Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-8-19 (2026)
Receiving Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree.
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(a) Receiving stolen property which does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) in value constitutes receiving stolen property in the fourth degree.
(b) Receiving stolen property in the fourth degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §3243; Acts 1979, No. 79- 471, p. 862, §1; Act 2003-355, p. 962, §1; Act 2015-185, §2.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases, 1983–2019 · leading case: Ashurst v. State, 462 So. 2d 999 (Ala. Crim. App. 1984).
Ashurst v. State, 462 So. 2d 999 (Ala. Crim. App. 1984). “Receiving stolen property in the first degree involves property which exceeds $1,000 in value (§ 13A-8-17); second degree involves property which exceeds $100 but does not exceed $1,000 in value (§ 13A-8-18); third degree involves property which does not exceed $100 in value (§…”
Theodorou v. State, 53 So. 3d 151 (Ala. 2010). “Jerome Theodorou pleaded guilty to third-degree receiving stolen property, see § 13A-8-19, Ala.Code 1975, 1 and was sentenced to 12 months in prison.”
Skinner v. State, 987 So. 2d 1172 (Ala. Crim. App. 2006). “On January 1, 1980, the effective date of the Alabama Criminal Code, receiving stolen property was defined as follows: “§ 13A-8-19. Receiving stolen property in the third degree.”
Walker v. State, 152 So. 3d 1247 (Ala. 2014). “Facts and Procedural History In June 2006, Walker pleaded guilty to the offense of second-degree receiving stolen property, a violation of § 13A-8-19, Ala.Code 1975. The State established that at the time of sentencing Walker had three prior felony convictions.”
Speight v. State, 437 So. 2d 662 (Ala. Crim. App. 1983). “He was convicted by a jury on July 1, 1982, on receiving stolen property in the third degree (§ 13A-8-19). Appellant was sentenced to twélve months in the county jail.”
Mills v. State, 581 So. 2d 1126 (Ala. Crim. App. 1987). “Receiving stolen property in the first degree involves property which exceeds $1,000 in value (§ 13A-8-17); second degree involves property which exceeds $100 but does not exceed $1,000 in value (§ 13A-8-18); third degree involves property which does not exceed $100 in value (§…”
Clackler v. State, 612 So. 2d 1246 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “§ 13A-8-19(b). Because we are unable, as was the trial court, to determine the value of the stolen property from the evidence presented by the state, we conclude that the state did not prove that the federal conviction would be a felony under Alabama law.”
City of Mobile Water Serv. Sys. v. Smith, 637 So. 2d 885 (Ala. Civ. App. 1993). “Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-8-19. At the Board hearing, John R.”
Charles Lee McGowan v. State of Alabama., 88 So. 3d 916 (Ala. Crim. App. 2010). “) [[Image here]] “On January 1, 1980, the effective date of the Alabama Criminal Code, receiving stolen property was defined as follows: *923 “ ‘§ 13A-8-19. Receiving stolen property in the third degree.”
R.L.M. v. State, 895 So. 2d 389 (Ala. Crim. App. 2004). “, appeals from the trial court’s order adjudicating him delinquent for the offense of receiving stolen property in the third degree, a violation of § 13A-8-19, Ala.Code 1975. The appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal…”
Brown v. Carter (INMATE 3) (M.D. Ala. 2019). “§ 13A-8-19(b), Ala. Code 1975. 8 Section 13A-8-11, Ala.”
Marlow v. State, 538 So. 2d 813 (Ala. Crim. App. 1988). “” Ala.Code § 13A-8-19(a) (1975). The evidence presented by the State showed that the appellant had possession of the stolen rifle at issue on the day that same was stolen.”
— Ala. Code § 13A-8-19(a) — 1 case
Marlow v. State, 538 So. 2d 813 (Ala. Crim. App. 1988). “” Ala.Code § 13A-8-19(a) (1975). The evidence presented by the State showed that the appellant had possession of the stolen rifle at issue on the day that same was stolen.”
— Ala. Code § 13A-8-19(b) — 2 cases
Clackler v. State, 612 So. 2d 1246 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “§ 13A-8-19(b). Because we are unable, as was the trial court, to determine the value of the stolen property from the evidence presented by the state, we conclude that the state did not prove that the federal conviction would be a felony under Alabama law.”
Brown v. Carter (INMATE 3) (M.D. Ala. 2019). “§ 13A-8-19(b), Ala. Code 1975. 8 Section 13A-8-11, Ala.”
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