Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-7-3 (2026)
Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree.
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(a) A person is guilty of criminal trespass in the second degree if he knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a building or upon real property which is fenced or enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders.
(b) Criminal trespass in the second degree is a Class C misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2606.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: Powers v. City of Huntsville, 440 So. 2d 1185 (Ala. Crim. App. 1983).
Powers v. City of Huntsville, 440 So. 2d 1185 (Ala. Crim. App. 1983). “10, which corresponds to Alabama’s § 13A-7-3 (criminal trespass in the second degree) was upheld in Ahmed v.”
Chapman v. State, 64 So. 3d 1120 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009). “§ 13A-7-3, Ala. Code 1975. *1128 Chapman correctly argues that, under the facts of this case, each crime of which he was convicted required proof that he was trespassing in a private place belonging to Sarah Bodle and that, while he was trespassing, he had the intent to commit…”
Cooper v. Lister, No. 1:21-cv-00324 (S.D. Ala. Jan. 13, 2023). “Criminal trespass Ala. Code § 13A-7-3 (1975) states "A person is guilty of criminal trespass in the second degree if he knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a building or upon real property which is fenced or enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders.”
Phillips v. City of Hanceville Alabama, No. 5:22-cv-00987 (N.D. Ala. July 8, 2025). “” Ala. Code § 13A-7-3 (1975). The video evidence shows that Phillips repeatedly refused to obey lawful orders to exit a restricted area, which gave Officers Duncan and Howell actual probable cause to arrest him for trespassing.”
Johnson v. State, 611 So. 2d 457 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992). “Ill The appellant contends that the circuit court erred in not instructing the jury on the lesser included offense of criminal trespass in the second degree. Essentially, the difference between burglary in the third degree, § 13A-7-7, Code of Alabama 1975, of which the appellant…”
Dawson v. State, 53 So. 3d 994 (Ala. Crim. App. 2010). “The appellant, Radford Dawson, entered a guilty plea to second-degree criminal trespass, a violation of § 13A-7-3, Ala. Code 1975. The trial court sentenced him to serve a term of thirty days in the county jail.”
Chapman v. State, 64 So. 3d 1133 (Ala. 2010). “§ 13A-7-3, Ala.Code 1975. “Chapman correctly argues that, under the facts of this case, each crime of which he was convicted required proof that he was trespassing in a private place belonging to Sarah Bodle and that, while he was trespassing, he had the intent to commit…”
Ala. Code § 13A-7-3(a): 1 case
Dawson v. State, 53 So. 3d 994 (Ala. Crim. App. 2010). “The appellant, Radford Dawson, entered a guilty plea to second-degree criminal trespass, a violation of § 13A-7-3, Ala. Code 1975. The trial court sentenced him to serve a term of thirty days in the county jail.”
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