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Article 1 - Theft and Related Offenses.
Section 13A-8-1 - Definitions. - The following definitions are applicable in this article unless the...
Section 13A-8-2 - Theft of Property - Definition; Limitations Period. - (a) A person commits the crime of theft of property...
Section 13A-8-2.1 - Aggravated Theft by Deception. - (a) A person commits the crime of aggravated theft by...
Section 13A-8-3 - Theft of Property in the First Degree. - (a) The theft of property which exceeds two thousand five...
Section 13A-8-4 - Theft of Property in the Second Degree. - (a) The theft of property between one thousand five hundred...
Section 13A-8-4.1 - Theft of Property in the Third Degree. - (a) The theft of property that exceeds five hundred dollars...
Section 13A-8-5 - Theft of Property in the Fourth Degree. - (a) The theft of property which does not exceed five...
Section 13A-8-6 - Theft of Lost Property - Definition. - A person commits the crime of theft of lost property...
Section 13A-8-7 - Theft of Lost Property in the First Degree. - (a) The theft of lost property which exceeds two thousand...
Section 13A-8-8 - Theft of Lost Property in the Second Degree. - (a) The theft of lost property between one thousand five...
Section 13A-8-8.1 - Theft of Lost Property in the Third Degree. - (a) The theft of lost property which exceeds five hundred...
Section 13A-8-9 - Theft of Lost Property in the Fourth Degree. - (a) The theft of lost property which does not exceed...
Section 13A-8-10 - Theft of Services - Definition. - (a) A person commits the crime of theft of services...
Section 13A-8-10.1 - Theft of Services in the First Degree. - (a) The theft of services which exceeds two thousand five...
Section 13A-8-10.2 - Theft of Services in the Second Degree. - (a) The theft of services between one thousand five hundred...
Section 13A-8-10.25 - Theft of Services in the Third Degree. - (a) The theft of services which exceeds five hundred dollars...
Section 13A-8-10.3 - Theft of Services in the Fourth Degree. - (a) The theft of services which does not exceed five...
Section 13A-8-10.4 - Theft of Trademarks or Trade Secrets. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) ARTICLE. Any object,...
Section 13A-8-10.5 - Theft of Valor. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms...
Section 13A-8-10.6 - Cargo Theft. - (a) A person commits the crime of cargo theft if...
Section 13A-8-10.7 - Fifth Wheel Tampering. - (a) A person commits the crime of fifth wheel tampering...
Section 13A-8-11 - Unauthorized Use of Vehicle; Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Vehicle. - (a) A person commits the crime of unauthorized use of...
Section 13A-8-12 - Defenses to Prosecutions for Theft and Unauthorized Use of Vehicle. - (a) It is a defense to a prosecution under Sections...
Section 13A-8-13 - Extortion - Definition. - A person commits the crime of extortion if he knowingly...
Section 13A-8-14 - Extortion in the First Degree. - (a) Extortion by means of a threat, as defined in...
Section 13A-8-15 - Extortion in the Second Degree. - (a) Extortion by means of a threat, as defined in...
Section 13A-8-16 - Receiving Stolen Property - Definition. - (a) A person commits the crime of receiving stolen property...
Section 13A-8-17 - Receiving Stolen Property in the First Degree. - (a) Receiving stolen property which exceeds two thousand five hundred...
Section 13A-8-18 - Receiving Stolen Property in the Second Degree. - (a) Any of the following constitutes receiving stolen property in...
Section 13A-8-18.1 - Receiving Stolen Property in the Third Degree. - (a) Receiving stolen property which exceeds five hundred dollars ($500)...
Section 13A-8-19 - Receiving Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree. - (a) Receiving stolen property which does not exceed five hundred...
Section 13A-8-20 - Bringing Stolen Property Into This State. - Any person who fraudulently brings into this state any personal...
Section 13A-8-21 - Bringing Into State Property Obtained by False Pretense Elsewhere. - Any person who brings or causes to be brought into...
Section 13A-8-22 - Obscuring Identity of Vehicle. - (a) A person commits the crime of obscuring identity of...
Section 13A-8-22.1 - Advertisement for Purchase of a Salvage or Junk Branded Motor Vehicle. - (a) A person, as defined in Section 32-8-2, who advertises...
Section 13A-8-23 - Tampering With Availability of Gas, Electricity, or Water. - (a) The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed thereto...
Article 1A - Secondary Metal Recycling.
Section 13A-8-30 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms have the...
Section 13A-8-31 - Record of Purchases. - (a) A secondary metals recycler shall maintain a legible record...
Section 13A-8-31.1 - Payment and Purchase Limitations. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-114 IN THE 2022...
Section 13A-8-31.2 - Registration and Reporting Requirements. - (a) All secondary metals recyclers subject to this article shall...
Section 13A-8-32 - Inspections. - During the usual and customary business hours of a secondary...
Section 13A-8-33 - Law Enforcement Officers Authorized to Place Hold on Certain Sales of Metals. - (a)(1) Whenever a law enforcement officer has reasonable suspicion to...
