Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-11-73 (2026)
Permit to Carry Pistol in Vehicle or Concealed on Person - Required; Possession of Unloaded Pistol in Motor Vehicle.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-133 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
(Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 82, p. 51; Code 1940, T. 14, §175; Acts 1947, No. 616, p. 463, §3; Acts 1951, No. 784, p. 1378; Acts 1956, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 43, p. 336; Code 1975, §13-6-153; Act 2013-283, p. 938, §2.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 45
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1992–2025 · leading case: Tulley v. City of Jacksonville, 199 So. 3d 779 (Ala. Crim. App. 2014).
Tulley v. City of Jacksonville, 199 So. 3d 779 (Ala. Crim. App. 2014). “Code 1975, the City of Jacksonville (“the City”) was required to prove that he did not have a license issued under § 13A-11-73, Ala. Code 1975. We disagree.”
K.J. v. State, 690 So. 2d 541 (Ala. Crim. App. 1997). “Specifically, the appellant’s asserts that § 13A-11-52 was repealed or superseded by § 13A-11-73, Code of Alabama 1975. Section 13A-11-52 states: “Except as otherwise provided in this article, no person shall carry a pistol about his person on premises not his own or under his…”
State v. Lutters, 853 A.2d 434 (Conn. 2004). “, Ala. Code § 13A-11-73 (Michie 1994) (exception for “fixed place of business”); Idaho Code § 18-3302 (7) (Michie 1997) (same); 720 111.”
E.M. v. State, 675 So. 2d 90 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). “, violated § 13A-11-73, Ala.Code 1975, because he was not, nor could he legally have been, issued a license to carry a pistol in a vehicle.”
E.T. III v. State, 682 So. 2d 508 (Ala. Crim. App. 1996). “In so holding, we reject the attorney general’s argument that § 13A-11-73 expands the scope of § 13A-11-52 to apply to public places.”
C.D.J. v. State, 671 So. 2d 139 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). “) The appellant contends that this statute conflicts with § 13A-11-73, Code of Alabama 1975. Section 13A-11-73 states: “No person shall carry a pistol in any vehicle or concealed on or about his person, except on his own land, in his own abode or fixed place of business, without…”
Prill v. Marrone, 23 So. 3d 1 (Ala. 2009). “Prill alleges that Sean and/or Justin negligently concealed handguns on their person and brought the guns into her house, in violation of § 13A-11-73, Ala.Code 1975, and that they negligently handled the guns.”
William J. Johnson v. Dale Howard, 963 F.2d 342 (11th Cir. 1992). “” Ala.Code § 13A-11-73. Thus, the first offense requires that a person carry the gun in a specific place and without a license but makes no mention of the possessor’s status as a felon.”
Gaston v. State, 265 So. 3d 387 (Ala. Crim. App. 2018). “Code 1975, and possession of a pistol without a permit, see § 13A-11-73, Ala. Code 1975, and § 13A-11-84, Ala.”
Sims v. State, 733 So. 2d 926 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998). “Code 1975; and carrying a concealed pistol without a license, a violation of § 13A-11-73, Ala.Code 1975. Sims was sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment, 6 months' imprisonment, and 1 year's imprisonment, respectively.”
Holley v. Town of Camp Hill, 351 F. Supp. 3d 1359 (M.D. Ala. 2018). “Ala. Code §§ 13A-11-73, 13A-11-84(a). Holley had a "permission" or "commission card" from the Tallapoosa County Sheriff, but that did not satisfy the permit requirement.”
D.K.F. v. State, 651 So. 2d 48 (Ala. Crim. App. 1994). “, 1 a minor, was adjudicated delinquent on the underlying offense of carrying a pistol in a vehicle without a license in violation of § 13A-11-73, Code of Alabama 1975. The appellant was committed *49 to the Department of Youth Services and was placed on probation.”
— Ala. Code § 13A-11-73(a) — 1 case
Aubrey Williams v. Daniel Aguirre (11th Cir. 2020).
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