Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 13A-11-3 (2026)

Riot.

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(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.

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Schlamp v. State (Md. 2006). “See, for example, Ala Code § 13A-11-3; Alaska Stat. § 11.61.”

Campbell v. City of Birmingham (Ala. Crim. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “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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