Any person who publishes a libel of another which may tend to provoke a breach of the peace shall be punished, on conviction, by fine and imprisonment in the county jail, or hard labor for the county; the fine not to exceed in any case $500.00 and the imprisonment or hard labor not to exceed six months.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety.
Article 7 - Offenses Relating to Libel and Defamation.
Section 13A-11-160 - Libel Tending to Provoke Breach of Peace.
Section 13A-11-161 - Publication of Certain Documents Considered Privileged.
Section 13A-11-162 - Indictment for Libel.
Section 13A-11-163 - Defamation.
Section 13A-11-164 - Refusal to Testify by Printer of Libel or Defamation.