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AL Code § 13A-9-110 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 5 - Home Repair Fraud.|Section 13A-9-110 - Definitions.

Section 13A-9-110Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) HOME REPAIR. a. The repairing, replacing, altering, or the construction or renovation of an addition to a building on real property which is or will be primarily used as a residence. b. Home repair shall include: The construction, installation, replacement, repairing, or renovation of driveways, swimming pools, porches, kitchens, chimneys, chimney liners, garages, fences, fallout shelters, central air conditioning, central heating, boilers, furnaces, hot water heaters, electrical wiring, sewers, plumbing fixtures, storm doors, storm windows, awnings, roofs, insulation, and other improvements to structures within the residence or upon the real property adjacent thereto. c. Home repair shall not include: The sale, installation, cleaning, or repair of carpets; the sale of goods or materials by a merchant who does not directly or through a subsidiary perform any work or labor in connection with the installation or application of the goods or materials; the repair, installation, replacement, or connection of any home appliance including, but not limited to, disposals, refrigerators, ranges, garage door openers, television cables, antennas or dishes, washing machines, telephones, or other home appliances when the person replacing, installing, repairing, or connecting such home appliance is an employee or agent of the merchant that sold the home appliance; the performance of repairs to a manufactured home or a mobile home pursuant to a manufacturer's or retailer's warranty or service agreement; or landscaping. d. Home repair shall not include home repair made by not-for-profit charitable organizations. (2) PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation, business, trust, or other legal entity. (3) RESIDENCE. A single or multiple family dwelling including, but not limited to, a single-family home, apartment building, condominium, duplex, townhouse, or mobile home which is used or intended to be used by its occupants as their dwelling place. (Act 2006-580, p. 1525, §1.)
AL Code § 13A-9-111 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 5 - Home Repair Fraud.|Section 13A-9-111 - Elements of the Offense.

Section 13A-9-111Elements of the offense. A person commits the offense of home repair fraud when the person intentionally and knowingly does any of the following: (1) Enters into an agreement or contract for consideration, written or oral, with a person for home repair, and the offending person knowingly engages in any one or more of the following deceptive activities: a. Misrepresentation of a material fact relating to the terms of the contract or agreement or the preexisting or existing condition of any portion of the property involved, or the creation or confirmation of another's impression which is false and which the offending person does not believe to be true, or promises performance which the offending person does not intend to perform or knows will not be performed. b. Use or employment of any deception, false pretense, or false promises in order to induce, encourage, or solicit a person to enter into any contract or agreement. c. Misrepresentation or concealment of either the offending person's real name or the name of his or her business or business address. d. Use of deception, coercion, or force to obtain a person's consent to modification of the terms of the original contract or agreement. (2) Damages the property of a person with the intent to enter into an agreement or contract for home repair. (3) Misrepresents himself or herself or another person as being an employee or agent of any unit of federal, state, or municipal government or any other governmental unit, or an employee or agent of any public utility, with the intent to cause a person to enter into a contract or agreement for home repair. (Act 2006-580, p. 1525, §2.)
AL Code § 13A-9-111.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 5 - Home Repair Fraud.|Section 13A-9-111.1 - Aggravated Home Repair Fraud.

