(a) A person commits the crime of unauthorized use of a vehicle if:
(1) Knowing that he does not have the consent of the owner, he takes, operates, exercises control over or otherwise uses a propelled vehicle; or
(2) Having custody of propelled vehicle pursuant to an agreement between himself or another and the owner thereof whereby the actor or another is to perform for compensation a specific service for the owner involving the maintenance, repair or use of the vehicle, he intentionally uses or operates it, without the consent of the owner, for his own purpose in a manner constituting a gross deviation from the agreed purpose; or
(3) Having custody of a propelled vehicle pursuant to an agreement with the owner thereof whereby it is to be returned to the owner at a specified time, he knowingly retains or withholds possession thereof, without the consent of the owner, for so lengthy a period beyond the specified time as to render the retention or possession a gross deviation from the agreement.
(4) Unauthorized use of a vehicle is a Class A misdemeanor, except that if a person by force or threat of force takes, operates, usurps or exercises control over a propelled vehicle with an operator or one or more passengers aboard he is guilty of a Class B felony.
(b) A person commits the crime of unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle if, without the consent of the owner, he breaks into and enters a vehicle or any part of a vehicle with the intent to commit any felony or theft. For the purposes of this section, "enters" means to intrude:
(1) Any part of the body; or
(2) Any physical object connected with the body.
(3) Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle is a Class C felony.
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.