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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration. › Section 13A-10-14 - Unlawful Use of Facsimile of Official Identification Card.

Section 13A-10-14
Unlawful use of facsimile of official identification card.
(a) It is unlawful for anyone to possess and present a facsimile of an official identification card issued by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.
(b) It is a Class A misdemeanor for any person to possess and present such a facsimile of an official identification card as described in subsection (b) of Section 13A-10-13.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-716, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration. › Section 13A-10-15 - Terrorist Threats.

Section 13A-10-15
Terrorist threats.
(a) A person commits the crime of making a terrorist threat when he or she credibly, based on an objective evaluation, threatens to commit a crime of violence against a person or to damage any property by use of a bomb, explosive, weapon of mass destruction, firearm, deadly weapon, or other mechanism and any of the following:
(1) The threat causes the evacuation of any real property, as defined under this section.
(2) The threat causes the disruption of school, church, or government activity.
(3) The threat is with intent to retaliate against the victim because of his or her involvement or participation as any of the following:
a. A witness or party in any judicial or administrative proceeding.
b. A person who produced records, documents, or other objects in a judicial or administrative proceeding.
c. A person who provided to a law enforcement officer, adult or juvenile probation officer, prosecuting attorney, or judge any information relating to the commission or possible commission of an offense under the laws of this state, of the United States, or a violation of conditions of bail, pretrial release, probation, or parole.
(b) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) PROPERTY. Personal or real property. The term includes, but is not limited to, any of the following buildings or real property:
a. A church, mosque, synagogue, or other religious real property.
b. A public or private school.
(2) THREATEN. A person threatens another if all of the following occur:
a. The person intentionally and knowingly makes a statement verbally, in writing, by means of an electronic communication device, or by any other means to harm a person or property.
b. The statement is communicated to another person.
c. Under the circumstances, the threatened harm is credible and imminent.
d. The statement, on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made, is so unequivocal, immediate, and specific as to convey to the person threatened, a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution of the threat.
e. The statement causes the person to reasonably be in sustained fear for his or her own safety or for the object of the threat.
(3) WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. Any of the following:
a. A destructive device as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921.
b. A weapon that is designed or intended to cause death or serious bodily injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals.
c. A weapon involving a biological agent, toxin, or vector, as those terms are defined in 18 U.S.C. § 178.
d. A weapon that is designed to release radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life.
(c) The crime of making a terrorist threat is a Class C felony.
(Act 2000-807, p. 1919, §1; Act 2018-553, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-30 - Definitions.

Section 13A-10-30
Definitions.
(a) The definitions contained in Section 13A-10-1 are applicable in this article unless the context requires otherwise.
(b) The following definitions are also applicable to this article:
(1) CUSTODY. A restraint or detention by a public servant pursuant to a lawful arrest, conviction or order of court, but does not include mere supervision of probation or parole, or constraint incidental to release on bail.
(2) DETENTION FACILITY. Any place used for the confinement, pursuant to law, of a person:
a. Charged with or convicted of a criminal offense; or
b. Charged with being or adjudicated a youthful offender, or a neglected minor or juvenile delinquent; or
c. Held for extradition; or
d. Otherwise confined pursuant to an order of court.
(3) PENAL FACILITY. Any security correctional institution for the confinement of persons arrested for, charged with or convicted of a criminal offense, including but not limited to the following security facilities: the state penitentiary and any branch thereof or any county or city jail.
(4) CONTRABAND. Any article or thing which a person confined in a detention facility is legally prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, rule, regulation or order.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4601; Acts 1978, No. 770.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-31 - Escape in the First Degree.

Section 13A-10-31
Escape in the first degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of escape in the first degree if:
(1) He employs physical force, a threat of physical force, a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument in escaping or attempting to escape from custody; or
(2) Having been convicted of a felony, he escapes or attempts to escape from custody imposed pursuant to that conviction.
(b) Escape in the first degree is a Class B felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4606; Acts 1979, No. 79-471, p. 862, §1; Acts 1980, No. 80-753, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-32 - Escape in the Second Degree.

Section 13A-10-32
Escape in the second degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of escape in the second degree if he escapes or attempts to escape from a penal facility.
(b) Escape in the second degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4607.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-33 - Escape in the Third Degree.

