Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 13A-11-34 (2026)

Criminal Possession of Eavesdropping Device.

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(a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of an eavesdropping device if he possesses, manufactures, sends or transports any device designed or commonly used for eavesdropping, and:

(1) Intends to use that device to eavesdrop; or

(2) Knows that another person intends to use that device to eavesdrop.

(b) Criminal possession of an eavesdropping device is a Class A misdemeanor.

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5620.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1980–1998 · leading case: Ages Grp., LP v. Raytheon Aircraft Co., Inc., 22 F. Supp. 2d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 1998).

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Ages Grp., LP v. Raytheon Aircraft Co., Inc., 22 F. Supp. 2d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 1998). · cites it 4× “Alabama Code § 13A-11-34 prohibits possession of an eavesdropping device designed or commonly used for eavesdropping.”

Gasser v. Morgan, 498 F. Supp. 1154 (N.D. Ala. 1980). “of Alabama statutes which make the possession of items illegal only if a certain mens rea is present are Section 13A-9-9, criminal possession of forgery device; Section 13A-8-2, theft of property; Section 13A-7-28, criminal possession of noxious substances; Section 13A-12-24,…”

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