Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-1-1 (2026)
Short Title.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
This title shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Criminal Code.”
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §101.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases, 1991–2009 · leading case: Ex Parte Cobb, 703 So. 2d 871 (Ala. 1996).
Ex Parte Cobb, 703 So. 2d 871 (Ala. 1996). “Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-1-1 et seq. For the first time, the legislature defined "deadly weapon" and "dangerous instrument.”
Ex Parte Simmons, 649 So. 2d 1282 (Ala. 1994). “These cases were decided long before our current Criminal Code, Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-1-1 et seq., was enacted.”
Ex Parte Coker, 575 So. 2d 43 (Ala. 1991). “Offenses Involving Danger to the Person, §§ 13A-6-1 through 13A-6-70. 7. Offenses Involving Damage to and Intrusion upon Property, §§ 13A-7-1 through 13A-7-61.”
D.D.P. v. State, 595 So. 2d 528 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “A felony involving physical force [section 13A-1-1(10) ], or a deadly weapon [section 13A-1-2(11) ], or a dangerous instrument [section 13A-1-2(12) ]; or “(2) The child has been adjudicated delinquent for an act which would constitute a Class A or B felony or burglary in the…”
J.B.F. v. J.M.F., 730 So. 2d 1190 (Ala. 1998). “” See Commentary to § 13A-6-65and§ 13A-1-1. In addition, Alabama has established that “[c]ourse materials and instruction" in the public schools "that relate to [sex] education” shall emphasize, “in a factual manner and from a public health perspective, that homosexuality is not…”
Martin v. Alabama Bd. of Pardons & Paroles, 597 So. 2d 214 (Ala. Civ. App. 1992). “Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-1-1, et seq. Therefore, prior to January 1, 1980, there were no offenses in Alabama classified as Class A offenses.”
DDP v. State, 595 So. 2d 528 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “A felony involving physical force [section 13A-1-1(10) ], or a deadly weapon [section 13A-1-2(11) ], or a dangerous instrument [section 13A-1-2(12) ]; or "(2) The child has been adjudicated delinquent for an act which would constitute a Class A or B felony or burglary in the…”
Boyd v. Ottman, 961 So. 2d 148 (Ala. Civ. App. 2006). “The Act states that ”[t]erms not otherwise defined by this chapter shall have the meaning given to them in Title 13A (commencing with Section 13A-1-1), known as the Alabama Criminal Code or other provisions of law, as the case may be.”
Ex Parte JMF, 730 So. 2d 1190 (Ala. 1998). “" See Commentary to § 13A-6-65 and § 13A-1-1. In addition, Alabama has established that "[c]ourse materials and instruction" in the public schools "that relate to [sex] education" shall emphasize, "in a factual manner and from a public health perspective, that homosexuality is…”
United States v. Parvin, 31 So. 3d 101 (Ala. 2009). “Section 13A-6-68 is contained in Article 4 of the Alabama Criminal Code, Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-1-1 et seq., which covers "Sexual Offenses.”
— Ala. Code § 13A-1-1(10) — 2 cases
D.D.P. v. State, 595 So. 2d 528 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “A felony involving physical force [section 13A-1-1(10) ], or a deadly weapon [section 13A-1-2(11) ], or a dangerous instrument [section 13A-1-2(12) ]; or “(2) The child has been adjudicated delinquent for an act which would constitute a Class A or B felony or burglary in the…”
DDP v. State, 595 So. 2d 528 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “A felony involving physical force [section 13A-1-1(10) ], or a deadly weapon [section 13A-1-2(11) ], or a dangerous instrument [section 13A-1-2(12) ]; or "(2) The child has been adjudicated delinquent for an act which would constitute a Class A or B felony or burglary in the…”
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