Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-6-90 (2026)
Stalking in the First Degree.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) A person who intentionally and repeatedly follows or harasses another person and who makes a threat, either expressed or implied, with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily harm is guilty of the crime of stalking in the first degree.
(b) The crime of stalking in the first degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1992, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 92-675, p. 54, §1; Act 2012-380, p. 1004, §2.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: Ex Parte Rawls, 953 So. 2d 374 (Ala. 2006).
Ex Parte Rawls, 953 So. 2d 374 (Ala. 2006). “Code 1975; and stalking, a violation of § 13A-6-90, Ala.Code 1975. The criminal-mischief and criminal trespass charges stem from the October 27, 2004, incident; the stalking charge is apparently based on more than just this one incident.”
United States v. Saunders, 59 M.J. 1 (C.A.A.F. 2003). “); Cal.Penal Code § 646.9 (Deering, LEXIS through 2002 Sess.”
Jones v. State, 915 So. 2d 78 (Ala. Crim. App. 2005). “First, the State must prove that the accused ‘intentionally and repeatedly follow[ed] or harassed] another person.”
State v. Bryan, 910 P.2d 212 (Kan. 1996). “See Ala. Code § 13A-6-90 to -94 (1994); Del. Code Ann.”
Scott v. State, 917 So. 2d 159 (Ala. Crim. App. 2005). “1995) (holding that Alabama's stalking law, § 13A-6-90 et seq., Ala.Code 1975, was not void for vagueness, even though the terms "repeatedly" and "series" were not specifically defined in the statute); Musgrove v.”
Hackley v. State, 866 A.2d 906 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2005). “See Ala Code § 13A-6-90; Cal.Penai. Code § 646.”
Carroll v. Shoney's, Inc., 775 So. 2d 753 (Ala. 2000). “Code 1975; Stalking, §§ 13A-6-90 and -91, Ala.Code 1975. See also § 30-2-52, Ala.”
Martin v. Patterson, 975 So. 2d 984 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). “Code 1975 ("A person who intentionally and repeatedly follows or harasses another person and who makes a credible threat, either expressed or implied, with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily harm is guilty of the crime of stalking.”
Waters v. State, 155 So. 3d 311 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013). “Facts and Procedural History On May 12, 2005, Waters pleaded guilty to first-degree stalking, see § 13A-6-90, Ala.Code 1975, and was sentenced, as a habitual felony offender, to 30 years’ imprisonment.”
State v. Prince, 517 S.E.2d 229 (S.C. Ct. App. 1999). “Code § 13A-6-90 & -91 (1992) (A stalker acts with the intent to place the victim "in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily harm,” and aggravated stalking is stalking in violation of any court order or injunction.”
Williams v. City of Montgomery, Ala., 48 F. Supp. 2d 1317 (M.D. Ala. 1999). “See Ala.Code §§ 13A-6-90; 15A-10-3(a); 30-5A-1; 30-5-l(b).”
Hoffman v. City of Montgomery, 863 So. 2d 127 (Ala. Crim. App. 2003). “Threats and Unlawful Communications § 9 (1997) (“Actual subjective fear on the part of the victim is not a necessary element of the offense of menacing.”
— Ala. Code § 13A-6-90(a) — 5 cases
Jones v. State, 915 So. 2d 78 (Ala. Crim. App. 2005). “First, the State must prove that the accused ‘intentionally and repeatedly follow[ed] or harassed] another person.”
Martin v. Patterson, 975 So. 2d 984 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). “Code 1975 ("A person who intentionally and repeatedly follows or harasses another person and who makes a credible threat, either expressed or implied, with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily harm is guilty of the crime of stalking.”
Younes Essouiri v. State of Alabama (Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court: CC-19-1562) (Ala. Crim. App. 2024).
Currington (M.D. Ala. 2026).
United States v. Tignor, 414 F. Supp. 2d 1070 (M.D. Ala. 2006).
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