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AL Code § 13A-9-6.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-6.1 - Criminal Possession of Forged Instrument in the Third Degree.

Section 13A-9-6.1Criminal possession of forged instrument in the third degree.  (a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree if he or she possesses or utters a forged instrument of a kind covered in Section 13A-9-3.1 with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud. (b) Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree is a Class D felony. (Act 2015-185, §6.)
AL Code § 13A-9-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-7 - Criminal Possession of Forged Instrument in the Fourth Degree.

Section 13A-9-7Criminal possession of forged instrument in the fourth degree. (a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the fourth degree if he or she possesses or utters a forged instrument of a kind covered in Section 13A-9-4 with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud. (b) Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the fourth degree is a Class A misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4012; Act 2015-185, §2.)
AL Code § 13A-9-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-8 - Limitation on Criminal Liability for Forgery and Criminal Possession of Forged Instrument.

Section 13A-9-8Limitation on criminal liability for forgery and criminal possession of forged instrument. A person may not be punished for both the offense of forgery and the offense of criminal possession of a forged instrument with respect to the same instrument, unless arising out of separate and distinct transactions. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4015.)
AL Code § 13A-9-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-9 - Criminal Possession of Forgery Device.

Section 13A-9-9Criminal possession of forgery device. (a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forgery device if he makes or possesses with knowledge of its character any plate, die or other device, appliance, apparatus, equipment or article specifically designed or adapted for use in forging written instruments with intent to use it himself, or to aid or permit another to use it for purposes of forgery. (b) Criminal possession of a forgery device is a Class C felony. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4020.)
AL Code § 13A-9-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-10 - Criminal Simulation.

Section 13A-9-10Criminal simulation. (a) A person commits the crime of criminal simulation if: (1) He makes or alters any object, with intent to defraud, so that it appears to have an antiquity, value, rarity, source or authorship that it does not in fact possess; or (2) He possesses or utters an object so simulated with knowledge of its true character and with intent to defraud. (b) Criminal simulation is a Class A misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4025.)
AL Code § 13A-9-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-11 - Obtaining Signature by Deception.

Section 13A-9-11Obtaining signature by deception. (a) A person commits the crime of obtaining a signature by deception if with intent to defraud or to acquire a substantial benefit for himself or another, he causes another by deception to sign or execute a written instrument. (b) The definition of "deception" in Section 13A-8-1(1) applies to this section also. (c) Obtaining a signature by deception is a Class A misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4030.)
AL Code § 13A-9-13.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-13.1 - Negotiating Worthless Negotiable Instrument - Generally.

Section 13A-9-13.1Negotiating worthless negotiable instrument - Generally. (a) A person commits the crime of negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument if the person negotiates or delivers a negotiable instrument for a thing of value and with the intent, knowledge, or expectation that it will not be honored by the drawee. (b) For the purposes of this section, it is prima facie evidence that the maker or drawer intended, knew, or expected that the instrument would not be honored in any of the following instances: (1) The maker or drawer had no account with the drawee at the time the negotiable instrument was negotiated or delivered, as determined according to Section 7-3-503(2). (2) Payment was refused by the drawee for lack of funds, upon presentation within 30 days after delivery, and the maker or drawer shall not have paid the holder thereof the amount due thereon, together with a service charge of not more than (fill in appropriate amount as provided by law), within 10 days after receiving written notice from the holder of the instrument that payment was refused upon the instrument, as provided in Section 13A-9-13.2. (3) Notice that payment was refused is mailed by certified or registered mail and is returned undelivered to the sender, when the notice is mailed within a reasonable time after dishonor to the address printed on the instrument or given by the maker or drawer at the time of issuance of the instrument. (c) Negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument is a Class A misdemeanor. (d) The definition of "negotiable instrument" in Section 7-3-104 applies to this section and Sections 13A-9-13.2 and 13A-9-13.3. For the purposes only of this section and Sections 13A-9-13.2 and 13A-9-13.3, the term "negotiable instrument" shall include electronic drafts. (e) The definition of "negotiation" in Section 7-3-202 applies to this section and Sections 13A-9-13.2 and 13A-9-13.3. (f) The definition of "delivery" in Section 7-1-201(14) applies to this section and Sections 13A-9-13.2 and 13A-9-13.3. (Acts 1980, No. 80-200, p. 279, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-807, p. 1608, §2; Acts 1991, No. 91-319, p. 578, §1; Acts 1997, No. 97-413, p. 679, §1; Act 2014-444, p. 1659, §1.)
AL Code § 13A-9-13.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-13.2 - Negotiating Worthless Negotiable Instrument - Notice of Refusal of Payment Upon Instrument.

