Ala. Code § 13A-11-61

Discharging Firearm, Etc., into Occupied or Unoccupied Building, Etc., Prohibited; Penalty.

Known as the Alabama Criminal Code

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

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 601 So. 2d 180 - Trice v. State (1992)

Most recently applied in 425 F. App'x 801 - Reginald DeWayne Hutcherson vs USA (April 2011)

(Acts 1984, No. 84-276, p. 463, §§1, 2; Act 2025-273, §3.)

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(a) No person shall shoot or discharge a firearm, explosive or other weapon that discharges a dangerous projectile into any occupied or unoccupied dwelling, building, railroad locomotive, railroad car, aircraft, automobile, truck, or watercraft.

(b) Any person who commits an act prohibited by subsection (a) with respect to an occupied dwelling, building, railroad locomotive, railroad car, aircraft, automobile, truck, or watercraft shall be guilty of a Class A felony.

(c) Any person who commits any act prohibited by subsection (a) with respect to an unoccupied dwelling, building, railroad locomotive, railroad car, aircraft, automobile, truck, or watercraft shall be guilty of a Class C felony.

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