Section 13A-9-111.1Aggravated home repair fraud. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama State of Emergency Consumer Protection Act. (b) A person commits the offense of aggravated home repair fraud when the person knowingly does any of the following: (1) Enters into an agreement or contract for consideration, written or oral, with another person for home repair of a residential structure that is damaged, destroyed, or otherwise in need of repair or services as a result of an event for which the Governor has declared a state of emergency, as defined in Section 31-9-3, and the offending person knowingly does any one or more of the following: a. Knowingly misrepresents a material fact relating to the terms of the contract or agreement or the preexisting or existing condition of any portion of the property involved. b. Knowingly creates or confirms another person's impression which is false and which he or she does not believe to be true. c. Promises performance which he or she does not intend to perform or knows will not be performed. d. Knowingly uses or employs any deception, false pretense, or false promises in order to induce, encourage, or solicit another person to enter into any contract or agreement. e. Knowingly misrepresents or conceals either his or her real name or the name of his or her business or business address. f. Knowingly uses deception, coercion, or force to obtain another person's consent to modification of the terms of the original contract or agreement. g. After having previously been convicted of a violation of Section 34-14A-14, 34-31-32, 34-36-16, or 34-37-17 for noncompliance with a state occupational license requirement, violates Section 34-14A-14, 34-31-32, 34-36-16, or 34-37-17. h. Is in violation of Section 34-14A-14, 34-31-32, 34-36-16, or 34-37-17 by knowingly misrepresenting or concealing his or her noncompliance with a state occupational license requirement. (2) Damages the property of another person with the intent to enter into an agreement or contract for home repair of a residential structure that is damaged, destroyed, or otherwise in need of repair or services as a result of an event for which the Governor has declared a state of emergency, as defined in Section 31-9-3. (3) Misrepresents himself or herself or another person as being an employee or agent of any unit of federal, state, or municipal government or any other governmental unit, or an employee or agent of any public utility, with the intent to cause another person to enter into a contract or agreement for home repair of a residential structure that does not belong to the offending person and that is damaged, destroyed, or otherwise in need of repair or services as a result of an event for which the Governor has declared a state of emergency, as defined in Section 31-9-3. (c) A violation of this section is a Class C felony. (Act 2021-272, §1.)
AL Code § 13A-9-112 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 5 - Home Repair Fraud.|Section 13A-9-112 - Determination of Intent and Knowledge.

Section 13A-9-112Determination of intent and knowledge.  Intent and knowledge of a person alleged to have committed home repair fraud shall be determined by an evaluation of all circumstances surrounding a home repair and the determination shall not be limited to the time of the origination of the contract or agreement. (Act 2006-580, p. 1525, §3.)
AL Code § 13A-9-113 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 5 - Home Repair Fraud.|Section 13A-9-113 - Substantial Performance.

Section 13A-9-113Substantial performance. Substantial performance of a home repair contract may be used as a mitigating circumstance and may be raised as a defense by a person alleged to have committed home repair fraud. Home repair performed in a manner which is of little or no value, or home repair that fails to materially comply with the appropriate municipal, county, state, or federal building regulations or codes is not substantial performance. (Act 2006-580, p. 1525, §4.)
AL Code § 13A-9-114 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 5 - Home Repair Fraud.|Section 13A-9-114 - Penalties.

Section 13A-9-114Penalties. Except as provided in Section 13A-9-111.1, violations of this article shall be punished as follows: (1) A first conviction shall be a Class A misdemeanor. (2) A second or subsequent conviction shall be a Class C felony. (Act 2006-580, p. 1525, §5; Act 2021-272, §2.)
AL Code § 13A-9-115 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 5 - Home Repair Fraud.|Section 13A-9-115 - Restitution.

Section 13A-9-115Restitution. In addition to any other sentence the court may impose pursuant to Section 13A-9-114, the court shall order the defendant to make restitution to the victim as a condition of probation, either within a specified period of time or in specified installments. The order shall not be enforceable during the period of imprisonment unless the court expressly finds that the defendant has assets to pay the amounts ordered at the time of sentencing. Intentional refusal to make restitution pursuant to a court order may be considered as grounds for revocation of the person's probation or suspension of sentence. (Act 2006-580, p. 1525, §6.)
AL Code § 13A-9-130 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 9 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.|Article 6 - Residential Mortgage Fund.|Section 13A-9-130 - Residential Mortgage Fraud.

