{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-132","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-6-132","heading":"Domestic Violence - Third Degree.","body":"(a)(1) A person commits domestic violence in the third degree if the person commits the crime of assault in the third degree pursuant to Section 13A-6-22; the crime of menacing pursuant to Section 13A-6-23; the crime of reckless endangerment pursuant to Section 13A-6-24; the crime of criminal coercion pursuant to Section 13A-6-25; the crime of harassment pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 13A-11-8; the crime of criminal surveillance pursuant to Section 13A-11-32; the crime of harassing communications pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 13A-11-8; the crime of criminal trespass in the third degree pursuant to Section 13A-7-4; the crime of criminal mischief in the second or third degree pursuant to Sections 13A-7-22 and 13A-7-23; or the crime of arson in the third degree pursuant to Section 13A-7-43; and the victim is a current or former spouse, parent, step-parent, child, step-child, grandparent, step-grandparent, grandchild, step-grandchild, any person with whom the defendant has a child in common, a present household member, or a person who has or had a dating relationship with the defendant.\n(2) For the purpose of this section, a household member excludes non-romantic or non-intimate co-residents, and a dating relationship means a current or former relationship of a romantic or intimate nature characterized by the expectation of affectionate or sexual involvement by either party.\n(b) Domestic violence in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor. The minimum term of imprisonment imposed under subsection (a) shall be 30 days without consideration of reduction in time if a defendant willfully violates a protection order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction and in the process of violating the order commits domestic violence in the third degree.\n(c) A second conviction under subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor, except the defendant shall serve a minimum term of imprisonment of 10 days in a city or county jail or detention facility without consideration for any reduction in time.\n(d) A third or subsequent conviction under subsection (a) is a Class C felony.\n(e) If the defendant has a previous conviction for domestic violence in the first degree pursuant to Section 13A-6-130, domestic violence in the second degree pursuant to Section 13A-6-131, domestic violence by strangulation or suffocation pursuant to Section 13A-6-138, or a domestic violence conviction or other substantially similar conviction from another state or jurisdiction, a conviction under subsection (a) is a Class C felony.\n(f) For purposes of determining second, third, or subsequent number of convictions, convictions in municipal court shall be included.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 6 Offenses Involving Danger to the Person.","Article 7 Domestic Violence in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Degrees."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-6-132","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"8762a3985d749baaae2d1bb8c7d1d48a8354571df11125aa3ecadb80408d62d3","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-131","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-133"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}