definitions.
- § 13A-6-41. Unlawful Imprisonment in the First Degree.
- § 13A-6-42. Unlawful Imprisonment in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-43. Kidnapping in the First Degree.
- § 13A-6-44. Kidnapping in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-45. Interference with Custody.
- § 13A-6-60. Definitions.
- § 13A-6-61. Rape in the First Degree.
- § 13A-6-62. Rape in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-63. Sodomy in the First Degree.
- § 13A-6-64. Sodomy in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-65. Sexual Misconduct.
- § 13A-6-65.1. Sexual Torture.
- § 13A-6-66. Sexual Abuse in the First Degree.
- § 13A-6-67. Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-68. Indecent Exposure.
- § 13A-6-69. Enticing Child to Enter Vehicle, House, Etc., for Immoral Purposes.
- § 13A-6-69.1. Sexual Abuse of a Child Less Than 12 Years Old.
- § 13A-6-70. Lack of Consent.
- § 13A-6-71. Foster Parent Engaging in a Sex Act, Etc., with a Foster Child.
- § 13A-6-80. Applicability; Definitions.
- § 13A-6-81. School Employee Engaging in a Sex Act with a Student Who Is Under the Age of 19 Years or Is a Protected Person Under the Age of 22 Years.
- § 13A-6-82. School Employee Having Sexual Contact with a Student Who Is Under the Age of 19 Years or Is a Protected Person Under the Age of 22 Years.
- § 13A-6-82.1. School Employee Distributing or Soliciting Obscene Material to or from a Student.
- § 13A-6-83. Paid Administrative Leave; Disciplinary Action.
- § 13A-6-85. Definitions.
- § 13A-6-86. Clergy Member Engaging in Sexual Intercourse or Sodomy with a Child.
- § 13A-6-87. Clergy Member Engaging in a Sexual Contact with a Child.
- § 13A-6-88. Clergy Member Distributing or Soliciting Obscene Material to or from a Child.
- § 13A-6-90. Stalking in the First Degree.
- § 13A-6-90.1. Stalking in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-91. Aggravated Stalking in the First Degree.
- § 13A-6-91.1. Aggravated Stalking in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-92. Definitions.
- § 13A-6-93. Relationship to Other Laws.
- § 13A-6-94. Article Construed to Sustain Constitutionality.
- § 13A-6-95. Electronic Stalking in the First Degree.
- § 13A-6-96. Electronic Stalking in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-110. Soliciting a Child by Computer.
- § 13A-6-111. Transmitting Obscene Material to a Child by Computer.
- § 13A-6-112. No Violation of Article.
- § 13A-6-113. No Liability for Employer.
- § 13A-6-120. Definitions.
- § 13A-6-121. Facilitating Solicitation of Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Child.
- § 13A-6-122. Electronic Solicitation of a Child.
- § 13A-6-123. Facilitating the On-Line Solicitation of a Child.
- § 13A-6-124. Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
- § 13A-6-125. Facilitating the Travel of a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
- § 13A-6-126. Jurisdiction.
- § 13A-6-127. Defenses.
- § 13A-6-130. Domestic Violence - First Degree.
- § 13A-6-131. Domestic Violence - Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-132. Domestic Violence - Third Degree.
- § 13A-6-133. Arrest Without Warrant - Generally.
- § 13A-6-134. Arrest Without Warrant - Determination of Predominant Aggressor; Notice Requirements; Liability of Officer.
- § 13A-6-135. Relation to Abuse Laws.
- § 13A-6-136. Relation to Domestic or Family Abuse Laws.
- § 13A-6-137. Interference with a Domestic Violence Emergency Call.
- § 13A-6-138. Domestic Violence by Strangulation or Suffocation.
- § 13A-6-139. Costs of Prosecution or Warrant Recall of Domestic Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault Offenses.
- § 13A-6-139.1. Definitions.
- § 13A-6-139.2. Recordkeeping.
- § 13A-6-140. Short Title; Purpose.
- § 13A-6-141. Definitions.
- § 13A-6-142. Violation of a Domestic Violation Protection Order; Penalties.
- § 13A-6-143. Arrest for Violation of Article.
- § 13A-6-150. Short Title.
- § 13A-6-151. Definitions.
- § 13A-6-152. Human Trafficking in the First Degree.
- § 13A-6-154. Evidence of Certain Facts or Conditions Not Deemed a Defense.
- § 13A-6-155. Mandatory Restitution.