Section 13A-9-130Residential mortgage fraud. (a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Residential Mortgage Fraud Act. (b) For the protection of the general public, including borrowers and lending institutions, and for the integrity of the mortgage lending process, the Legislature enacts the "Alabama Residential Mortgage Fraud Act." (c)(1) An individual commits the offense of residential mortgage fraud when with the intent to defraud, he or she does any of the following: a. Knowingly makes any material deliberate misstatement or misrepresentation, knowing the same to be a misstatement or misrepresentation during the mortgage lending process with the specific intention that it be relied on by a mortgage broker, mortgage lender, mortgage servicer, mortgage processor, borrower, or any other party to the mortgage lending process. b. Knowingly uses or facilitates the use of any material deliberate and known misstatement or misrepresentation knowing the same to contain a misstatement or misrepresentation during the mortgage lending process with the specific intention that it be relied on by a mortgage broker, mortgage lender, mortgage servicer, mortgage processor, borrower, or any other party to the mortgage lending process. c. Files or causes to be filed with any public office any document that the person knows to contain a material deliberate misstatement or misrepresentation with the specific intent to cause a residential mortgage fraud. (2) For the purposes of venue, any violation of this section shall be considered to have been committed at any of the following: a. In the county in which the residential property for which a mortgage loan is being sought is located. b. In any county in which any act was performed in furtherance of this violation. c. In any county in which any individual alleged to have violated this section had control or possession of any proceeds of this violation. d. If a closing occurred, in any county in which the closing occurred. e. In any county in which a document containing a deliberate misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission was filed with a public official. (3) District attorneys and the Attorney General shall have the authority to conduct the criminal investigations of all cases of residential mortgage fraud under this section. (4)a. Residential mortgage fraud is a Class C felony. b. Each residential mortgage transaction subject to a violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense and shall not merge with any other crimes set forth in this section. (Act 2009-752, p. 2275, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 13A-10-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.|Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.|Section 13A-10-1 - Definitions.

Section 13A-10-1Definitions. The following definitions apply in this article only unless the context otherwise requires: (1) FIREMAN. Any officer of a fire department, a member of a volunteer fire department, or any other person vested by law with the duty to extinguish fires. (2) GOVERNMENT. The state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, including public county and city boards of education, the youth services department district, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and all educational institutions under the auspices of the State Board of Education. (3) GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION. Any activity which a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of a government or the fire control activities of a member of a volunteer fire department. (4) GOVERNMENTAL RECORD. Any record, paper, document, or thing belonging to, or received or kept by, the government for information or record, or required by law to be kept by others for information of the government. Any educational attendance, membership, or financial report, or a student's school transcript. (5) PEACE OFFICER. Any public servant vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes. (6) PROPERTY. Any real or personal property, including books, records, and documents. (7) PUBLIC SERVANT. Any officer or employee of government, including legislators and judges and any person or agency participating as an adviser, consultant, or otherwise in performing a governmental function. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4501; Acts 1987, No. 87-804, p. 1578; Act 2006-423, §1.)
AL Code § 13A-10-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.|Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.|Section 13A-10-2 - Obstructing Governmental Operations.

Section 13A-10-2Obstructing governmental operations. (a) A person commits the crime of obstructing governmental operations if, by means of intimidation, physical force or interference or by any other independently unlawful act, he: (1) Intentionally obstructs, impairs or hinders the administration of law or other governmental function; or (2) Intentionally prevents a public servant from performing a governmental function. (b) This section does not apply to the obstruction, impairment or hindrance of the making of an arrest. (c) Obstructing governmental operations is a Class A misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4505.)
AL Code § 13A-10-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.|Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.|Section 13A-10-3 - Refusal to Permit Inspection.

Section 13A-10-3Refusal to permit inspection. (a) A person commits the crime of refusing to permit inspection of property that is owned, possessed or otherwise subject to his control if, a public servant is legally authorized to inspect such property and an attempt is being made to exercise that authority and he: (1) Refuses to produce the property for a reasonable inspection; or (2) Refuses to permit a reasonable inspection. (b) For the purposes of this section, "legally authorized inspection" includes any lawful search, sampling, testing or other examination of property, in connection with the regulation of the defendant's business or occupation, that is authorized by law. (c) Refusing to permit inspection is a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4510; Acts 1979, No. 79-664, p. 1163, §1.)
AL Code § 13A-10-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.|Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.|Section 13A-10-4 - Failing to File Required Report.

Section 13A-10-4Failing to file required report. (a) A person commits the crime of failing to file a required report if, knowing that he is required by law to submit a written report to a designated public servant, he intentionally fails to submit the report within the time provided by law. (b) Failure to submit a report within 10 days after receipt of proper notification that the report legally is due shall constitute prima facie evidence of: (1) Knowledge of a legal duty to submit the report; and (2) Intentional failure to submit the report. (c) This section applies to the failure to submit a specific report only when a separate statutory provision makes such failure subject to the operation of this section. (d) Failing to file a required report is a violation. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4515.)
AL Code § 13A-10-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.|Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.|Section 13A-10-5 - Refusing to Aid Peace Officer.