Section 13A-10-33
Escape in the third degree.
(a) A person commits the offense of escape in the third degree if he escapes or attempts to escape from custody.
(b) Escape in the third degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4608; Acts 1978, No. 770, p. 1110.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-34 - Permitting or Facilitating Escape in the First Degree.

Section 13A-10-34
Permitting or facilitating escape in the first degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of permitting or facilitating escape in the first degree if:
(1) He intentionally aids or attempts to aid in the escape of a person arrested for, charged with or convicted of a felony from a penal facility; or
(2) He is a public servant of a penal facility and intentionally, knowingly or recklessly permits or facilitates the escape of a person arrested for, charged with or convicted of a felony.
(b) Permitting or facilitating an escape in the first degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4610.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-35 - Permitting or Facilitating Escape in the Second Degree.

Section 13A-10-35
Permitting or facilitating escape in the second degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of permitting or facilitating escape in the second degree if:
(1) He intentionally aids or attempts to aid in the escape of a person arrested for, charged with or convicted of a misdemeanor from a penal or detentional facility; or
(2) He is a public servant of a penal or detention facility and who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly permits or facilitates the escape of a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a misdemeanor.
(b) Permitting or facilitating escape in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4611.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-36 - Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree.

Section 13A-10-36
Promoting prison contraband in the first degree.
(a) A person is guilty of promoting prison contraband in the first degree if:
(1) He intentionally and unlawfully introduces within a detention facility, or provides an inmate with, any deadly weapon, instrument, tool or other thing which may be useful for escape;
(2) Being a person confined in a detention facility, he intentionally and unlawfully makes, obtains or possesses any deadly weapon, instrument, tool or other thing which may be useful for escape.
(b) Promoting prison contraband in the first degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4615.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-37 - Promoting Prison Contraband in the Second Degree.

Section 13A-10-37
Promoting prison contraband in the second degree.
(a) A person is guilty of promoting prison contraband in the second degree if:
(1) He intentionally and unlawfully introduces within a detention facility, or provides an inmate with, any narcotic, dangerous drug or controlled substance as defined in the "Alabama Controlled Substances Act," or any amendments thereto; or
(2) Being a person confined in a detention facility, he intentionally and unlawfully makes, obtains or possesses any narcotic, dangerous drug, or controlled substance as defined in Chapter 2 of Title 20 of this Code.
(b) Promoting prison contraband in the second degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4616.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-38 - Promoting Prison Contraband in the Third Degree.

Section 13A-10-38
Promoting prison contraband in the third degree.
(a) A person is guilty of promoting prison contraband in the third degree if the person does any of the following:
(1) He or she intentionally and unlawfully introduces within a detention facility, or provides an inmate with, any contraband or thing which the actor knows or should know it is unlawful to introduce or for the inmate to possess.
(2) Being a person confined in a detention facility, he or she intentionally and unlawfully makes, obtains, or possesses any contraband.
(3) He or she intentionally introduces within a state detention facility operated by the Department of Corrections, or provides an inmate in a state detention facility operated by the Department of Corrections with, any currency or coin which the actor knows or should know is unlawful to introduce or the possession of which is not authorized by an inmate by the written policy of the Department of Corrections.
(4) Being a person in the custody of the Department of Corrections, he or she obtains or possesses any currency or coin, the possession of which is not authorized by the written policy of the Department of Corrections.
(b) Promoting prison contraband in the third degree is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) Any currency or coin contraband found on or in the possession of any inmate in any state detention facility operated by the Department of Corrections, the possession of which is not authorized by the written policy of the Department of Corrections, shall be confiscated and liquidated after notice and a hearing as provided by departmental policy and the proceeds shall be deposited in the general operating fund of the department.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4617; Acts 1996, No. 96-753, p. 1325, §§1, 2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-39 - Bail Jumping in the First Degree.

Section 13A-10-39
Bail jumping in the first degree.
(a) The person commits the crime of bail jumping in the first degree if, having been lawfully released from custody, with or without bail, upon condition that he will subsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a charge of his having committed murder or any Class A or B felony, he fails to appear at the time and place.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the defendant's failure to appear was unintentional or was unavoidable and due to circumstances beyond his control. The burden of injecting the defense of an unintentional failure to appear, or unavoidability and circumstances beyond his control, is on the defendant.
(c) Bail jumping in the first degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4620.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-40 - Bail Jumping in the Second Degree.

