(a) A person commits the crime of cargo theft if the person knowingly obtains or exerts unauthorized control over either of the following:
(1) A vehicle engaged in commercial transportation of cargo or an appurtenance thereto, including, without limitation, a trailer, semitrailer, container, railcar, or other associated equipment, or the cargo being transported therein or thereon, which is the property of another, with the intention of depriving the other person of the property, regardless of the manner in which the property is taken or appropriated.
(2) A trailer, semitrailer, container, railcar, or other associated equipment, or the cargo being transported therein or thereon, which is the property of another, with the intention of depriving the other person of the property, regardless of the manner in which the property is taken or appropriated.
(b)(1) Cargo theft that has a collective value in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) is a Class B felony, except the punishment shall be a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years nor more than 20 years and a fine not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
(2) Cargo theft that has a collective value exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), but not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), is a Class C felony, except the offense shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than five years nor more than 10 years and a fine not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).
(3) Cargo theft that has a collective value exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), but does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), is a Class D felony, except the offense shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than two years and a fine not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).
(4) Cargo theft that has a collective value of five hundred dollars ($500) or less, is a Class A misdemeanor.
(5) A person convicted of cargo theft may also be disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of one year for the first conviction and for life for the second or subsequent conviction, subject to possible reduction as provided in subsection (c) of Section 32-6-49.11.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft.
Article 1 - Theft and Related Offenses.
Section 13A-8-1 - Definitions.
Section 13A-8-2 - Theft of Property - Definition; Limitations Period.
Section 13A-8-2.1 - Aggravated Theft by Deception.
Section 13A-8-3 - Theft of Property in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-4 - Theft of Property in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-4.1 - Theft of Property in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-8-5 - Theft of Property in the Fourth Degree.
Section 13A-8-6 - Theft of Lost Property - Definition.
Section 13A-8-7 - Theft of Lost Property in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-8 - Theft of Lost Property in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-8.1 - Theft of Lost Property in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-8-9 - Theft of Lost Property in the Fourth Degree.
Section 13A-8-10 - Theft of Services - Definition.
Section 13A-8-10.1 - Theft of Services in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-10.2 - Theft of Services in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-10.25 - Theft of Services in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-8-10.3 - Theft of Services in the Fourth Degree.
Section 13A-8-10.4 - Theft of Trademarks or Trade Secrets.
Section 13A-8-10.5 - Theft of Valor.
Section 13A-8-10.6 - Cargo Theft.
Section 13A-8-10.7 - Fifth Wheel Tampering.
Section 13A-8-11 - Unauthorized Use of Vehicle; Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Vehicle.
Section 13A-8-12 - Defenses to Prosecutions for Theft and Unauthorized Use of Vehicle.
Section 13A-8-13 - Extortion - Definition.
Section 13A-8-14 - Extortion in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-15 - Extortion in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-16 - Receiving Stolen Property - Definition.
Section 13A-8-17 - Receiving Stolen Property in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-18 - Receiving Stolen Property in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-18.1 - Receiving Stolen Property in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-8-19 - Receiving Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree.
Section 13A-8-20 - Bringing Stolen Property Into This State.
Section 13A-8-21 - Bringing Into State Property Obtained by False Pretense Elsewhere.
Section 13A-8-22 - Obscuring Identity of Vehicle.
Section 13A-8-22.1 - Advertisement for Purchase of a Salvage or Junk Branded Motor Vehicle.
Section 13A-8-23 - Tampering With Availability of Gas, Electricity, or Water.