Section 13A-1-1 – Short Title.
Section 13A-1-1 Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Criminal Code.” (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §101.)
Section 13A-1-10 – Pending Proceedings, Rights and Liabilities Not Affected.
Section 13A-1-10 Pending proceedings, rights and liabilities not affected. All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired or incurred on January 1, 1980, are hereby saved and may be consummated according to the law in force when they were commenced. This title shall not be construed to affect any prosecution pending or begun […]
Section 13A-1-11 – Effective Date.
Section 13A-1-11 Effective date. This title shall take effect at 12:01 A.M. o’clock on January 1, 1980. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §9910; Acts 1978, No. 770, p. 1110, §1; Acts 1979, No. 79-125, p. 230.)
Section 13A-1-2 – Definitions.
Section 13A-1-2 Definitions. Unless different meanings are expressly specified in subsequent provisions of this title, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOOBY TRAP. Any concealed or camouflaged device designed to cause bodily injury when triggered by any action of a person making contact with the device. This term includes guns, ammunition, or […]
Section 13A-1-3 – General Purposes of Title.
Section 13A-1-3 General purposes of title. The general purposes of the provisions of this title are: (1) To proscribe conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens substantial harm to individual and/or public interests; (2) To give fair warning of the nature of the conduct proscribed and of the punishment authorized upon conviction; (3) To […]
Section 13A-1-4 – When Act or Omission Constitutes Crime.
Section 13A-1-4 When act or omission constitutes crime. No act or omission is a crime unless made so by this title or by other applicable statute or lawful ordinance. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §110.)
Section 13A-1-6 – General Rule of Construction.
Section 13A-1-6 General rule of construction. All provisions of this title shall be construed according to the fair import of their terms to promote justice and to effect the objects of the law, including the purposes stated in Section 13A-1-3. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §115.)
Section 13A-1-7 – Applicability of Title to Offenses Committed Before and After Enactment of Title.
Section 13A-1-7 Applicability of title to offenses committed before and after enactment of title. (a) The provisions of this title shall govern the construction of and punishment for any offense defined in this title and committed after 12:01 A.M. January 1, 1980, as well as the construction and application of any defense to a prosecution […]
Section 13A-1-8 – Procedural Matters; Civil Liabilities Not Affected by Title; Prosecution When More Than One Offense.
Section 13A-1-8 Procedural matters; civil liabilities not affected by title; prosecution when more than one offense. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the procedure governing the accusation, prosecution, conviction, and punishment of offenders and offenses is not regulated by this title. (2) This title does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right or liability […]
Section 13A-1-9 – Lesser Included Offenses.
Section 13A-1-9 Lesser included offenses. (a) A defendant may be convicted of an offense included in an offense charged. An offense is an included one if: (1) It is established by proof of the same or fewer than all the facts required to establish the commission of the offense charged; or (2) It consists of […]