It shall be unlawful for any person not an officer, warrant officer, or enlisted man of the United States Armed Forces to wear the duly prescribed uniform or any distinctive part thereof, of the uniform of the United States Armed Forces, within the boundaries of the State of Alabama; provided that the foregoing provisions shall not be construed so as to prevent officers, warrant officers, or enlisted men of the National Guard or Naval Militia, or such other organizations as the Secretary of Defense shall designate, from wearing the prescribed uniform, nor to prevent persons who in time of war have served honorably as officers of the United States Armed Forces, regular or volunteer, whose most recent service was terminated by an honorable discharge, muster out or resignation, from wearing, upon occasions of ceremony, the uniform of the highest grade they held by brevet or other commission in such regular or volunteer service; nor to prevent any person who has been honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces, regular or volunteer, from wearing his uniform from the place of his discharge to his home within three months after his discharge; nor to prevent the members of military societies composed entirely of honorably discharged officers, warrant officers, or enlisted men or both of the United States Armed Forces, regular or volunteer, from wearing upon occasions of ceremony the uniform duly prescribed by such societies to be worn by the members thereof; nor to prevent the instructors and members of the duly organized cadet corps of a state university, state college, or public high school offering a regular course in military instruction from wearing the uniform duly prescribed by the authorities of such university, college, or public high school; nor to prevent the instructors or members of a duly organized cadet corps of any other institution of learning offering a regular course in military instruction, and at which an officer of the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps is lawfully detailed for duty as an instructor in military science and tactics, from wearing the uniform duly prescribed by the authorities of such institution of learning for wear by such instructors and members of such cadet corps; nor to prevent civilians attendant upon a course of military or naval instruction authorized by the military or naval authorities of the United States from wearing, while in attendance upon such a course, the uniform authorized and prescribed by such military authorities during such course of instruction; nor to prevent any person from wearing the uniform of the United States Armed Forces in any playhouse or theater or in a moving picture film, while actually engaged in portraying therein a military or naval character not tending to bring discredit upon the United States Armed Forces; provided further, that the uniform worn by officers and enlisted men of the National Guard or by members of the military societies or the instructors and members of the cadet corps referred to above shall include the distinctive mark or insignia prescribed by the Secretary of Defense to distinguish such uniform from the uniform of the United States Armed Forces; and provided further, that nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the uniformed rank of fraternal societies parading or traveling in a body or assembling in a lodge room; provided further, that whenever the National Guard or a part thereof is in active service, no fraternal organization or members thereof shall parade or appear in uniform in the locality where the National Guard is in service; and, provided further, that this section shall not apply to cadets or Boy Scouts. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $250.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 60 days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.
Section 31-2-2 - Composition and Administration of State Militia Generally.
Section 31-2-3 - Divisions of State Militia; Composition of Organized Militia and National Guard.
Section 31-2-4 - Composition of Naval Militia.
Section 31-2-5 - Composition of Unorganized Militia.
Section 31-2-6 - Persons Exempted From Militia Service, Etc.
Section 31-2-7 - Maintenance of Troops in Time of Peace.
Section 31-2-10 - Appropriations for State Defense Force.
Section 31-2-13 - Service Benefits for Government Employees, Etc.
Section 31-2-14 - Bonds of Persons Responsible for Public or Military Property or Public Funds.
Section 31-2-16 - Per Diem of Officers or Enlisted Men Under Military Travel Orders.
Section 31-2-17 - Unauthorized Wearing of Uniform of United States Armed Forces.
Section 31-2-18 - Wearing Foreign Uniforms - Prohibited; Exceptions.
Section 31-2-19 - Wearing Foreign Uniforms - Penalties.
Section 31-2-20 - Unauthorized Wearing of Uniform While Not on Duty.
Section 31-2-21 - Discrimination Against Person Wearing Uniform.
Section 31-2-23 - Arms, Equipment, etc., to Be Deposited in Armories, Etc.
Section 31-2-24 - Preservation of Arms, Equipment, etc., by Officers.
Section 31-2-27 - Unauthorized Use of Military Property for Private Purposes.