Section 13A-10-5Refusing to aid peace officer. (a) A person commits the crime of refusing to aid a peace officer if, upon command by a peace officer identified to him as such, he fails or refuses to aid such peace officer in: (1) Effecting or securing a lawful arrest; or (2) Preventing the commission by another person of any offense. (b) A person is not liable under this section if the failure or refusal to aid the officer was reasonable under the circumstances. The burden of injecting this issue is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof. (c) Refusing to aid a peace officer is a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4520.)
AL Code § 13A-10-5.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.|Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.|Section 13A-10-5.1 - Disarming a Law Enforcement or Corrections Officer

Section 13A-10-5.1Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer (a) A person commits the crime of disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer if the person intentionally removes a firearm or weapon from a law enforcement or corrections officer or deprives a law enforcement or corrections officer of the use of a firearm or weapon when the officer is acting within the scope of his or her duties and the person knows or reasonably should have known that the individual is a law enforcement or corrections officer. (b) The crime of disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer is a Class C felony. (Act 2012-369, p. 921, §1.)
AL Code § 13A-10-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.|Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.|Section 13A-10-6 - Refusing to Assist in Fire Control.

Section 13A-10-6Refusing to assist in fire control. (a) A person commits the crime of refusing to assist in fire control if, upon command by a fireman or peace officer identified to him as such, he intentionally disobeys a reasonable order or regulation made in relation to the conduct of persons in the vicinity of a fire. (b) Refusing to assist in fire control is a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4525.)
AL Code § 13A-10-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.|Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.|Section 13A-10-7 - Compounding.

Section 13A-10-7Compounding. (a) A person commits the crime of compounding if he gives or offers to give, or accepts or agrees to accept, any pecuniary benefit or other thing of value in consideration for: (1) Refraining from seeking prosecution of a crime; or (2) Refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any crime or information relating to the crime. (b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the pecuniary benefit did not exceed an amount which the actor reasonably believed to be due as restitution or indemnification for harm caused by the offense. The burden of injecting this defense is on the defendant. (c) Compounding is a Class A misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4530.)
AL Code § 13A-10-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.|Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.|Section 13A-10-8 - Rendering a False Alarm.

Section 13A-10-8Rendering a false alarm. (a) A person commits the crime of rendering a false alarm if he knowingly causes a false alarm of fire or other emergency involving danger to person or property to be transmitted to or within an official or volunteer fire department or any other governmental agency or to be transmitted to or within a hospital or nursing home or any building housing handicapped or immobile people. (b) Rendering a false alarm except a false alarm concerning a hospital or nursing home or other building housing handicapped or immobile people to or within an official or volunteer fire department or any other governmental agency is a Class A misdemeanor. Rendering a false alarm concerning or to or within a hospital or nursing home or any building housing handicapped or immobile people shall be a Class C felony. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4535; Acts 1979, No. 79-664, p. 1163, §1; Acts 1981, No. 81-658.)
AL Code § 13A-10-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.|Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.|Section 13A-10-9 - False Reporting to Law Enforcement Authorities.

Section 13A-10-9False reporting to law enforcement authorities. (a) A person commits the crime of false reporting to law enforcement authorities if he knowingly makes a false report or causes the transmission of a false report to law enforcement authorities of a crime or relating to a crime. (b) False reporting to law enforcement authorities is a Class A misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4540; Acts 1979, No. 79-471, p. 862, §1.)
AL Code § 13A-10-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.|Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.|Section 13A-10-10 - Impersonating Public Servant.

Section 13A-10-10Impersonating public servant. (a) A person commits the crime of impersonating a public servant if he falsely pretends to be a public servant and does any act in that capacity. (b) It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the office the actor pretended to hold did not in fact exist. (c) Impersonating a public servant is a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4545.)
AL Code § 13A-10-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.|Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.|Section 13A-10-11 - Impersonating Peace Officer.

Section 13A-10-11Impersonating peace officer. (a) A person commits the crime of impersonating a peace officer if he falsely pretends to be a peace officer and does any act in that capacity. (b) Impersonating a peace officer is a Class C felony. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4550.)