Section 13A-9-13.2Negotiating worthless negotiable instrument - Notice of refusal of payment upon instrument. For purposes of Section 13A-9-13.1: (1) Notice mailed by certified or registered mail, evidenced by return receipt, to the address printed on the instrument or given at the time of issuance shall be deemed sufficient and equivalent to notice having been received by the person making, drawing, uttering, or delivering the instrument. (2) The form of notice shall be substantially as follows: "This statutory notice is provided pursuant to Section 13A-9-13.2 of the Alabama Code. You are hereby notified that a check or instrument numbered _____, apparently issued by you on ________ (date), drawn upon ________ (name of bank), and payable to ________, has been dishonored. Pursuant to Alabama law, you have 10 days from receipt of this notice to tender payment of the full amount of the check or instrument plus a service charge of not more than (fill in appropriate amount provided by law), the total amount due being $_____. Unless this amount is paid in full within the specified time above, the holder of such check or instrument may assume that you delivered the instrument with intent to defraud and may turn over the dishonored instrument and all other available information relating to this incident to the proper authorities for criminal prosecution." (3) Any party holding a worthless negotiable instrument and giving notice in substantially similar form to that provided in subdivision (2) of this section shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for the giving of the notice and for proceeding under the forms of the notice. (Acts 1980, No. 80-200, p. 279, §2; Acts 1989, No. 89-807, p. 1608, §2; Acts 1991, No. 91-319, p. 578, §1; Acts 1997, No. 97-413, p. 679, §1.)
AL Code § 13A-9-13.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-13.3 - Negotiating Worthless Negotiable Instrument - Prima Facie Evidence of Identity.

Section 13A-9-13.3Negotiating worthless negotiable instrument - Prima facie evidence of identity. (a) In any prosecution or action under the provisions of Section 13A-9-13.1, a negotiable instrument for which the information required in subsections (b) and (c) of this section is available at the time of issuance shall constitute prima facie evidence of the identity of the party issuing the negotiable instrument and that such person was a party authorized to draw upon the named account. (b) To establish this prima facie evidence, the following information regarding the identity of the party presenting the negotiable instrument shall be requested by the party receiving such instrument: The presenter's name, residence address, and home phone number. Such information may be provided by either of two methods: (1) It may be recorded upon the negotiable instrument itself; or (2) The number of a check-cashing identification card issued by the receiving party may be recorded on the negotiable instrument. Such check-cashing identification card shall be issued only after the information required in this subsection has been placed on file by the receiving party. (c) In addition to the information required in subsection (b) of this section, the party receiving a negotiable instrument shall witness the signature or endorsement of the party presenting such negotiable instrument and, as evidence of such, the receiving party shall initial the negotiable instrument. (Acts 1980, No. 80-200, p. 279, §3.)
AL Code § 13A-9-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-14 - Illegal Possession or Fraudulent Use of Credit Card or Debit Card.

Section 13A-9-14Illegal possession or fraudulent use of credit card or debit card. (a) A person commits the crime of illegal possession of a credit or debit card if, knowing that he or she does not have the consent of the owner, he or she takes, exercises control over, or otherwise uses the card. (b) A person commits the crime of fraudulent use of a credit card or debit card if he or she uses, attempts to use, or allows to be used, a credit card or debit card for the purpose of obtaining property, services, or anything else of value with knowledge that:  (1) The card is stolen; or (2) The card has been revoked or cancelled; or (3) For any other reason the use of the card is unauthorized by either the issuer or the person to whom the credit card or debit card is issued. The mere use by the original issuee of a credit card or debit card which has expired is not within the provisions of subdivision (b)(3) of this section. (c) "Credit card" means any instrument or device, including a card to obtain telecommunication services, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, bank service card, banking card, check guarantee card, welfare card, a card used to facilitate the transfer of government benefits such as an electronic benefit transfer card (EBT card) or similar card, or a debit card, or by any other name, including an account number, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services, or anything else of value, including telecommunication services, on credit or for use in an automated banking device to obtain any of the services offered through the device.  (d) "Debit card" means any instrument or writing or other evidence known by any name issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of a depositor in obtaining money, goods, services, or anything else of value, payment of which is made against funds previously deposited in an account with the issuer.  (e) Illegal possession of or fraudulent use of a credit card or debit card is a Class D felony. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4045; Acts 1978, No. 770, p. 1110, §1; Acts 1979, No. 79-664, p. 1163, §1; Act 2000-679, p. 1382, §1; Act 2015-185, §2.)
AL Code § 13A-9-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-15 - Reporting of Credit Card Lost, Stolen, or Mislaid.

