Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-11-32 (2026)
Criminal Surveillance.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) A person commits the crime of criminal surveillance if he intentionally engages in surveillance while trespassing in a private place.
(b) Criminal surveillance is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5610.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: Ages Grp., LP v. Raytheon Aircraft Co., Inc., 22 F. Supp. 2d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 1998).
Ages Grp., LP v. Raytheon Aircraft Co., Inc., 22 F. Supp. 2d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 1998). “Alabama Code § 13A-11-32, prohibits intentionally engaging in surveillance while trespassing in a private place.”
J.F.C. v. City of Daphne, 844 So. 2d 608 (Ala. Crim. App. 2002). “1987-8, adopting § 13A-11-32, Ala.Code 1975. Following a trial de novo in the Baldwin Circuit Court, he was adjudicated a youthful offender, based on that court's finding that he was guilty of criminal surveillance.”
J.F.C. v. City of Daphne, 844 So. 2d 597 (Ala. Crim. App. 2001). “1987-8, adopting § 13A-11-32, Ala.Code 1975. He appealed his conviction to Baldwin Circuit Court for a trial de novo.”
Chapman v. State, 64 So. 3d 1120 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009). “Code 1975, for unlawfully entering or remaining in a building that was the property of Sarah Bodle, and one count of criminal surveillance, a violation of § 13A-11-32, Ala.Code 1975, for secretly observing Sarah Bodle’s activities while trespassing in the attic or roof area to…”
J.F.C. v. City of Daphne, 844 So. 2d 604 (Ala. 2002). “1987-8, adopting § 13A-11-32, Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced to 6 months’ imprisonment; that sentence was split, and J.”
Burch v. City of Florence, 913 F. Supp. 2d 1221 (N.D. Ala. 2012). “Those activities could constitute evidence of the offense of criminal surveillance, in violation of Alabama Code § 13A-11-32. Moreover, McIntyre observed plaintiff attempting to conceal his camera inside his car after McIntyre pulled into the credit union parking lot.”
Ex Parte JFC, 844 So. 2d 604 (Ala. 2002). “1987-8, adopting § 13A-11-32, Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment; that sentence was split, and J.”
Chapman v. State, 64 So. 3d 1133 (Ala. 2010). “Code 1975, and one count of criminal surveillance, a violation of § 13A-11-32, Ala.Code 1975. The opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals states the following relevant facts: “The evidence presented at trial tended to show the following.”
Jon Raiford (Bankr. M.D. Ala. 2024). “on commits the crime of assault in the third degree pursuant to Section 13A-6- 22; the crime of menacing pursuant to Section 13A-6-23; the crime of reckless endangerment pursuant to Section 13A-6-24; the crime of criminal coercion pursuant to Section 13A-6-25; the crime of…”
United States v. Watkins (10th Cir. 2026). “Some statutes contain multiple provisions covering the officer’s conduct, with an exception applicable to only some of those provisions.”
Acre v. Chambers, 129 F. Supp. 3d 1295 (M.D. Ala. 2015). “crime of menacing pursuant to Section 13A-6-23; the crime of reckless endangerment pursuant to Section 13A-6-24; the crime of criminal coercion pursuant to Section 13A-6-25; the crime of harassment pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 13A-11-8; the crime of criminal…”
— Ala. Code § 13A-11-32(a) — 4 cases
J.F.C. v. City of Daphne, 844 So. 2d 608 (Ala. Crim. App. 2002). “1987-8, adopting § 13A-11-32, Ala.Code 1975. Following a trial de novo in the Baldwin Circuit Court, he was adjudicated a youthful offender, based on that court's finding that he was guilty of criminal surveillance.”
Chapman v. State, 64 So. 3d 1120 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009). “Code 1975, for unlawfully entering or remaining in a building that was the property of Sarah Bodle, and one count of criminal surveillance, a violation of § 13A-11-32, Ala.Code 1975, for secretly observing Sarah Bodle’s activities while trespassing in the attic or roof area to…”
J.F.C. v. City of Daphne, 844 So. 2d 597 (Ala. Crim. App. 2001). “1987-8, adopting § 13A-11-32, Ala.Code 1975. He appealed his conviction to Baldwin Circuit Court for a trial de novo.”
Ex Parte JFC, 844 So. 2d 604 (Ala. 2002). “1987-8, adopting § 13A-11-32, Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment; that sentence was split, and J.”
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