Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-6-41 (2026)
Unlawful Imprisonment in the First Degree.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful imprisonment in the first degree if he restrains another person under circumstances which expose the latter to a risk of serious physical injury.
(b) Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2205.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2024 · leading case: United States v. Gonzalez-Ramirez, 477 F.3d 310 (5th Cir. 2007).
United States v. Gonzalez-Ramirez, 477 F.3d 310 (5th Cir. 2007). “But see Ala.Code § 13A-6-41(a) (Lexis Nexis 2005) (defining unlawful imprisonment in the first degree as requiring restraint "under circumstances which expose the [victim] to a risk of serious physical injury”); Conn.”
Goff v. State, 572 So. 2d 1283 (Ala. Crim. App. 1990). “§§ 13A-6-41 and -42. We acknowledge that unlawful imprisonment is a lesser-included offense of kidnapping.”
Avery v. State, 825 So. 2d 129 (Ala. Crim. App. 2001). “The commentary to §§ 13A-6-41 and -42 states: "The offense of `unlawful imprisonment' covers all mild cases of unlawful restraint that do not fall within the scope of `kidnapping.”
T.D. v. R.G., on behalf of N.G., a minor child (Appeal from Madison Circuit Court: DR-23-3039). (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). “See §§ 13A-6-41 and 13A-6-42, Ala. Code 1975.”
— Ala. Code § 13A-6-41(a) — 1 case
United States v. Gonzalez-Ramirez, 477 F.3d 310 (5th Cir. 2007). “But see Ala.Code § 13A-6-41(a) (Lexis Nexis 2005) (defining unlawful imprisonment in the first degree as requiring restraint "under circumstances which expose the [victim] to a risk of serious physical injury”); Conn.”
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