Section 13A-10-40
Bail jumping in the second degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of bail jumping in the second degree if, having been lawfully released from custody, with or without bail, upon condition that he will subsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a charge of his having committed any misdemeanor or Class C felony, he fails to appear at that time and place.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the defendant's failure to appear was unintentional or was unavoidable and due to circumstances beyond his control. The burden of injecting the defense of an unintentional failure to appear, or unavoidability and circumstances beyond his control, is on the defendant.
(c) This section does not apply to a person released from custody on condition that he will appear in connection with a charge of having committed a misdemeanor in violation of Title 32 of this Code.
(d) Bail jumping in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4621.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-41 - Resisting Arrest.

Section 13A-10-41
Resisting arrest.
(a) A person commits the crime of resisting arrest if he intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a peace officer from affecting a lawful arrest of himself or of another person.
(b) Resisting arrest is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4625.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-42 - Hindering Prosecution or Apprehension - Definition of "Criminal assistance."

Section 13A-10-42
Hindering prosecution or apprehension - Definition of "criminal assistance."
For the purposes of Sections 13A-10-43 through 13A-10- 45, a person renders "criminal assistance" to another if he:
(1) Harbors or conceals such person;
(2) Warns such person of impending discovery or apprehension; except that this subdivision does not apply to a warning given in connection with an effort to bring another into compliance with the law;
(3) Provides such person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension;
(4) Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, deception or intimidation, anyone except a trespasser from performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person; or
(5) Suppresses, by an act of concealment, alteration or destruction, any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4635.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-43 - Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree.

Section 13A-10-43
Hindering prosecution in the first degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution in the first degree if with the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for conduct constituting a murder or a Class A or B felony, he renders criminal assistance to such person.
(b) Hindering prosecution in the first degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4636; Acts 1979, No. 79- 471, p. 862, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-44 - Hindering Prosecution in the Second Degree.

Section 13A-10-44
Hindering prosecution in the second degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution in the second degree if with the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for conduct constituting a Class C felony or a Class A misdemeanor, he renders criminal assistance to such person.
(b) Hindering prosecution in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4637; Acts 1979, No. 79-471, p. 862, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody. › Section 13A-10-45 - Hindering Apprehension of Escapee.

Section 13A-10-45
Hindering apprehension of escapee.
(a) A person commits the crime of hindering the apprehension of an escapee if, with the intent to hinder the apprehension of a person known to have escaped from a detention facility, he renders criminal assistance to such person.
(b) Hindering apprehension of an escapee is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4640; Acts 1979, No. 79- 471, p. 862, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2A - Intentionally Fleeing a Law Enforcement Officer. › Section 13A-10-50 - Short Title.

Section 13A-10-50
Short title.
This article shall be known and cited as the "Officer Keith E. Houts Act."
(Act 2009-616, p. 1779, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2A - Intentionally Fleeing a Law Enforcement Officer. › Section 13A-10-51 - Definitions.

Section 13A-10-51
Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this article, the term law enforcement officer shall mean any person who has all of the following qualifications:
(1) He or she has the power to arrest pursuant to the laws of this state.
(2) He or she is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers and Standards Training Commission.
(3) He or she is acting in his or her official capacity.
(4) He or she is not on strike or involved in a work stoppage.
(5) He or she is not on duty as a private security officer.
(Act 2009-616, p. 1779, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2A - Intentionally Fleeing a Law Enforcement Officer. › Section 13A-10-52 - Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Law Enforcement Officer.

Section 13A-10-52
Fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to intentionally flee by any means from anyone the person knows to be a law enforcement officer if the person knows the officer is attempting to arrest the person.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a person while operating a motor vehicle on a street, road, alley, or highway in this state, to intentionally flee or attempt to elude a law enforcement officer after having received a signal from the officer to bring the vehicle to a stop.
(c) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a Class A misdemeanor unless the flight or attempt to elude causes an actual death or physical injury to innocent bystanders or third parties, in which case the violation shall be a Class C felony. In addition, the court shall order the suspension of the driver's license of the defendant for a period of not less than six months nor more than two years.
(Act 2009-616, p. 1779, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2A - Intentionally Fleeing a Law Enforcement Officer. › Section 13A-10-53 - Defense.

