Alabama § 13A-11-57 Selling, Etc., Pistol or Bowie Knife to Minor

Alabama Statutes

§ 13A-11-57 — Selling, Etc., Pistol or Bowie Knife to Minor

Alabama § 13A-11-57

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 13ACriminal Code

Ch. 11Offenses Against Public Order and Safety

Art. 3Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons

Div. 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 13A-11-57 (2026).

Text

(a)Any person who sells, gives or lends to any minor any pistol , except under the circumstances provided in Section 13A-11-72, bowie knife, or other knife of like kind or description, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(b)This section does not apply to a transfer by inheritance of title to, but not possession of, a pistol, bowie knife, or other knife of like kind or description to a minor.

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(a) Any person who sells, gives or lends to any minor any pistol , except under the circumstances provided in Section 13A-11-72, bowie knife, or other knife of like kind or description, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(b) This section does not apply to a transfer by inheritance of title to, but not possession of, a pistol, bowie knife, or other knife of like kind or description to a minor.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §204; Code 1867, §3751; Code 1876, §4230; Code 1886, §4096; Code 1896, §5355; Code 1907, §6896; Code 1923, §4046; Code 1940, T. 14, §170; Code 1975, §13-6-128; Act 2015-341, §1.)