Ala. Code § 13A-11-96: Driver or Occupant of Motor Vehicle Stopped for Law Enforcement Purpose Prohibited from Knowingly Touching Loaded Handgun Except as Directed.

(a) A person who is the driver or occupant of any motor vehicle that is stopped as a result of a traffic stop or as a result of a stop for another law enforcement purpose and who is transporting or has a loaded handgun in the motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle shall not knowingly touch the handgun with his or her hands or fingers at any time after a person known to be a law enforcement officer begins approaching and before the law enforcement officer terminates contact with the person, unless the person has contact with the loaded handgun pursuant to, and in accordance with, directions given by the law enforcement officer.

(b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.