SB337 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Primary Sponsor: Paul Sanford
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Rusty Glover Scott Beason Clay Scofield
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Disorderly conduct, definition revised, carrying a pistol in a vehicle without a pistol permit, authorized, discretion of sheriff in concealed pistol licensing eliminated under certain conditions, certain provisions of concealed pistol licensing revised, Secs. 13A-11-7, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, 13A-11-75 am'd.; Secs. 13A-11-52, 13A-11-59 repealed
Summary: SB337 would redefine disorderly conduct to not automatically include carrying a visible firearm, allow carrying a pistol in a vehicle without a concealed-pistol permit, and repeal certain restrictions on where pistols can be carried, while revising the pistol licensing system.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, lawfully carrying a firearm under certain conditions would not by itself be disorderly conduct. It would permit carrying a pistol in a vehicle without a concealed-pistol permit and repeal bans on carrying a concealed pistol on someone else's property and at public demonstrations. It would also change how pistol licenses work, with sheriffs issuing licenses for carrying in a vehicle or concealed on a person, including licensing procedures, fees, confidentiality rules, and records handling. It repeals two existing statutes related to pistols and adjusts constitutional expenditure rules related to local government funding.

Who It Affects
General public who carry firearms (could carry in a vehicle without a license, and visible holstered firearms would not automatically be disorderly conduct).
Property owners and the public demonstrations where restrictions would be removed on concealed carrying (pistols could be carried on another's property or at demonstrations without the prohibitions).
Law enforcement and sheriffs (new licensing process and record-keeping requirements, confidentiality provisions).
Local governments and taxpayers (fiscal/constitutional note about local funds and expenditure exemptions).

Key Provisions
Amends 13A-11-7 to state that simply carrying a visible holstered firearm in public is not a crime, while disorderly conduct remains a Class C misdemeanor for other acts.
Amends 13A-11-73 and related sections to allow carrying a pistol in a vehicle without a concealed-pistol license and to revise licensing requirements accordingly.
Repeals prohibitions on carrying a concealed pistol on another person's property and at public demonstrations (repeals 13A-11-52 and 13A-11-59).
Establishes a sheriff-based licensing system (13A-11-75) with licenses valid up to one year, a $1 fee, application and renewal procedures, criminal-history checks, license revocation, confidentiality of licensee information, and data-release rules.
Section 3 states the bill is exempt from certain local-funds expenditure requirements because it amends crimes or creates new ones.
Effective date is the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects: Crimes and Offenses