Section 31-2-29 - Wilful or Malicious Destruction, etc., of Military Property.
Section 31-2-32 - Liability of Officers and Enlisted Men for Lost or Damaged Military Property.
Section 31-2-34 - Proceedings When Member of Armed Forces Unable to Account for Property or Money.
Section 31-2-35 - Matters Governed by Custom and Usage of United States Armed Forces.
Section 31-2-37 - Annual Encampments or Cruises.
Section 31-2-39 - Emergency Purchases.
Section 31-2-40 - Enforcement of Sanitation Laws in Camps or Garrisons.
Section 31-2-41 - National Guard and Naval Militia Service Medals.
Section 31-2-42 - Retirement of Officers and Enlisted Men From National Guard.
Section 31-2-45 - Designations of Units Engaged in Federal Service.
Section 31-2-46 - When Unorganized Militia May Be Ordered Out for Active Service.
Section 31-2-48 - Manner of Ordering Out Unorganized Militia; Organization; Appointment of Officers.
Section 31-2-49 - Draft of Unorganized Militia.
Section 31-2-50 - Failure to Appear for Duty in Militia.
Section 31-2-51 - Commander in Chief - Designated.
Section 31-2-52 - Commander in Chief - Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 31-2-53 - Personal Military Staff of Governor.
Section 31-2-54 - Governor's Flag.
Section 31-2-56 - Exhibitions, Athletic Matches and Contests in Armories, Etc.
Section 31-2-61 - Salaries of Officers and Employees of Military Department.
Section 31-2-62 - Bonds of Adjutant General and Other Employees of Military Department.
Section 31-2-63 - Offices, Furniture, Stationery, etc., of Military Department.
Section 31-2-67 - Annual Report by Adjutant General to Governor.
Section 31-2-68 - Audit of Books, Accounts, etc., of Adjutant General and Other Officers.
Section 31-2-72 - General Officers of the Line.
Section 31-2-74 - Enlistments, etc., in National Guard.
Section 31-2-75 - Discharge of Enlisted Members of National Guard.
Section 31-2-76 - Drills, Encampments, Maneuvers, Etc.
Section 31-2-79 - Exemption of Members of Militia From Arrest.
Section 31-2-82 - Armed Forces Organizations Not to Leave State Without Permission.
Section 31-2-84 - Right of Troops as to Use of Streets and Highways.
Section 31-2-85 - Compensation for Injury, Disability, and Death.
Section 31-2-85.1 - Medical Expenses for Members of National Guard or Alabama State Defense Force.
Section 31-2-86 - Payment for Damages Caused by National Guard Members Acting in Line of Duty.
Section 31-2-90 - Appointment of Counsel to Defend National Guard Members in Certain Actions.
Section 31-2-98 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Evidence.
Section 31-2-99 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Employment of Court Reporter.
Section 31-2-100 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Subpoena of Witnesses.
Section 31-2-102 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Payment of Expenses.
Section 31-2-107 - Courts of Inquiry.
Section 31-2-109 - Ordering Out of Troops - Authority of Governor.
Section 31-2-110 - Ordering Out of Troops - Restrictions.
Section 31-2-111 - Ordering Out of Troops - Request to Governor by Local Officials.
Section 31-2-115 - Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Order to Disperse.
Section 31-2-116 - Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Order to Disperse - Failure to Obey Order.
Section 31-2-117 - Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Authority to Act to Disperse Mob, Etc.
Section 31-2-119 - Assault on National Guard Members, etc., Assembled for Performance of Duties.
Section 31-2-120 - Protection of National Guard Troops, etc., From Assault, Etc.
Section 31-2-121 - Duty to Disperse When Shot Fired, etc., at National Guard.
Section 31-2-122 - Regulation of Passage and Occupancy on Streets, etc., During Riot, Etc.
Section 31-2-125 - Unauthorized Military Organizations.
Section 31-2-128 - Dropping Allowance.
Section 31-2-131 - Revolving Fund.
Section 31-2-132 - Regular Military Appropriations.
Section 31-2-133 - Special Appropriations for National Guard in Active Military Service of State.