Alabama HB192 amends self-defense laws to establish a presumption against justified use of force when certain conditions are met.

Alabama HB192 amends the state's self-defense laws to further clarify when the use of physical force, including deadly force, is justified. The bill establishes a presumption that the use of force is not justified if the defendant concealed, altered, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of the weapon used in the commission of the alleged offense, other than by voluntarily providing the unaltered weapon to law enforcement. The defendant must show by a preponderance of the evidence that their use of force was justified.

Alabama HB192 amends self-defense laws to establish a presumption against justified use of force when certain conditions are met.

Alabama HB192 amends the state's self-defense laws to further clarify when the use of physical force, including deadly force, is justified. The bill establishes a presumption that the use of force is not justified if the defendant concealed, altered, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of the weapon used in the commission of the alleged offense, other than by voluntarily providing the unaltered weapon to law enforcement. The defendant must show by a preponderance of the evidence that their use of force was justified.