- § 13A-6-156. Forfeiture of Profits or Proceeds and Interest in Property.
- § 13A-6-157. Civil Action by Victims; Venue; Relief Awarded.
- § 13A-6-157.1. Action by Attorney General; Venue.
- § 13A-6-158. Limitation Period.
- § 13A-6-159. Affirmative Defense.
- § 13A-6-160. Concurrent Prosecuting Authority; Separate Offenses.
- § 13A-6-161. Subpoena Power of Attorney General; Discovery.
- § 13A-6-162. Violations; Penalties.
- § 13A-6-163. Prosecution of Human Trafficking Offenses Against Minors.
- § 13A-6-170. Posting of National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline in Certain Establishments.
- § 13A-6-180. Short Title.
- § 13A-6-181. Fines; Counseling or Educational Training Programs; Pretrial Diversion Program.
- § 13A-6-182. Prosecution of Misdemeanor Prostitution Offenses.
- § 13A-6-183. Custody of Arrestee; Access to Resources; Photographs.
- § 13A-6-184. Registration of Escort Business of Companionship.
- § 13A-6-190. Short Title.
- § 13A-6-191. Definitions.
- § 13A-6-192. Elder Abuse and Neglect - First Degree.
- § 13A-6-193. Elder Abuse and Neglect - Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-194. Elder Abuse and Neglect - Third Degree.
- § 13A-6-195. Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person - First Degree.
- § 13A-6-196. Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person - Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-197. Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person - Third Degree.
- § 13A-6-198. Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person - Prosecution.
- § 13A-6-199. Liability of Persons Reporting or Investigating Violations.
- § 13A-6-200. Remedies.
- § 13A-6-201. Liability of Physicians.
- § 13A-6-220. Definitions.
- § 13A-6-221. Bestiality.
- § 13A-6-240. Distributing a Private Image; Creating a Private Image.
- § 13A-6-242. Assault with Bodily Fluids.
- § 13A-6-243. Directing a Child to Engage in Sexual Intercourse or Sodomy.
- § 13A-6-261. Sentence Enhancement for Benefiting, Promoting, or Furthering the Interest of a Criminal Enterprise.
- § 13A-6-262. Knowingly Possessing, Using, or Carrying Firearm During the Commission of a Criminal Act Benefiting, Promoting, or Furthering the Interest of a Criminal Enterprise.
- § 13A-6-263. Annual Report.
- § 13A-6-280. Short Title.
- § 13A-6-281. Definitions.
- § 13A-6-282. Abuse and Neglect of an Adult with a Disability - First Degree.
- § 13A-6-283. Abuse and Neglect of an Adult with a Disability - Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-284. Abuse and Neglect of an Adult with a Disability - Third Degree.
- § 13A-6-285. Financial Exploitation of an Adult with a Disability - First Degree.
- § 13A-6-286. Abuse and Neglect of an Adult with a Disability - Second Degree.
- § 13A-6-287. Financial Exploitation of an Adult with a Disability - Third Degree.
- § 13A-6-288. Financial Exploitation of an Adult with a Disability - Prosecution.
- § 13A-6-289. Remedies.
- § 13A-7-1. Definitions.
- § 13A-7-2. Criminal Trespass in the First Degree.
- § 13A-7-3. Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-7-4. Criminal Trespass in the Third Degree.
- § 13A-7-4.1. Criminal Trespass by Motor Vehicle.
- § 13A-7-4.2. Trespass on a School Bus in the First Degree.
- § 13A-7-5. Burglary in the First Degree.
- § 13A-7-6. Burglary in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-7-7. Burglary in the Third Degree.
- § 13A-7-8. Possession of Burglar’s Tools.
- § 13A-7-20. Definitions.
- § 13A-7-21. Criminal Mischief in the First Degree.
- § 13A-7-22. Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-7-23. Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree.
- § 13A-7-23.1. Desecration, Defacement, Etc., of Memorial of Dead; Invasion or Mutilation of Corpse.
- § 13A-7-24. Criminal Tampering - Definitions.
- § 13A-7-27. Criminal Use of Noxious Substance.
- § 13A-7-28. Criminal Possession of Noxious Substances.
- § 13A-7-29. Criminal Littering.
- § 13A-7-40. Definitions.
- § 13A-7-41. Arson in the First Degree.
- § 13A-7-42. Arson in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-7-43. Arson in the Third Degree.
- § 13A-7-44. Criminal Possession of Explosives.
