Common Alabama Criminal Charges & Penalties

 The Ford Firm – Attorney Randal S. Ford
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• 1st Offense: Up to 1 year jail, $600–$2,100 fine, 90-day suspension.
   
• 2nd Offense (within 10 years): 5 days–1 year jail or 30 days community service, $1,100–$5,100 fine, 1-year revocation.
   
• 3rd Offense: 60 days–1 year jail, $2,100–$10,100 fine, 3-year revocation.
   
• 4th+ Offense: Felony, 1–10 years prison, $4,100–$10,100 fine, 5-year revocation.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Ignition interlock is often required after conviction. Refusal to test = automatic administrative suspension (for Alabama residents).

• Classification: Class C misdemeanor
   
• Penalty: Up to 30 days jail, fines set by the court.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Common after downtown bar incidents or games.

• Classification: Class C misdemeanor
   
• Penalty: Up to 90 days jail, fines, license suspension, possible alcohol education.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Can impact student housing and scholarships.

• Classification: Class B Misdemeanor
   
• Penalty: Up to 6 months jail, fines, civil liability if injury results.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Applies when adults knowingly allow underage drinking/drugs at gatherings.

• Classification: Class A misdemeanor (first offense)
   
• Penalty: Up to 1 year jail, up to $6,000 fine.
   

Repeat or “other than personal use” (§ 13A-12-213):

• Classification: Class C felony
   
• Penalty: 1–10 years prison, up to $15,000 fine.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Conviction may suspend driver’s license and affect student aid.

• Classification: Class D felony
   
• Penalty: 1–5 years prison, fines up to $7,500.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Includes Adderall, Xanax, painkillers without prescription.

• 1st Degree: Class B felony, 2–20 years prison, fines up to $30,000.
   
• 2nd Degree: Class C felony, 1–10 years prison, fines up to $15,000.
   
• 3rd Degree: Class A misdemeanor, up to 1 year jail, up to $6,000 fine.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Use of weapon or serious injury = felony.

• DV 3rd (Class A misdemeanor): Up to 1 year jail, up to $6,000 fine.
   
• DV 2nd (Class B felony): 2–20 years prison.
   
• DV 1st (Class A felony): 10–99 years prison.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Prior DV or strangulation can upgrade misdemeanor to felony.

• Classification: Class C misdemeanor
   
• Penalty: Up to 3 months jail, fines set by court.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Includes physical contact, threats, and electronic harassment.

• Classification: Class B misdemeanor
   
• Penalty: Up to 6 months jail, fines.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Applies even if the arrest is unlawful.

• Classification: Class C misdemeanor
   
• Penalty: Up to 3 months jail, fines.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Fighting, unreasonable noise, blocking streets.

• 1st Degree (§ 13A-7-2): Class A misdemeanor, up to 1 year jail, $6,000 fine.
   
• 2nd Degree (§ 13A-7-3): Class C misdemeanor, up to 3 months jail.
   
• 3rd Degree (§ 13A-7-4): Violation, up to 30 days jail.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Applies to homes, fenced land, or even accidental entry.

• Penalty: Can be misdemeanor or felony depending on conduct.
   
• Consequence: If convicted of DV or felony, firearm rights are lost.
   

➡️ Extra Info: Permitless carry is legal, but restrictions remain.

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