Section 13A-10-53
Defense.
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this article that the arrest was unlawful or that the person operating the motor vehicle was aware of the signal from the law enforcement officer to bring the vehicle to a stop and the person stopped his or her vehicle within a reasonable time and at a reasonable location based on the facts and circumstances of the stop.
(Act 2009-616, p. 1779, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 2A - Intentionally Fleeing a Law Enforcement Officer. › Section 13A-10-54 - Relation to &Sect13a-10-41

Section 13A-10-54
Relation to §13A-10-41
A person charged under this article may not be charged with the crime of resisting arrest under Section 13A-10-41, based on the same facts on which a charge under this article is based.
(Act 2009-616, p. 1779, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 3 - Bribery and Corrupt Influence. › Section 13A-10-60 - Definitions.

Section 13A-10-60
Definitions.
(a) The definitions contained in Section 13A-10-1 are applicable in this article unless the context otherwise requires.
(b) The following definitions also apply to this article:
(1) BENEFIT. Any gain or advantage to the beneficiary, including any gain or advantage to a third person pursuant to the desire or consent of the beneficiary.
(2) PECUNIARY BENEFIT. Benefit in the form of money, property, commercial interests or anything else the primary significance of which is economic gain. Expenses associated with social occasions afforded public servants and party officers shall not be deemed a pecuniary benefit within the meaning of this article.
(3) PUBLIC SERVANT. As used in this article, such term includes persons who presently occupy the position of a public servant, as defined in Section 13A-10-1(7), or have been elected, appointed or designated to become a public servant although not yet occupying that position.
(4) PARTY OFFICER. A person who holds any position or office in a political party, whether by election, appointment or otherwise.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4701.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 3 - Bribery and Corrupt Influence. › Section 13A-10-61 - Bribery of Public Servants.

Section 13A-10-61
Bribery of public servants.
(a) A person commits the crime of bribery if:
(1) He offers, confers or agrees to confer any thing of value upon a public servant with the intent that the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action in his official capacity will thereby be corruptly influenced; or
(2) While a public servant, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action as a public servant will thereby be corruptly influenced.
(b) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because he had not yet assumed office, lacked jurisdiction or for any other reason.
(c) Bribery is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4705; Acts 1978, No. 770, p. 1110.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 3 - Bribery and Corrupt Influence. › Section 13A-10-62 - Failure to Disclose Conflict of Interest.

Section 13A-10-62
Failure to disclose conflict of interest.
(a) A public servant commits the crime of failing to disclose a conflict of interest if he exercises any substantial discretionary function in connection with a government contract, purchase, payment or other pecuniary transaction without advance public disclosure of a known potential conflicting interest in the transaction.
(b) A "potential conflicting interest" exists, but is not limited to, when the public servant is a director, president, general manager or similar executive officer, or owns directly or indirectly a substantial portion of any nongovernmental entity participating in the transaction.
(c) Public disclosure includes public announcement or notification to a superior officer or the Attorney General.
(d) Failing to disclose a conflict of interest is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4720.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 3 - Bribery and Corrupt Influence. › Section 13A-10-63 - Trading in Public Office.

Section 13A-10-63
Trading in public office.
(a) A person is guilty of trading in public office if:
(1) He offers, confers or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant or party officer upon an agreement or understanding that he himself will or may be appointed to a public office or public employment or designated or nominated as a candidate for public office; or
(2) While a public servant or party officer, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit from another upon an agreement or understanding that that person will or may be appointed to a public office or public employment or designated or nominated as a candidate for public office.
(b) This section does not apply to contributions to political campaign funds or other political contributions.
(c) Trading in public office is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4725.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 4 - Abuse of Public Office. › Section 13A-10-80 - Definitions.

Section 13A-10-80
Definitions.
(a) The definitions contained in Sections 13A-10-1, 13A-10-30 and 13A-10-60 are applicable in this article unless the context otherwise requires.
(b) "Harm" means loss, disadvantage or injury to the person affected or to any other person in whose welfare he is interested.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4801.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 4 - Abuse of Public Office. › Section 13A-10-82 - Misuse of Confidential Information.

