HB51 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Donna Givens Representative

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Crimes and offenses; assault in the second degree, harassment, and harassing communications, further provided

Description

Under existing law, a person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if he or she, with intent to cause physical injury to another individual, causes physical injury to another individual.

This bill would provide that a person commits the crime of assault in the second degree if he or she, with intent to cause physical injury to a current or former public official, causes physical injury to an individual.

Under existing law, a person commits the crime of harassment if he or she touches another individual or directs obscene or abusive language or gestures toward another individual with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm.

Under existing law, a person commits the crime of harassing communications if he or she communicates in a manner likely to harass or cause alarm, makes a telephone call with no legitimate purpose, or telephones another individual and uses lewd or obscene language with intent to harass or alarm.

This bill would provide that a person who commits harassment or harassing communications where the victim is a public official commits a Class B misdemeanor.

HB51 INTRODUCED This bill would provide penalties for violations.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

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Subjects

Crimes & Offenses