Alabama Statutes
§ 13A-11-220 — Creating a Hazard
Alabama·Title 13A Criminal Code·Ch. 11 Offenses Against Public Order and Safety·Art. 10 Miscellaneous Offenses Relating to Public Safety
(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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Legislative History
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5801.)
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§ 13A-1-1
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Effective Date§ 13A-1-2
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