Section 13A-10-82
Misuse of confidential information.
(a) A public servant commits the crime of misuse of confidential information if in contemplation of official action by himself or by a governmental unit with which he is associated, or in reliance on information to which he has access in his official capacity and which has not been made public, he:
(1) Acquires a pecuniary interest in any property, transaction or enterprise which may be affected by such information or official action;
(2) Speculates or wagers on the basis of such information or action; or
(3) Aids another to do any of the foregoing.
(b) Misuse of confidential information is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4810.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 5 - Perjury and Related Offenses. › Section 13A-10-100 - Definitions.

Section 13A-10-100
Definitions.
(a) The definitions in Sections 13A-10-1 and 13A-10-60 are applicable in this article unless the context otherwise requires.
(b) The following definitions are also applicable in this article:
(1) SWEARS FALSELY and FALSE SWEARING. The making of a false statement under oath required or authorized by law, or the swearing or affirming the truth of such statement previously made, which the declarant does not believe to be true. A false swearing in a subscribed written instrument shall not be deemed complete until the instrument is delivered by its subscriber, or by someone acting in his behalf, to another person with intent that it be uttered or published as true.
(2) MATERIAL. A statement is "material," regardless of the admissibility of the statement under the rules of evidence, if it could have affected the course or outcome of the official proceeding. It is no defense that the declarant mistakenly believed the falsification to be immaterial. Whether a falsification is material in a given factual situation is a question of law.
(3) OATH. Such term includes an affirmation and every other mode authorized by law of attesting to the truth of that which is stated. For the purposes of this article, written statements shall be treated as if made under oath if:
a. The statement was made on or pursuant to form bearing notice, authorized by law, to the effect that false statements made therein are punishable; or
b. The statement recites that it was made under oath, the declarant was aware of such recitation at the time he made the statement and intended that the statement should be represented as a sworn statement, and the statement was in fact so represented by its delivery or utterance with the signed jurat of an officer authorized to administer oaths appended thereto.
(4) REQUIRED OR AUTHORIZED BY LAW. An oath is "required or authorized by law" when the use of the oath is provided for by statute or municipal ordinance.
(5) OFFICIAL PROCEEDING. Any proceeding heard before any legislative, judicial, administrative or other government agency or official authorized to hear evidence under oath.
(6) JURAT. A clause wherein a notary public or other attesting officer authorized by law to administer oaths in connection with affidavits, depositions and other subscribed written instruments certifies that the subscriber has appeared before him and sworn to the truth of the contents thereof.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4901.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 5 - Perjury and Related Offenses. › Section 13A-10-101 - Perjury in the First Degree.

Section 13A-10-101
Perjury in the first degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of perjury in the first degree when in any official proceeding he swears falsely and his false statement is material to the proceeding in which it is made.
(b) Perjury in the first degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4905.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 5 - Perjury and Related Offenses. › Section 13A-10-102 - Perjury in the Second Degree.

Section 13A-10-102
Perjury in the second degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of perjury in the second degree when he swears with intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his duty and his false statement is material to the action, proceeding or matter involved.
(b) Perjury in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4906.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 5 - Perjury and Related Offenses. › Section 13A-10-103 - Perjury in the Third Degree.

Section 13A-10-103
Perjury in the third degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of perjury in the third degree when he swears falsely.
(b) Perjury in the third degree is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4907.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 5 - Perjury and Related Offenses. › Section 13A-10-104 - Perjury Prosecution for Inconsistent Statements; Highest Degree of Perjury for Which Conviction May Be Had.

Section 13A-10-104
Perjury prosecution for inconsistent statements; highest degree of perjury for which conviction may be had.
(a) Where a person has made statements under oath which are inconsistent to the degree that one of them is necessarily false, each having been made within the jurisdiction of this state and within the period of the statute of limitations, the prosecution may proceed by setting forth the inconsistent statements in a single count alleging in the alternative that one or the other was false and not believed by the defendant to have been true when made. In such case, it shall not be necessary for the prosecution to prove which statement was false, but only that one or the other was false and not believed by the defendant to be true.
(b) The highest degree of perjury of which the defendant may be convicted shall be determined by hypothetically assuming each statement to be false and perjurious. If perjury of the same degree would be established by the making of each statement, the accused may be convicted of that degree at most. If perjury of different degrees would be established by the making of the two statements, the accused may be convicted of the lesser degree at most.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4910.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 5 - Perjury and Related Offenses. › Section 13A-10-105 - Corroboration Required for Perjury Conviction; Exception.