Section 13A-9-15Reporting of credit card lost, stolen, or mislaid. (a) Any person who reports or attempts to report a credit card as being lost, stolen, or mislaid knowing the report to be false violates this subsection and shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (b) Any cardholder who, with intent to defraud, uses a credit card which has previously been reported lost, stolen, or mislaid violates this subsection and shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (Code 1975, §13-4-37; Acts 1975, No. 1225, p. 2557, §7.)
AL Code § 13A-9-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-16 - Unlawfully Using Slugs - Definitions.

Section 13A-9-16Unlawfully using slugs - Definitions. The following definitions apply to Section 13A-9-17: (1) COIN MACHINE. A coin box, turnstile, vending machine or other mechanical or electronic device or receptacle designed: a. To receive a coin or bill of a certain denomination or a token made for the purpose; and b. In return for the insertion or deposit thereof, automatically to offer, provide, assist in providing or permit the acquisition of property or a public or private service. (2) SLUG. A metallic or other object or article which by virtue of its size, shape or any other quality is capable of being inserted, deposited or otherwise used in a coin machine as an improper but effective substitute for a genuine coin, bill or token. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4050.)
AL Code § 13A-9-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-17 - Unlawfully Using Slugs - Prohibition.

Section 13A-9-17Unlawfully using slugs - Prohibition. (a) A person commits the crime of unlawfully using slugs if: (1) With intent to defraud the supplier, or another person, of property or a service sold or offered by means of a coin machine, he inserts, deposits or uses a slug in that machine; or (2) He makes, possesses or disposes of a slug with intent that it be used unlawfully in a coin machine as provided in subdivision (a)(1) of this section. (b) Unlawfully using slugs is a Class B misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4051.)
AL Code § 13A-9-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-18 - Criminal Impersonation.

Section 13A-9-18Criminal impersonation. (a) A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation if he: (1) Assumes a false identity and does an act in his assumed character with intent to gain an economic benefit for himself or another or to injure or defraud another; or (2) Pretends to be a representative of some person or organization and does an act in his pretended capacity with intent to gain an economic benefit for himself or another or to injure or defraud another. (b) Criminal impersonation is a Class B misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4055.)
AL Code § 13A-9-18.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-18.1 - Giving of False Name or Address to a Law Enforcement Officer.

Section 13A-9-18.1Giving of false name or address to a law enforcement officer. (a) A person commits the crime of giving a false name or address to a law enforcement officer if the person gives a false name or address to a law enforcement officer in the course of the officer's official duties with intent to mislead the officer. (b) Giving a false name or address to a law enforcement officer is a Class A misdemeanor. (Acts 1993, No. 93-204, §1.)
AL Code § 13A-9-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-19 - Change Bills - Emitting as Money.

Section 13A-9-19Change bills - Emitting as money. Any officer or agent of any private corporation or association or any other person who makes, emits, signs or countersigns, or causes or procures to be made, emitted, signed or countersigned, without authority of law, any paper to answer the purpose of money, or for general circulation, shall, on conviction, be fined not more than $500.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than one year. (Code 1852, §101; Code 1867, §3643; Code 1876, §4433; Code 1886, §4143; Code 1896, §5546; Code 1907, §6426; Code 1923, §3492; Code 1940, T. 14, §93; Code 1975, §13-4-6.)
AL Code § 13A-9-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-20 - Change Bills - Circulating.