Section 13A-8-34 - Contesting Identification or Ownership of Metal Property. - (a) If the secondary metals recycler contests the identification or...
Section 13A-8-35 - Exceptions. - This article shall not apply to purchases of metal property...
Section 13A-8-35.1 - Liability for Injuries. - (a) A public or private owner of metal property is...
Section 13A-8-36 - Damage or Destruction of Property. - (a) It is unlawful for a person with the intent...
Section 13A-8-37 - Possession or Control of Stolen Property. - (a) It is unlawful for a person to possess or...
Section 13A-8-37.1 - Ownership Documentation Required for Purchase of Certain Property. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-114 IN THE 2022...
Section 13A-8-37.2 - Lawful Possession of Metal Property. - Compliance by a secondary metals recycler with Sections 13A-8-31, 13A-8-31.1,...
Section 13A-8-38 - Construction. - This article shall not be construed to repeal other criminal...
Section 13A-8-39 - Application. - This article shall apply to all businesses regulated under this...
Article 2 - Robbery.
Section 13A-8-40 - Definitions. - (a) The definitions contained in Section 13A-8-1 are applicable to...
Section 13A-8-41 - Robbery in the First Degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of robbery in the...
Section 13A-8-42 - Robbery in the Second Degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of robbery in the...
Section 13A-8-43 - Robbery in the Third Degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of robbery in the...
Section 13A-8-44 - Claim of Right Not Defense in Robbery Prosecution. - No person may submit in defense against a prosecution for...
Article 2A - Pharmacy Robbery.
Section 13A-8-50 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and cited as "The Pharmacy...
Section 13A-8-51 - Definitions. - When used in this article, the following words and phrases...
Section 13A-8-52 - Penalty for Violation of Article. - (a) Upon conviction of the criminal offense of "pharmacy robbery"...
Article 3 - Shopping Carts.
Section 13A-8-60 - Defined. - The term "shopping cart," when used in this article, shall...
Section 13A-8-61 - Removal From Premises Without Consent of Owner; "Premises" Defined. - It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a...
Section 13A-8-62 - Abandonment on Public Streets, Sidewalks, Parking Lots, Etc. - It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon a...
Section 13A-8-63 - Posting of Article in Stores. - The owner of the store in which the shopping cart...
Section 13A-8-64 - Penalty for Violation of Article. - Any person convicted of a violation under this article shall...
Article 3A - Traffic Signs.
Section 13A-8-70 - "Traffic Sign" Defined. - As used in this article, the term "traffic sign" shall...
Section 13A-8-71 - Possession of Traffic Sign; Notification; Destruction, Defacement, etc., of Traffic Sign or Traffic Control Device; Defacement of Public Building or Property. - (a) No person may unlawfully possess any traffic sign erected...
Section 13A-8-72 - Penalties. - (a) A person who is convicted of violating subsection (a)...
Section 13A-8-73 - Fines to Be Deposited in General Fund. - Any fines collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited...
Article 3B - Theft of Consigned Motor Fuels.
Section 13A-8-75 - Consigned Motor Fuels Defined. - As used in this article, the term consigned motor fuels...
Section 13A-8-76 - Written Consignment Agreement. - (a) There shall be a written agreement between the person...
Section 13A-8-77 - Taking of Consigned Motor Fuels Without Consent of Owner. - It shall be unlawful for any person to take, use,...
Section 13A-8-78 - Penalties. - A person who violates this article shall be guilty of...
Article 4 - Copying and Sale of Recorded Devices.
Section 13A-8-80 - "Owner" Defined. - Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the term "owner," as...
Section 13A-8-81 - Transfer, Manufacture, Distribution, etc., of Certain Sounds Without Consent Prohibited; Applicability; Penalties; Recording Rights; Evidence of Performer's Consent. - (a) It shall be a felony for any person to:...
Section 13A-8-82 - Possession, Sale, Rental, etc., of Recorded Device in Violation of Article Prohibited; Penalties. - (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly...
Section 13A-8-83 - Manufacturer's Name Required on Package. - Every recorded device sold, rented or transferred for commercial advantage...
Section 13A-8-84 - Confiscation of Nonconforming Recordings, Equipment and Components. - It shall be the duty of any state, county or...
Section 13A-8-85 - Damages in Civil Action. - (a) Any owner of recorded material whose material has allegedly...
Section 13A-8-86 - Penalties for Manufacture, Sale, Rental, Possession for Sale or Rental, etc., in Contravention of Article; Forfeiture. - (a) Each separate manufacture, distribution, sale or transfer at wholesale...
Article 4A - Unlawful Operation of a Recording Device in Motion Picture Theater.
Section 13A-8-90 - Violations; Penalties. - (a) For purposes of this section, the following words have...
Article 5 - Alabama Computer Crime Act.
Section 13A-8-100 - Short Title. - Repealed by Act 2012-432, §11, effective August 1, 2012.
Section 13A-8-101 - Definitions. - Repealed by Act 2012-432, §11, effective August 1, 2012.
