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Ala. Code § 13A-11-31 (2026)

Criminal Eavesdropping.

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(a) A person commits the crime of criminal eavesdropping if he intentionally uses any device to eavesdrop, whether or not he is present at the time.

(b) Criminal eavesdropping is a Class A misdemeanor.

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5605.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2024 · leading case: Glazner v. Glazner, 347 F.3d 1212 (11th Cir. 2003).
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Glazner v. Glazner, 347 F.3d 1212 (11th Cir. 2003). · cites it 3× “Ala.Code § 13A-11-31 (1994); O.C.G.A. § 16-11-62 (1999); Fla.”
Ages Grp., LP v. Raytheon Aircraft Co., Inc., 22 F. Supp. 2d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 1998). · cites it 5× “Alabama Code § 13A-11-31, prohibits intentionally using any device to eavesdrop.”
Johnson v. State, 823 So. 2d 1 (Ala. Crim. App. 2001). “Section 13A-11-31 provides that "[a] person commits the crime of criminal eavesdropping if he intentionally uses any device to eavesdrop, whether or not he is present at the time.”
Cabble v. State, 114 So. 3d 855 (Ala. Crim. App. 2012). · cites it 6× “) This appeal followed. I. Cabbie contends that the circuit court erred in not suppressing the evidence obtained as a result of the federal wiretaps.”
Lawson v. Shelby Cnty. Sheriff's Off., 961 So. 2d 158 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). · cites it 3× “Based on Lawson’s admission that she had used the jail *160 intercom system to eavesdrop on her superior officers, which violated not only internal regulations of the sheriffs office but also state law prohibiting eavesdropping, see Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-11-31, 1 Chief Deputy…”
Travis Eugene Wolfe v. State of Alabama (Appeal from DeKalb Circuit Court: CC-22-1154 & CC-23-242) (Ala. Crim. App. 2024). “'s recording of the conversation constituted criminal eavesdropping under § 13A-11-31, Ala. Code 1975, and rendered the recording and transcript inadmissible under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.”
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Glazner v. Glazner, 347 F.3d 1212 (11th Cir. 2003). “Ala.Code § 13A-11-31 (1994); O.C.G.A. § 16-11-62 (1999); Fla.”
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