Section 13A-9-20Change bills - Circulating. Any person who passes or circulates in this state any paper issued without authority of law to answer the purpose of money shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $20.00 nor more than $100.00. (Code 1852, §102; Code 1867, §3644; Code 1876, §4434; Code 1886, §4144; Code 1896, §5547; Code 1907, §6427; Code 1923, §3493; Code 1940, T. 14, §94; Code 1975, §13-4-7.)
AL Code § 13A-9-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 1 - Forgery and Related Offenses.|Section 13A-9-21 - Submitting of False or Fraudulent Application for Certificate of Qualification or License to Practice Medicine.

Section 13A-9-21Submitting of false or fraudulent application for certificate of qualification or license to practice medicine. (a) A person commits the crime of submitting a false or fraudulent application for a certificate of qualification or license to practice medicine if: (1) In connection with the submission of an application for a certificate of qualification or license to practice medicine, he submits or causes some other person to submit any materially false, fraudulent or deceptive statement in any document connected with the application for certificate of qualification or a license to practice medicine. (2) In connection with the submission of an application for a certificate of qualification or license to practice medicine, he makes or causes another person to make any false, fraudulent or deceptive statement to the employees, agents or members of the Medical Licensure Commission or Board of Medical Examiners to whom he has submitted an application for a license. (3) In connection with sitting for an examination administered by the Board of Medical Examiners, he attempts to give assistance to another or attempts to use the assistance of another in answering questions or solving problems contained in the licensing examination. (4) In connection with sitting for an examination administered by the Board of Medical Examiners, he attempts to use unauthorized notes, symbols of other memorandums to assist him in answering questions or solving problems contained in the licensing examination during the actual administration of the licensing examination. (5) In connection with sitting for an examination administered by the Board of Medical Examiners, he attempts to use an unauthorized copy of the licensing examination obtained by himself or another person in preparing to sit for the licensing examination. (6) In connection with an examination administered by the Board of Medical Examiners he attempts to make or obtain an unauthorized copy of the examination or questions of the examination or retains a copy of the examination or a question of the examination which he is directed to return to the board. (b) Submitting a false or fraudulent application is a Class C felony. (Acts 1986, No. 86-538, p. 1049.)
AL Code § 13A-9-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 2 - Business Frauds.|Section 13A-9-40 - Definitions.

Section 13A-9-40Definitions. (a) The definitions contained in Sections 13A-8-1 and 13A-9-1 are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires. (b) "Services" is defined as in Section 13A-8-10(b). (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4101.)
AL Code § 13A-9-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 2 - Business Frauds.|Section 13A-9-41 - Deceptive Business Practices.

Section 13A-9-41Deceptive business practices. (a) A person commits the crime of deceptive business practices if in the course of engaging in a business, occupation, or profession, he: (1) Uses or possesses for use a false weight or measure, or any other device for falsely determining or recording any quality or quantity; or (2) Sells, offers or exposes for sale, or delivers, less than the represented quantity of any commodity or service; or (3) Takes or attempts to take more than the represented quantity of any commodity or service when as buyer he furnishes the weight or measure; or (4) Sells, offers or exposes for sale adulterated commodities; or (5) Sells, offers or exposes for sale mislabeled commodities. (b) It shall be a defense to a prosecution under this section if the actor acts neither knowingly nor recklessly. The burden of injecting the issue is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof. (c) "Adulterated" means varying from the standard of composition or quality prescribed by statute or lawfully promulgated administrative regulation, or if none, as set by established commercial usage. (d) "Mislabeled" means: (1) Varying from the standard of truth or disclosure in labeling prescribed by statute or lawfully promulgated administrative regulation, or if none, as set by established commercial usage; or (2) Represented as being another person's product, though otherwise labeled accurately as to quality and quantity. (e) Deceptive business practices is a Class B misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4105.)
AL Code § 13A-9-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 2 - Business Frauds.|Section 13A-9-42 - False Advertising.

Section 13A-9-42False advertising. (a) A person commits the crime of false advertising if, in connection with the promotion of a sale, transfer, consumption or use of property or services, he makes or causes to be made a false or misleading statement in any advertisement addressed to the public or to a substantial number of persons. (b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section if the actor acts neither knowingly nor recklessly in making the false or misleading statement or in causing it to be made. The burden of injecting the issue is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof. (c) False advertising is a Class B misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4110.)