Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-11-3 (2026)
Riot.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) A person commits the crime of riot if, with five or more other persons, he wrongfully engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly causes or creates a grave risk of public terror or alarm.
(b) Riot is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5510.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1981–2006 · leading case: Schlamp v. State, 891 A.2d 327 (Md. 2006).
Schlamp v. State, 891 A.2d 327 (Md. 2006). “See, for example, Ala Code § 13A-11-3; Alaska Stat. § 11.61.”
Campbell v. City of Birmingham, 405 So. 2d 65 (Ala. Crim. App. 1981). “Section 13A-11-3, Alabama Code 1975 (Amended 1977) defines the offense of riot: “A person commits the crime of riot if, with five or more other persons, he wrongfully engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly causes or creates a grave risk…”
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