Alabama § 13A-12-233 Drug Trafficking Enterprise Defined; Punishment

Alabama Statutes

§ 13A-12-233 — Drug Trafficking Enterprise Defined; Punishment

Alabama § 13A-12-233

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 13ACriminal Code

Ch. 12Offenses Against Public Health and Morals

Art. 5Drug Offenses

Div. 3Drug Trafficking Offenses

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Ala. Code § 13A-12-233 (2026).

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(a)This section shall be known as the “Alabama Drug Trafficking Enterprise Act.” For purposes of this section, a person is engaged in a criminal enterprise for the purpose of trafficking in illegal drugs if that person violates any provision of Section 13A-12-231, and such violation is:

(1)Undertaken by such person in concert with five or more other persons with respect to whom such person occupies a position of organizer, a supervisory position, or any other position of management, and

(2)From which such person obtains substantial income or resources.

(b)For purposes of this section, “substantial income” means any amount exceeding the established minimum wage, as established by law.

(c)Any person who engages in a criminal enterprise for the purpose of trafficking in illegal drugs sha

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(a) This section shall be known as the “Alabama Drug Trafficking Enterprise Act.” For purposes of this section, a person is engaged in a criminal enterprise for the purpose of trafficking in illegal drugs if that person violates any provision of Section 13A-12-231, and such violation is:
(1) Undertaken by such person in concert with five or more other persons with respect to whom such person occupies a position of organizer, a supervisory position, or any other position of management, and
(2) From which such person obtains substantial income or resources.
(b) For purposes of this section, “substantial income” means any amount exceeding the established minimum wage, as established by law.
(c) Any person who engages in a criminal enterprise for the purpose of trafficking in illegal drugs shall be punished as follows:
(1) Upon the first conviction of violation of this section, he shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 25 calendar years or for any mandatory term of calendar years up to and including life without parole and to a fine of not less than $50,000.00 nor more than $500,000.00.
(2) Upon the second conviction of violation of this section, he must be sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment for life without parole and to a fine of not less than $150,000.00 nor more than $1,000,000.00.
(3) In no event shall the term of imprisonment or the amount of fine imposed under this section be less than the corresponding term of imprisonment or fine authorized in Section 13A-12-231, for the underlying violation of that section, including application of the Habitual Felony Offender Act, as determined by the type and amount of the particular illegal drug involved.
(d) The courts of Alabama shall have jurisdiction to enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, or to take such other actions, including the acceptance of satisfactory performance bonds, in connection with any property or other interest subject to forfeiture under Section 20-2-93 as they shall deem proper.