Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-11-63 (2026)
Possession, Sale, Etc., of Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun; Applicability.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) A person who possesses, obtains, receives, sells, or uses a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun in violation of federal law is guilty of a Class C felony.
(b) This section does not apply to a peace officer who possesses, obtains, receives, sells, or uses a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun in the course of or in connection with his or her official duties.
(Acts 1982, No. 82-430, §2; Act 2010-496, p. 766, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1983–2024 · leading case: United States v. Eddie Lipscomb, 619 F.3d 474 (5th Cir. 2010).
United States v. Eddie Lipscomb, 619 F.3d 474 (5th Cir. 2010). “, Ala.Code 1975 § 13A-11-63; Mo. Rev.Stat. § 571.”
Demetrius Avery Jackson, Jr. v. State of Alabama., 169 So. 3d 1 (Ala. Crim. App. 2010). “1992) (“The jury could reasonably have inferred that rather than have his true identity discovered, face probation revocation proceedings, and be prosecuted for possession of an illegal firearm under § 13A-11-63, 1975 Code of Alabama, Reese attempted to kill the arresting…”
Wright v. State, 599 So. 2d 637 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992). “The appellant was convicted of unlawfully possessing a shotgun with a barrel of *638 less than 18 inches in length, in violation of § 13A-11-63, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to five years in prison.”
Hiett v. State, 548 So. 2d 483 (Ala. Crim. App. 1987). “I The appellant argues that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for a continuance. Defense counsel acknowledged that he was informed of the trial date on the Wednesday of Thursday *485 prior to the docket call on the following Monday.”
C.D.J. v. State, 671 So. 2d 139 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). “, was adjudicated delinquent on the underlying offenses of unlawful possession of a short-barreled shotgun, a violation of § 13A-11-63, Code of Alabama 1975, and of carrying a pistol on premises not his own, a violation of § Í3A-11-52, Code of Alabama 1975.”
Hoyett v. State, 441 So. 2d 1063 (Ala. Crim. App. 1983). “I Section 13A-11-63, Code of Alabama 1975, states in pertinent part that: “A person who possesses, obtains, receives, sells, or uses a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun is guilty of a Class C felony.”
Tulley v. City of Jacksonville, 199 So. 3d 779 (Ala. Crim. App. 2014). “, a juvenile, was adjudicated delinquent on the offenses of carrying a pistol on premises not his own under § 13A-11-52, Ala.”
R.N. v. J.B. & K.B. (Appeal from Madison Juv. Court: JU-21-454.02). (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). “See Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-11-63(a). He said that he was arrested in 2021 for misdemeanor charges, which, he explained, had resulted in the revocation of his parole and his incarceration between June 2021 and September or October 2021.”
O.W. v. J.B. & K.B. (Appeal from Madison Juv. Court: JU-21-454.02). (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). “See Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-11-63(a). He said that he was arrested in 2021 for misdemeanor charges, which, he explained, had resulted in the revocation of his parole and his incarceration between June 2021 and September or October 2021.”
Madison Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources v. J.B. & K.B. (Appeal from Madison Juv. Court: JU-21-454.02). (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). “See Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-11-63(a). He said that he was arrested in 2021 for misdemeanor charges, which, he explained, had resulted in the revocation of his parole and his incarceration between June 2021 and September or October 2021.”
Ex parte Madison Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (In re: In the matter of D.W.) (Madison Juv. Court: JU-21-454.02) (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). “See Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-11-63(a). He said that he was arrested in 2021 for misdemeanor charges, which, he explained, had resulted in the revocation of his parole and his incarceration between June 2021 and September or October 2021.”
Raphiel Pier Quinnie v. State of Alabama (Ala. Crim. App. 2022). “Raphiel Pier Quinnie appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of a short-barreled shotgun, a violation of § 13A-11-63, Ala. Code 1975. Quinnie was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for that conviction.”
— Ala. Code § 13A-11-63(a) — 5 cases
R.N. v. J.B. & K.B. (Appeal from Madison Juv. Court: JU-21-454.02). (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). “See Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-11-63(a). He said that he was arrested in 2021 for misdemeanor charges, which, he explained, had resulted in the revocation of his parole and his incarceration between June 2021 and September or October 2021.”
O.W. v. J.B. & K.B. (Appeal from Madison Juv. Court: JU-21-454.02). (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). “See Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-11-63(a). He said that he was arrested in 2021 for misdemeanor charges, which, he explained, had resulted in the revocation of his parole and his incarceration between June 2021 and September or October 2021.”
Madison Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources v. J.B. & K.B. (Appeal from Madison Juv. Court: JU-21-454.02). (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). “See Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-11-63(a). He said that he was arrested in 2021 for misdemeanor charges, which, he explained, had resulted in the revocation of his parole and his incarceration between June 2021 and September or October 2021.”
Ex parte Madison Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (In re: In the matter of D.W.) (Madison Juv. Court: JU-21-454.02) (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). “See Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-11-63(a). He said that he was arrested in 2021 for misdemeanor charges, which, he explained, had resulted in the revocation of his parole and his incarceration between June 2021 and September or October 2021.”
CDJ v. State, 671 So. 2d 139 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995).
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