Ala. Code § 13A-6-4 (2026)
Criminally Negligent Homicide. (Amended by Act 2026-64)
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2015; Acts 1979, No. 79-664, p. 1163, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-916, p. 510, §1; Act 2014-427, p. 1574, §1.)
AMENDED BY ACT 2026-64, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.
- (a) A person commits the crime of criminally negligent homicide if he or she causes the death of another person by criminal negligence.
- (b) The jury may consider statutes and ordinances regulating the actor’s conduct in determining whether the actor is culpably negligent under subsection (a).
- (c) Criminally negligent homicide is a Class A misdemeanor, except in cases in which the criminally negligent homicide is caused by the driver or operator of a vehicle or vessel who is driving or operating the vehicle or vessel in violation of Section 32-5A-191 or 32-5A-191.3; in these cases, criminally negligent homicide is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2015; Acts 1979, No. 79-664, p. 1163, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-916, p. 510, §1; Act 2014-427, p. 1574, §1.)