House Bill 293 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Juandalynn Givan Representative

Democrat

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Crimes and offenses; harassment and harassing communications, further provided

Description

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.

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Subjects

Crimes & Offenses