Sentences of Imprisonment for Misdemeanors and Violations.
Known as the Alabama Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 13–13 (653 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 429 So. 2d 603 - Donley v. City of Mountain Brook (1982)
Most recently applied in 238 So. 3d 48 - Ala. Peace Officers' Standards & Training Comm'n v. Grimmett (May 2017)
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §1230; Acts 1978, No. 770, p. 1110.)
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(a) Sentences for misdemeanors shall be a definite term of imprisonment in the county jail or to hard labor for the county, within the following limitations:
(1) For a Class A misdemeanor, not more than one year.
(2) For a Class B misdemeanor, not more than six months.
(3) For a Class C misdemeanor, not more than three months.
(b) Sentences for violations shall be for a definite term of imprisonment in the county jail, not to exceed 30 days.
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.