Section 13A-8-102 - Offenses Against Intellectual Property. - Repealed by Act 2012-432, §11, effective August 1, 2012.
Section 13A-8-103 - Acts Constituting Offense Against Computer Equipment or Supplies; Punishment. - Repealed by Act 2012-432, §11, effective August 1, 2012.
Article 5A - The Alabama Digital Crime Act.
Section 13A-8-110 - Short Title. - This article may be cited as The Alabama Digital Crime...
Section 13A-8-111 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms shall have...
Section 13A-8-112 - Computer Tampering. - (a) A person who acts without authority or who exceeds...
Section 13A-8-113 - Encoded Data Fraud. - (a) A person commits the crime of encoded data fraud...
Section 13A-8-114 - Phishing. - (a) A person commits the crime of phishing if the...
Section 13A-8-115 - Disclosure of Stored Wire or Electronic Communications, Transaction Records, Etc. - (a) A law enforcement officer, a prosecuting attorney, or the...
Section 13A-8-116 - Warrants From Other States. - (a) An Alabama corporation or business entity that provides electronic...
Section 13A-8-117 - Forfeiture of Certain Computers, Software, Etc. - (a) On conviction of a violation of this article or...
Section 13A-8-118 - Prosecution. - A person who is subject to prosecution under this article...
Section 13A-8-119 - Activities of Law Enforcement Agencies, Political Subdivisions, Etc. - Nothing in this article prohibits any lawfully authorized investigative, protective,...
Article 6 - Theft of Cable Television Services.
Section 13A-8-120 - "Cable Television Company" Defined. - As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise,...
Section 13A-8-121 - Acts Punishable as Misdemeanors. - It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to knowingly:...
Section 13A-8-122 - Possession of Certain Devices Constitutes Prima Facie Evidence of Intent to Violate Article. - In a prosecution for a violation of this article, the...
Section 13A-8-123 - Civil Liability for Violations of Section 13a-8-121. - (a) Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (5)...
Section 13A-8-124 - Injunctive Relief; Damages; Proof of Actual Damages Not Prerequisite. - (a) Any cable television company may, in accordance with the...
Section 13A-8-125 - Equipment Used to Violate Article Is Contraband; Seizure and Forfeiture. - Any electronic or communications equipment or any other such devices...
Section 13A-8-126 - Satellite Reception Dishes. - The provisions of this article shall have no application to...
Article 7 - Theft by Fraudulent Leasing or Rental of Property.
Section 13A-8-140 - Elements of Offense of Theft by Fraudulent Leasing or Rental. - The crime of theft by fraudulent leasing or rental of...
Section 13A-8-141 - Prima Facie Evidence of Fraudulent Leasing or Rental. - For the purposes of Section 13A-8-140 of this article, it...
Section 13A-8-142 - Written Demand for Return of Leased Property; Form of Notice. - For the purposes of Section 13A-8-141 of this article: (1)...
Section 13A-8-143 - Immunity From Liability for Giving of Notice. - Any lessor under a written lease or rental agreement having...
Section 13A-8-144 - Penalties. - The crime of theft by fraudulent leasing or rental of...
Article 8 - Telecommunication Equipment or Plans, Prohibited Possession, Distribution, Use.
Section 13A-8-150 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall...
Section 13A-8-151 - Unlawful Acts With Respect to Telecommunications Devices; Seizure and Destruction Unlawful Devices, Plans, Etc. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly...
Section 13A-8-152 - Penalties. - (a) Any person violating any of the provisions of this...
Article 9 - Leaving Premises of Gasoline Sales Establishment Without Remitting Payment.
Section 13A-8-170 - Violation and Penalties. - (a) No person shall drive his or her motor vehicle...
Article 10 - The Consumer Identity Protection Act.
Section 13A-8-190 - Short Title. - This article shall be known as "The Consumer Identity Protection...
Section 13A-8-191 - Definitions. - For purposes of this article, the following words shall have...
Section 13A-8-192 - Identity Theft. - (a) A person commits the crime of identity theft if,...
Section 13A-8-193 - Trafficking in Stolen Identities. - (a) A person commits the crime of trafficking in stolen...
Section 13A-8-194 - Obstructing Justice Using a False Identity. - (a) A person commits the crime of obstructing justice using...
Section 13A-8-195 - Restitution for Financial Loss. - Upon conviction for any crime in this article, in addition...
Section 13A-8-196 - Situs of Crime. - In any criminal proceeding brought pursuant to this article, the...
Section 13A-8-197 - Court Records to Reflect Innocence of Victim. - In any case in which a person obtains identification documents...
Section 13A-8-198 - Order to Correct Records. - (a) Upon a conviction for any crime in violation of...
Section 13A-8-199 - Civil Action for Violation of Chapter. - (a) In addition to any other remedies provided by law,...
Section 13A-8-200 - Block on False Information in Credit Reports. - (a) As used in this section, the following words shall...
Section 13A-8-201 - Reissuance of Identification Documents. - Upon request by a victim of a crime created by...