Alabama § 13A-11-220 Creating a Hazard

Alabama Statutes

§ 13A-11-220 — Creating a Hazard

Alabama § 13A-11-220

Title 13ACriminal Code

Ch. 11Offenses Against Public Order and Safety

Art. 10Miscellaneous Offenses Relating to Public Safety

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Ala. Code § 13A-11-220 (2026).

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(a)A person commits the crime of creating a hazard if:

(1)Having discarded, in any place accessible to children, a container having a compartment of more than one and one half cubic feet capacity and a door or lid that locks or fastens automatically when closed and cannot easily be opened from the inside, he fails to remove the door, lid or locking or fastening device; or

(2)Being the owner or otherwise having possession of land upon which there is an abandoned well, cistern or cesspool of a depth of four feet or more and a top width of 12 inches or more, he fails to fill, cover or fence it with a suitable protective construction.

(b)Creating a hazard is a Class B misdemeanor.

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(a) A person commits the crime of creating a hazard if:
(1) Having discarded, in any place accessible to children, a container having a compartment of more than one and one half cubic feet capacity and a door or lid that locks or fastens automatically when closed and cannot easily be opened from the inside, he fails to remove the door, lid or locking or fastening device; or
(2) Being the owner or otherwise having possession of land upon which there is an abandoned well, cistern or cesspool of a depth of four feet or more and a top width of 12 inches or more, he fails to fill, cover or fence it with a suitable protective construction.
(b) Creating a hazard is a Class B misdemeanor.