(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.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.
Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.
Section 13A-10-1 - Definitions.
Section 13A-10-2 - Obstructing Governmental Operations.
Section 13A-10-3 - Refusal to Permit Inspection.
Section 13A-10-4 - Failing to File Required Report.
Section 13A-10-5 - Refusing to Aid Peace Officer.
Section 13A-10-5.1 - Disarming a Law Enforcement or Corrections Officer
Section 13A-10-6 - Refusing to Assist in Fire Control.
Section 13A-10-7 - Compounding.
Section 13A-10-8 - Rendering a False Alarm.
Section 13A-10-9 - False Reporting to Law Enforcement Authorities.
Section 13A-10-10 - Impersonating Public Servant.
Section 13A-10-11 - Impersonating Peace Officer.
Section 13A-10-12 - Tampering With Governmental Records.
Section 13A-10-13 - Unlawful Use of Great Seal of State or Printing of Official Identification Card.
Section 13A-10-14 - Unlawful Use of Facsimile of Official Identification Card.
Section 13A-10-15 - Terrorist Threats.
Section 13A-10-16 - Interference With Public Safety Communication.