Domestic Violence, 3rd Degree Convictions in Baldwin County's Municipal Courts & Gun Rights

Baldwin County Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Convictions & Gun Rights Prohibitions

If you were convicted of a misdemeanor crime of Domestic Violence, 3^rd degree in any Municipal Court (aka “City Court”) in Baldwin County, Alabama your rights to own or possess a firearm (gun) or ammunition are now prohibited by Alabama and Federal law.



Persons prohibited from owning/possessing firearms that are alleged to be in actual or constructive possession of a firearm or ammunition are subject to being charged with a new felony charge under Alabama and/or Federal law. (See the footnote to this article for citations of the Alabama and Federal laws.)

WARNING - ***Please note that at the time of authoring this article, an Order of Expungement in Alabama will NOT restore firearm rights per the authority of the current Alabama expungement law.***

Therefore, you either need an unrestricted pardon or a set aside of the conviction (if there are legal grounds) in Alabama to have your firearm rights restored from a previous Domestic Violence, 3^rd degree misdemeanor conviction. Many Domestic Violence, 3^rd degree convictions are from Municipal Courts in Baldwin County, Alabama. However, Alabama law provides that the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles does not have jurisdiction to pardon convictions from Municipal Courts.

Therefore, unless you can get a Mayoral pardon, the only current legal remedy to restore gun rights from a Domestic Violence, 3^rd degree misdemeanor conviction in a Municipal Court in Baldwin County, Alabama may be petitioning for an Order from the Municipal Court setting aside the conviction (if certain legal grounds are met). 

In short, if you were convicted of a Domestic Violence 3^rd degree, you were not represented by an attorney, you did not waive your right to an attorney in a signed waiver, and you received either suspended jail time or jail time  -- then you likely meet the legal criteria for our law firm to be able to represent you in pursuing a set aside of your conviction with the Municipal Court.

Many of the eligible cases we see are many years old with Domestic Violence, 3^rd degree convictions in Municipal Courts in Baldwin County, Alabama. However, if you meet the above criteria, there is no time limitation period for us to pursue this ground for relief because of the jurisdictional issue under the law.

If you have a previous Domestic Violence, 3^rd degree conviction in a Municipal court in Baldwin County, Alabama, including but not limited to: Gulf Shores Municipal Court, Orange Beach Municipal Court, Fairhope Municipal Court, Foley Municipal Court, Loxley Municipal Court, Summerdale Municipal Court, Daphne Municipal Court, Bay Minette Municipal Court, Robertsdale Municipal Court, Silverhill Municipal Court, Elberta Municipal Court, Spanish Fort Municipal Court and you meet the above grounds – feel free to contact our law firm to discuss potential representation.

Contact Foley (Baldwin County), Alabama Domestic Violence, 3^rd Degree Criminal Defense Law Firm – Jordan M. Copeland Law, PLLC. Since 2007, Attorney, Jordan M. Copeland has successful defended hundreds of Domestic Violence, 3^rd degree misdemeanor charges in Alabama against people from all walks of life.

 -The above scholarly legal article was personally authored and published by Attorney, Jordan M. Copeland of Jordan M. Copeland Law, PLLC. -

[Footnote: “Anyone who has been convicted in any court (including Municipal Courts) of a qualifying Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence (including, but not limited to, Domestic Violence, 3rd degree in Alabama) generally is prohibited for life in the State of Alabama from owning or possessing any firearm (See: 13A-11-72(a), Code of Ala.). Currently, violations of this offense are punishable as a Class C Felony in Alabama (See: 13A-11-84(a), Code of Ala.). Additionally, the same persons are also generally prohibited for life under Federal law from possessing any firearm or ammunition in interstate or affecting commerce shipping or transporting any firearm or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce, or receiving any such firearm or ammunition. Violation of this Federal law prohibition is a federal criminal offense punishable by up to ten (10) years imprisonment (See: 18 USC 922(g)(9) (the Lautenberg Amendment); 18 USC 92” See: https://www.expungementalabamalawyer.com/gun-rights-restorationa3cbf289]