Reckless Endangerment. (Amended by Act 2026-401)
Known as the Protecting Alabama’s Elders Act
The act spans §§ 13–13 (103 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Crosby v. Monroe County (2004)
Most recently applied in United States v. Raymon Marquell Harris (October 2019)
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2115.)
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.
AMENDED BY ACT 2026-401, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.
(a) A person commits the crime of reckless endangerment if he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person.
(b) Reckless endangerment is a Class A misdemeanor.
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.