- § 13A-7-60. Unlawfully Taking Possession of or Going Back into Possession of Real Estate After Dispossession Under Legal Process.
- § 13A-7-61. Allowing Stock to Run at Large Under Common Fence.
- § 13A-7-80. Definitions; Penalties.
- § 13A-7-90. Definitions.
- § 13A-7-91. Operation of Unmanned Aircraft System Over a Department of Corrections Facility Prohibited in Certain Circumstances; Exceptions.
- § 13A-7-92. Introduction of Contraband into a Facility Via Unmanned Aircraft System.
- § 13A-7-93. Introduction of Pieces of an Unmanned Aircraft System into a Facility.
- § 13A-7-94. Confiscation of Unmanned Aircraft System and Any Property, Weapons, and Contraband Attached to or Dropped Therefrom in Violation of Article.
- § 13A-7-95. Rulemaking Authority.
- § 13A-8-1. Definitions.
- § 13A-8-2. Theft of Property - Definition; Limitations Period.
- § 13A-8-2.1. Aggravated Theft by Deception.
- § 13A-8-3. Theft of Property in the First Degree.
- § 13A-8-4. Theft of Property in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-8-4.1. Theft of Property in the Third Degree.
- § 13A-8-5. Theft of Property in the Fourth Degree.
- § 13A-8-6. Theft of Lost Property - Definition.
- § 13A-8-7. Theft of Lost Property in the First Degree.
- § 13A-8-8. Theft of Lost Property in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-8-8.1. Theft of Lost Property in the Third Degree.
- § 13A-8-9. Theft of Lost Property in the Fourth Degree.
- § 13A-8-10. Theft of Services - Definition.
- § 13A-8-10.1. Theft of Services in the First Degree.
- § 13A-8-10.2. Theft of Services in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-8-10.25. Theft of Services in the Third Degree.
- § 13A-8-10.3. Theft of Services in the Fourth Degree.
- § 13A-8-10.4. Theft of Trademarks or Trade Secrets.
- § 13A-8-10.5. Theft of Valor.
- § 13A-8-10.6. Cargo Theft.
- § 13A-8-10.7. Fifth Wheel Tampering.
- § 13A-8-11. Unauthorized Use of Vehicle; Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Vehicle.
- § 13A-8-12. Defenses to Prosecutions for Theft and Unauthorized Use of Vehicle.
- § 13A-8-13. Extortion - Definition.
- § 13A-8-14. Extortion in the First Degree.
- § 13A-8-15. Extortion in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-8-16. Receiving Stolen Property - Definition.
- § 13A-8-17. Receiving Stolen Property in the First Degree.
- § 13A-8-18. Receiving Stolen Property in the Second Degree.
- § 13A-8-18.1. Receiving Stolen Property in the Third Degree.
- § 13A-8-19. Receiving Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree.
- § 13A-8-20. Bringing Stolen Property into This State.
- § 13A-8-21. Bringing into State Property Obtained by False Pretense Elsewhere.
- § 13A-8-22. Obscuring Identity of Vehicle.
- § 13A-8-22.1. Advertisement for Purchase of a Salvage or Junk Branded Motor Vehicle.
- § 13A-8-23. Tampering with Availability of Gas, Electricity, or Water.
- § 13A-8-30. Definitions.
- § 13A-8-31. Record of Purchases.
- § 13A-8-31.1. Payment and Purchase Limitations.
- § 13A-8-31.2. Registration and Reporting Requirements.
- § 13A-8-32. Inspections.
- § 13A-8-33. Law Enforcement Officers Authorized to Place Hold on Certain Sales of Metals.
- § 13A-8-34. Contesting Identification or Ownership of Metal Property.
- § 13A-8-35. Exceptions.
- § 13A-8-35.1. Liability for Injuries.
- § 13A-8-36. Damage or Destruction of Property.
- § 13A-8-37. Possession or Control of Stolen Property.
- § 13A-8-37.1. Ownership Documentation Required for Purchase of Certain Property.
- § 13A-8-37.2. Lawful Possession of Metal Property.
- § 13A-8-37.3. Purchase, Possession, and Sale of Certain Catalytic Converters - Requirements.
- § 13A-8-37.4. Purchase, Possession, and Sale of Certain Catalytic Converters - Providing False, Fraudulent, Altered, or Counterfeit Information or Documentation.
- § 13A-8-38. Construction.
- § 13A-8-39. Application.