Section 13A-10-105
Corroboration required for perjury conviction; exception.
In any prosecution for perjury, except a prosecution based upon inconsistent statements pursuant to Section 13A-10-104, the falsity of a statement may not be established by the uncorroborated testimony of a single witness.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4915.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 5 - Perjury and Related Offenses. › Section 13A-10-106 - Denial of Guilt in Previous Trial Not to Be Prosecuted as Perjury.

Section 13A-10-106
Denial of guilt in previous trial not to be prosecuted as perjury.
No prosecution shall be brought under this article if the substance of the defendant's false statement was a denial of his guilt in a previous criminal proceeding.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4920.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 5 - Perjury and Related Offenses. › Section 13A-10-107 - When Retraction of False Statement Bar to Perjury Conviction.

Section 13A-10-107
When retraction of false statement bar to perjury conviction.
No person shall be convicted of perjury if he retracted his false statement in the course of the same proceeding in which it was made before it became manifest that the falsification was or would be exposed. Statements made in separate hearings at separate stages of the same trial or administrative proceeding shall be deemed to have been made in the course of the same proceeding. The burden of injecting the issue of retraction is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4925.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 5 - Perjury and Related Offenses. › Section 13A-10-108 - Irregularities No Defense to Perjury Prosecution.

Section 13A-10-108
Irregularities no defense to perjury prosecution.
It is no defense to prosecution for perjury:
(1) That the oath was administered in an irregular manner.
(2) That there was some irregularity in the appointment or qualification of the person who administered the oath, if the taking of the oath was required or authorized by law.
(3) That the document was not sworn to if the document contains a recital that it was made under oath, the declarant was aware of the recital when he signed the document and the document contains the signed jurat of a public servant authorized to administer oaths.
(4) That the defendant mistakenly believed the false statement to be immaterial.
(5) That the statement was inadmissible under the law of evidence.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4930.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 5 - Perjury and Related Offenses. › Section 13A-10-109 - Unsworn Falsification to Authorities.

Section 13A-10-109
Unsworn falsification to authorities.
(a) A person commits the crime of unsworn falsification to authorities if, with an intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his duty, he makes or submits any written statement, which he does not believe to be true, in an application for pecuniary or other benefit, or a record or report required by law to be submitted to any governmental agency.
(b) The provisions of Sections 13A-10-104 and 13A-10-107 shall be applicable to all prosecutions under this section.
(c) Unsworn falsification to authorities is a Class C misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4935.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings. › Section 13A-10-120 - Definitions.

Section 13A-10-120
Definitions.
(a) The definitions in Sections 13A-10-1, 13A-10-60 and 13A-10-100 are applicable in this article unless the context otherwise requires.
(b) The following definitions are also applicable in this article:
(1) JUROR. Any person who is a member of any jury, including a grand jury, impaneled by any court of this state or by any public servant authorized by law to impanel a jury. The term juror also includes any person who has been summoned or whose name has been drawn to attend as a prospective juror.
(2) TESTIMONY. Such term includes oral or written statements, documents or any other material that may be offered as evidence in an official proceeding.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5001.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings. › Section 13A-10-121 - Bribing a Witness.

Section 13A-10-121
Bribing a witness.
(a) A person commits the crime of bribing a witness if he offers, confers or agrees to confer any thing of value upon a witness or a person he believes will be called as a witness in any official proceeding with intent to:
(1) Corruptly influence the testimony of that person;
(2) Induce that person to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or
(3) Induce that person to absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.
(b) This section does not apply to the payment of additional compensation to an expert witness over and above the amount otherwise prescribed by law to be paid a witness.
(c) Bribing a witness is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5005; Acts 1979, No. 79-471, p. 862, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings. › Section 13A-10-122 - Bribe Receiving by a Witness.

Section 13A-10-122
Bribe receiving by a witness.
(a) A witness or a person believing he will be called as a witness in any official proceeding commits the crime of bribe receiving by a witness if he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any thing of value upon an agreement or understanding that:
(1) His testimony will thereby be corruptly influenced;
(2) He will attempt to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or
(3) He will attempt to absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.
(b) This section does not apply to the payment of additional compensation to an expert witness over and above the amount otherwise prescribed by law to be paid to a witness.
(c) Bribe receiving by a witness is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5010; Acts 1979, No. 79-741, p. 862, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings. › Section 13A-10-123 - Intimidating a Witness.

