Alabama HB 408: Relating to self-defense, to amend Section 13A-3-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a person's use of physical force in defending himself, herself, or another person is presumed reasonable; to further provide for the immunity received by a person whose use of physical force on another person is justified self-defense; to shift the burden of proving a person's use of physical force is not justified to the state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style

Status: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (as of 2025-03-06)

State: Alabama · Session: 2025rs · Bill: HB 408

Subjects: Crimes & Offenses

Sponsors: Yarbrough

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