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Ala. Code § 13A-11-50 (2026)

Carrying Concealed Weapons.

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A person who, in violation of this article, carries concealed about his or her person or in a vehicle a pistol or firearm of any other kind shall, on conviction, be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

(Code 1852, §15; Code 1867, §3555; Code 1876, §4109; Code 1886, §3775; Code 1896, §4420; Code 1907, §6421; Code 1923, §3485; Code 1940, T. 14, §161; Code 1975, §13-6-120; Act 2022-133, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1982–2014 · leading case: Drake v. Filko, 724 F.3d 426 (3d Cir. 2013).
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Drake v. Filko, 724 F.3d 426 (3d Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “4 See Ala. Code §§ 13A-11-50, 13A-11-73; Ark. Code Ann.”
Littrell v. State, 699 So. 2d 962 (Ala. Crim. App. 1997). · cites it 7× “Clair County of carrying a concealed weapon, a violation of § 13A-11-50, Ala.Code 1975. The appellant was fined $50.”
Tulley v. City of Jacksonville, 199 So. 3d 779 (Ala. Crim. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “1977) ], this court addressed a similar conflict between § 13A-11-73 and § 13A-11-50. Section 13A-11-50 states: “‘Except as otherwise provided in this Code, a person who carries concealed about his person a bowie knife or knife or instrument of like kind or description or a…”
K.J. v. State, 690 So. 2d 541 (Ala. Crim. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “In Braxton , this court addressed a similar conflict between § 13A-11-73 and § 13A-11-50. Section 13A-11-50 states: “ ‘Except as otherwise provided in this Code, a person who carries concealed about his person a bowie knife or knife or instrument of like kind or description or a…”
C.D.J. v. State, 671 So. 2d 139 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “In Braxton , this court addressed a similar conflict between § 13A-11-73 and § 13A-11-50. Section 13A-11-50 states: *142 “Except as otherwise provided in this Code, a person who carries concealed about his person a bowie knife or knife or instrument of like kind or description…”
Wigley v. State, 456 So. 2d 339 (Ala. Crim. App. 1982). “Possession or control of a pistol without a permit, as is the case here, is a misdemeanor only (§ 13A-11-50, Ala.Code 1975), but is elevated to felony status by addition of the element or ingredient of having previously "been convicted in this state or elsewhere of committing or…”
Johnson v. State, 620 So. 2d 661 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “677 (1903), the Alabama Supreme Court held that intent is not an element of what is now § 13A-11-50 prohibiting the carrying of a concealed weapon.”
KJ v. State, 690 So. 2d 541 (Ala. Crim. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “In Braxton , this court addressed a similar conflict between § 13A-11-73 and § 13A-11-50. Section 13A-11-50 states: "`Except as otherwise provided in this Code, a person who carries concealed about his person a bowie knife or knife or instrument of like kind or description or a…”
Smelley v. State, 472 So. 2d 715 (Ala. Crim. App. 1985). · cites it 7× “Eighteen-year-old Bill Kim Smelley was adjudicated a delinquent on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon in violation of Alabama Code 1975, § 13A-11-50. From this adjudication of delinquency the juvenile appeals.”
I.L.M. v. State, 596 So. 2d 629 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). · cites it 7× “, a juvenile, was adjudicated delinquent for carrying a concealed weapon, a violation of § 13A-11-50, Code of Alabama 1975. At trial, the appellant stipulated that he had in his possession a Rohn R62 tear gas gun, which is similar in shape and size to a .”
BJC v. State, 992 So. 2d 90 (Ala. Crim. App. 2008). “was adjudicated delinquent after pleading guilty to the underlying charge of carrying a concealed weapon, a violation of § 13A-11-50, Ala.Code 1975. Before entering his guilty plea, B.”
CDJ v. State, 671 So. 2d 139 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “In Braxton , this court addressed a similar conflict between § 13A-11-73 and § 13A-11-50. Section 13A-11-50 states: *142 "Except as otherwise provided in this Code, a person who carries concealed about his person a bowie knife or knife or instrument of like kind or description…”
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