Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-6-24 (2026)
Reckless Endangerment. (Amended by Act 2026-401)
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
AMENDED BY ACT 2026-401, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.
(a) A person commits the crime of reckless endangerment if he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person.
(b) Reckless endangerment is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2115.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 41
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1984–2025 · leading case: William J. Crosby v. Monroe Cnty., 394 F.3d 1328 (11th Cir. 2004).
William J. Crosby v. Monroe Cnty., 394 F.3d 1328 (11th Cir. 2004). “” Ala.Code § 13A-6-24. That is one of the crimes for which Crosby was arrested.”
McNabb v. State, 887 So. 2d 929 (Ala. Crim. App. 2003). “The Commentary to § 13A-6-24, Ala.Code 1975, states: "Reckless endangerment is a new crime and is applicable to reckless conduct which creates a substantial risk of, but does not result in, serious physical injury.”
Hulsey v. State, 196 So. 3d 342 (Ala. Crim. App. 2015). “Code 1975, and reckless endangerment, see § 13A-6-24, Ala.Code 1975. For the unlawful-manufacture-of-a-controlled-substanee conviction, Hulsey was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment; that sentence was, split, and he was ordered to serve 3 years in prison, followed by 12 years’…”
United States v. Raymon Marquell Harris, 941 F.3d 1048 (11th Cir. 2019). “(quoting Ala. Code § 13A-6-24(a)). The court explained that attempted reckless endangerment was “legally impossible,” since “the offense of reckless endangerment involves recklessness and an attempt as defined by § 13A– 4–2 involves intent.”
Campbell v. State, 654 So. 2d 69 (Ala. Crim. App. 1994). “” The court did not err in not instructing the jury on reckless endangerment because under the facts of the case there was no rational basis for a verdict convicting the appellant of the offense of reckless endangerment.”
Glass v. State, 14 So. 3d 188 (Ala. Crim. App. 2008). “Jerry Kenneth Glass was convicted of four counts of reckless endangerment, a violation of § 13A-6-24, Ala.Code 1975, and one count of criminal mischief in the second degree, a violation of § 13A-7-22, Ala.”
Weeks v. State, 257 So. 3d 894 (Ala. Crim. App. 2018). “Code 1975, and reckless endangerment, see § 13A-6-24, Ala. Code 1975. Weeks was sentenced, as a habitual offender, to 22 years' imprisonment on the attempted-assault and attempting-to-elude convictions.”
Bradley v. State, 925 So. 2d 221 (Ala. Crim. App. 2005). “Code 1975; the jury found him guilty of the lesser-included offense of reckless endangerment, a violation of § 13A-6-24, Ala. Code 1975. Bradley does not appeal that conviction.”
Ex Parte State, 972 So. 2d 835 (Ala. 2007). “Code 1975, and reckless endangerment, a violation of § 13A-6-24, Ala.Code 1975. The trial court sentenced him to 60 days in jail on each conviction, the sentences to run concurrently.”
D.B. v. State, 861 So. 2d 4 (Ala. Crim. App. 2003). “On July 7, 1999, the appellant pleaded guilty to two counts of reckless endangerment, violations of § 13A-6-24, Ala.Code 1975, for an incident that occurred on November 12, 1998, unrelated to the rape, sodomy, and burglary.”
Minor v. State, 583 A.2d 1102 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1991). “, Ala.Code § 13A-6-24 (1982); Alaska Stat. § 11.”
Moye v. City of Foley, 632 So. 2d 1012 (Ala. Crim. App. 1993). “Code 1975, § 13A-6-22) and reckless endangerment (see § 13A-6-24). He appealed those convictions to circuit court for trial de novo where he was again convicted.”
— Ala. Code § 13A-6-24(a) — 6 cases
McNabb v. State, 887 So. 2d 929 (Ala. Crim. App. 2003). “The Commentary to § 13A-6-24, Ala.Code 1975, states: "Reckless endangerment is a new crime and is applicable to reckless conduct which creates a substantial risk of, but does not result in, serious physical injury.”
United States v. Raymon Marquell Harris, 941 F.3d 1048 (11th Cir. 2019). “(quoting Ala. Code § 13A-6-24(a)). The court explained that attempted reckless endangerment was “legally impossible,” since “the offense of reckless endangerment involves recklessness and an attempt as defined by § 13A– 4–2 involves intent.”
Campbell v. State, 654 So. 2d 69 (Ala. Crim. App. 1994). “” The court did not err in not instructing the jury on reckless endangerment because under the facts of the case there was no rational basis for a verdict convicting the appellant of the offense of reckless endangerment.”
McKelvey v. State, 895 So. 2d 1025 (Ala. Crim. App. 2004).
Bearden v. State, 255 So. 3d 797 (Ala. Crim. App. 2017).
— Ala. Code § 13A-6-24(b) — 2 cases
William J. Crosby v. Monroe Cnty., 394 F.3d 1328 (11th Cir. 2004). “” Ala.Code § 13A-6-24. That is one of the crimes for which Crosby was arrested.”
United States v. Terry, 424 F. Supp. 2d 1292 (M.D. Ala. 2006).
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