Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-7-4 (2026)
Criminal Trespass in the Third Degree.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) A person is guilty of criminal trespass in the third degree when he knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in or upon premises.
(b) Criminal trespass in the third degree is a violation.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2607.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 25
cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: Mullins v. City of Dothan, 724 So. 2d 83 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998).
Mullins v. City of Dothan, 724 So. 2d 83 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998). “The appellant, William Jevon Mullins, was convicted of criminal trespass in the third degree, a violation of ordinance number 9-1 of the City of Dothan, which incorporates § 13A-7-4, Code of Alabama 1975. The appellant was sentenced to 180 days’ imprisonment in the Dothan city…”
Powers v. City of Huntsville, 440 So. 2d 1185 (Ala. Crim. App. 1983). “Defendants, Melvin Powers, Don Nor-wood, Candace Woodley and Debra Bailes, were charged with criminal trespass in the third degree pursuant to § 13A-7-4, Code of Alabama 1975, for their involvement in three separate incidents which occurred in the Albertsons store in Huntsville,…”
Ex Parte Gentry, 689 So. 2d 916 (Ala. 1996). “30 (McKinney 1988); Commentary, § 13A-7-4, Ala. Code 1975. The New York courts have construed this provision as requiring more than evidence that the defendant committed a crime while on the premises: "The People reason that a privilege to remain is necessarily conditioned on…”
Satterwhite v. City of Auburn, 945 So. 2d 1076 (Ala. Crim. App. 2006). “Satterwhite appealed for a trial de novo in the circuit court, and after a jury trial, was again convicted of criminal trespass in the third degree.”
Brooks v. State, 471 So. 2d 511 (Ala. Crim. App. 1985). “The record in this case discloses that in February 1983, this appellant was tried in the Etowah County District Court and convicted of “criminal trespass in the third degree” as proscribed by Alabama Criminal Code, § 13A-7-4, and by the same court was tried and convicted of…”
Williams v. City of Phenix City, 659 So. 2d 1004 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). “Williams, was found guilty in the municipal court of Phenix City of criminal trespass in the third degree, a violation of § 13A-7-4, Code of Alabama 1975, and of bail jumping in the second degree, a violation of § 13A-10-40, Code of Alabama.”
Miller v. State, 273 So. 3d 921 (Ala. Crim. App. 2018). “Code 1975; (2) committed the new offense of third-degree criminal trespassing, see § 13A-7-4, Ala. Code 1975; (3) committed the new offense of failure to obey a police officer, see § 32-5A-4, Ala.”
Sales v. State, 460 So. 2d 1255 (Ala. Crim. App. 1984). “T Before the trial of this case, the appellant was convicted in Municipal Court of menacing (in violation of § 13A-6-23, Code of Alabama 1975), criminal mischief in the third degree (in violation of § 13A-7-23, Code of Alabama 1975) and criminal trespass in the third degree (in…”
Chapman v. State, 64 So. 3d 1120 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009). “Code 1975; § 13A-7-4(a), Ala.Code 1975, ("A person is guilty of criminal trespassing in the third degree when he knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in or upon premises.”
Peeples v. City of Montgomery, 506 So. 2d 366 (Ala. Crim. App. 1986). “§ 13A-7-4, § 13A-2-2(2). Even though Peeples was entitled to use reasonable force in preventing a trespass, the trial court did not err in refusing to instruct the jury in that regard.”
J.F.C. v. City of Daphne, 844 So. 2d 597 (Ala. Crim. App. 2001). “" § 13A-7-4(a), Ala. Code 1975. Section 13A-11-30(2), Ala.”
Cox v. State, 710 So. 2d 525 (Ala. Crim. App. 1997). “Section § 13A-7-4(b), Code of Alabama 1975, defines criminal trespass in the third degree as a “violation.”
— Ala. Code § 13A-7-4(a) — 10 cases
Mullins v. City of Dothan, 724 So. 2d 83 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998). “The appellant, William Jevon Mullins, was convicted of criminal trespass in the third degree, a violation of ordinance number 9-1 of the City of Dothan, which incorporates § 13A-7-4, Code of Alabama 1975. The appellant was sentenced to 180 days’ imprisonment in the Dothan city…”
Satterwhite v. City of Auburn, 945 So. 2d 1076 (Ala. Crim. App. 2006). “Satterwhite appealed for a trial de novo in the circuit court, and after a jury trial, was again convicted of criminal trespass in the third degree.”
Chapman v. State, 64 So. 3d 1120 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009). “Code 1975; § 13A-7-4(a), Ala.Code 1975, ("A person is guilty of criminal trespassing in the third degree when he knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in or upon premises.”
J.F.C. v. City of Daphne, 844 So. 2d 597 (Ala. Crim. App. 2001). “" § 13A-7-4(a), Ala. Code 1975. Section 13A-11-30(2), Ala.”
Peeples v. City of Montgomery, 506 So. 2d 366 (Ala. Crim. App. 1986). “§ 13A-7-4, § 13A-2-2(2). Even though Peeples was entitled to use reasonable force in preventing a trespass, the trial court did not err in refusing to instruct the jury in that regard.”
— Ala. Code § 13A-7-4(b) — 2 cases
Satterwhite v. City of Auburn, 945 So. 2d 1076 (Ala. Crim. App. 2006). “Satterwhite appealed for a trial de novo in the circuit court, and after a jury trial, was again convicted of criminal trespass in the third degree.”
Cox v. State, 710 So. 2d 525 (Ala. Crim. App. 1997). “Section § 13A-7-4(b), Code of Alabama 1975, defines criminal trespass in the third degree as a “violation.”
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