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Ala. Code § 13A-1-3

General Purposes of Title.

Known as the Alabama Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 13A-10-1 to 13A-9-92 (653 sections).

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §105.)

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 define the act or omission and the accompanying mental state that constitute each offense;

(4) To differentiate on reasonable grounds between serious and minor offenses and to prescribe proportionate penalties for each;

(5) To insure the public safety by preventing the commission of offenses through the deterrent influence of the sentences authorized, the rehabilitation of those convicted and their confinement when required in the interests of public protection; and

(6) To prevent arbitrary or oppressive treatment of persons accused or convicted of offenses.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.