Section 13A-10-123
Intimidating a witness.
(a) A person commits the crime of intimidating a witness if he attempts, by use of a threat directed to a witness or a person he believes will be called as a witness in any official proceedings, to:
(1) Corruptly influence the testimony of that person;
(2) Induce that person to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or
(3) Induce that person to absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.
(b) "Threat," as used in this section, means any threat proscribed by Section 13A-6-25 on criminal coercion.
(c) Intimidating a witness is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5015.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings. › Section 13A-10-124 - Tampering With a Witness.

Section 13A-10-124
Tampering with a witness.
(a) A person commits the crime of tampering with a witness if he attempts to induce a witness or a person he believes will be called as a witness in any official proceeding to:
(1) Testify falsely or unlawfully withhold testimony; or
(2) Absent himself from any official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.
(b) Tampering with a witness is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5020.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings. › Section 13A-10-125 - Bribing a Juror.

Section 13A-10-125
Bribing a juror.
(a) A person commits the crime of bribing a juror if he offers, confers or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a juror with the intent that the juror's vote, opinion, decision or other action as a juror will thereby be corruptly influenced.
(b) Bribing a juror is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5025.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings. › Section 13A-10-126 - Bribe Receiving by a Juror.

Section 13A-10-126
Bribe receiving by a juror.
(a) A person commits the crime of bribe receiving by a juror if he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, decision or other action as a juror will thereby be corruptly influenced.
(b) Bribe receiving by a juror is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5030.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings. › Section 13A-10-127 - Intimidating a Juror.

Section 13A-10-127
Intimidating a juror.
(a) A person commits the crime of intimidating a juror if he attempts, by the use of a threat, to influence a juror's vote, opinion, decision or other action as a juror.
(b) "Threat," as used in this section, means any threat proscribed by Section 13A-6-25 on criminal coercion.
(c) Intimidating a juror is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5035.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings. › Section 13A-10-128 - Jury Tampering.

Section 13A-10-128
Jury tampering.
(a) A person commits the crime of jury tampering if, with intent to influence a juror's vote, opinion, decision or other action in the case, he attempts directly or indirectly to communicate with a juror other than as part of the proceedings in the trial of the case.
(b) Jury tampering is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5040.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings. › Section 13A-10-129 - Tampering With Physical Evidence.

Section 13A-10-129
Tampering with physical evidence.
(a) A person commits the crime of tampering with physical evidence if, believing that an official proceeding is pending or may be instituted, and acting without legal right or authority, he:
(1) Destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes or alters physical evidence with intent to impair its use, verity or availability in the pending or prospective official proceeding; or
(2) Knowingly makes, presents or offers any false physical evidence with intent that it be introduced in the pending or prospective official proceeding.
(b) "Physical evidence," as used in this section, includes any article, object, document, record or other thing of physical substance.
(c) Tampering with physical evidence is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5045.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings. › Section 13A-10-130 - Interfering With Judicial Proceedings.

Section 13A-10-130
Interfering with judicial proceedings.
(a) A person commits the crime of interfering with judicial proceedings if:
(1) He engages in disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior, committed during the sitting of a court in its immediate view and presence, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or impair the respect due its authority;
(2) He intentionally creates a breach of the peace or disturbance under circumstances directly tending to interrupt a court's proceedings;
(3) As an attorney, clerk or other officer of the court, he knowingly fails to perform or violates a duty of his office, or knowingly disobeys a lawful directive or order of a court;
(4) Knowing that he is not authorized to practice law, he represents himself to be an attorney and acts as such in a court proceeding; or
(5) He records or attempts to record the deliberation of a jury.
(b) Interfering with judicial proceedings is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5050.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings. › Section 13A-10-131 - Simulating Legal Process.

Section 13A-10-131
Simulating legal process.
(a) A person commits the crime of simulating legal process if he knowingly delivers or causes to be delivered to another person any demand, request or claim for the payment of money or the delivery or transfer of property that in form and substance simulates any legal process issued by any court of this state.
(b) Simulating legal process is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5055.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration. › Article 7 - The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2002. › Section 13A-10-150 - Short Title.

Section 13A-10-150
Short title.
This article shall be known and may be cited as "The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2002."
(Act 2002-431, p. 1126, §1.)