Title 13A — Title 13A

The following definitions are applicable in this article unless the context otherwise requires: (1) WRITTEN INSTRUMENT. Such term means: a. Any paper, document or other instrument containing written or printed matter or its equivalent; and b. Any token, stamp, seal, badge, tradem…

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal simulation if: (1) He makes or alters any object, with intent to defraud, so that it appears to have an antiquity, value, rarity, source or authorship that it does not in fact possess; or (2) He possesses or utters an object so simulated…

(a) A person commits the crime of obtaining a signature by deception if with intent to defraud or to acquire a substantial benefit for himself or another, he causes another by deception to sign or execute a written instrument. (b) The definition of “deception” in Section 13A-8-1(…

As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) HOME REPAIR. a. The repairing, replacing, altering, or the construction or renovation of an addition to a building on real property which i…

A person commits the offense of home repair fraud when the person intentionally and knowingly does any of the following: (1) Enters into an agreement or contract for consideration, written or oral, with a person for home repair, and the offending person knowingly engages in any o…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama State of Emergency Consumer Protection Act. (b) A person commits the offense of aggravated home repair fraud when the person knowingly does any of the following: (1) Enters into an agreement or contract for considera…

Intent and knowledge of a person alleged to have committed home repair fraud shall be determined by an evaluation of all circumstances surrounding a home repair and the determination shall not be limited to the time of the origination of the contract or agreement. History: (Act 2…

Substantial performance of a home repair contract may be used as a mitigating circumstance and may be raised as a defense by a person alleged to have committed home repair fraud. Home repair performed in a manner which is of little or no value, or home repair that fails to materi…

Except as provided in Section 13A-9-111.1, violations of this article shall be punished as follows: (1) A first conviction shall be a Class A misdemeanor. (2) A second or subsequent conviction shall be a Class C felony. History: (Act 2006-580, p. 1525, §5; Act 2021-272, §2.)

In addition to any other sentence the court may impose pursuant to Section 13A-9- 114, the court shall order the defendant to make restitution to the victim as a condition of probation, either within a specified period of time or in specified installments. The order shall not be …

from Record. (Amended by Act 2026-536) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-536, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) A person commits the crime of offering a false instrument for recording if, knowing that a written instrument relating t…

(a) A person commits the crime of negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument if the person negotiates or delivers a negotiable instrument for a thing of value and with the intent, knowledge, or expectation that it will not be honored by the drawee. (b) For the purposes of this…

Payment Upon Instrument. For purposes of Section 13A-9-13.1: (1) Notice mailed by certified or registered mail, evidenced by return receipt, to the address printed on the instrument or given at the time of issuance shall be deemed sufficient and equivalent to notice having been r…

Identity. (a) In any prosecution or action under the provisions of Section 13A-9-13.1, a negotiable instrument for which the information required in subsections (b) and (c) of this section is available at the time of issuance shall constitute prima facie evidence of the identity …

(a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Residential Mortgage Fraud Act. (b) For the protection of the general public, including borrowers and lending institutions, and for the integrity of the mortgage lending process, the Legislature enacts the “Alabama R…

(a) A person commits the crime of illegal possession of a credit or debit card if, knowing that he or she does not have the consent of the owner, he or she takes, exercises control over, or otherwise uses the card. (b) A person commits the crime of fraudulent use of a credit card…

Definitions. (a) Definitions. - For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed by this subsection: (1) ACQUIRER. A business organization including without limitation a merchant, financial institution, or an agent of a business organization or f…

(a) Any person who reports or attempts to report a credit card as being lost, stolen, or mislaid knowing the report to be false violates this subsection and shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (b) Any cardholder who, with intent t…

(a) For the purposes of this section, public assistance means money or property provided directly or indirectly to eligible persons through programs of the federal government, the state, or any political subdivision thereof, including any program administered by a public housing …

The following definitions apply to Section 13A-9-17: (1) COIN MACHINE. A coin box, turnstile, vending machine or other mechanical or electronic device or receptacle designed: a. To receive a coin or bill of a certain denomination or a token made for the purpose; and b. In return …

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawfully using slugs if: (1) With intent to defraud the supplier, or another person, of property or a service sold or offered by means of a coin machine, he inserts, deposits or uses a slug in that machine; or (2) He makes, possesses or dispose…

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation if he: (1) Assumes a false identity and does an act in his assumed character with intent to gain an economic benefit for himself or another or to injure or defraud another; or (2) Pretends to be a representative of some per…

(a) A person commits the crime of giving a false name or address to a law enforcement officer if the person gives a false name or address to a law enforcement officer in the course of the officer’s official duties with intent to mislead the officer. (b) Giving a false name or add…

Any officer or agent of any private corporation or association or any other person who makes, emits, signs or countersigns, or causes or procures to be made, emitted, signed or countersigned, without authority of law, any paper to answer the purpose of money, or for general circu…

(a) A person commits the crime of forgery in the first degree if, with intent to defraud, he falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument which is or purports to be, or which is calculated to become or to represent if completed: (1) Part of an issue or series of stamps…

Any person who passes or circulates in this state any paper issued without authority of law to answer the purpose of money shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $20.00 nor more than $100.00. History: (Code 1852, §102; Code 1867, §3644; Code 1876, §4434; Code 1886, §4144; C…

Qualification or License to Practice Medicine. (a) A person commits the crime of submitting a false or fraudulent application for a certificate of qualification or license to practice medicine if: (1) In connection with the submission of an application for a certificate of qualif…

Act 2026-536) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-536, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) A person commits the crime of fraudulent sale or lease of residential real property if he or she does either of the following: (1) Lists or adver…

(a) A person commits the crime of forgery in the second degree if, with intent to defraud, he or she falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument which is or purports to be, or which is calculated to become or to represent if completed: (1) A deed, will, codicil, or co…

(a) A person commits the crime of forgery in the third degree if, with intent to defraud, he or she falsely makes, completes, or alters a written instrument which is or purports to be, or which is calculated to become or to represent if completed, an assignment or a check, draft,…

(a) A person commits the crime of forgery in the fourth degree if, with intent to defraud, he or she falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument. (b) Forgery in the fourth degree is a Class A misdemeanor. History: (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4007; Act 2015-185, §2.)…

(a) The definitions contained in Sections 13A-8-1 and 13A-9-1 are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires. (b) “Services” is defined as in Section 13A-8-10(b). History: (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4101.)

(a) A person commits the crime of deceptive business practices if in the course of engaging in a business, occupation, or profession, he: (1) Uses or possesses for use a false weight or measure, or any other device for falsely determining or recording any quality or quantity; or …

(a) A person commits the crime of false advertising if, in connection with the promotion of a sale, transfer, consumption or use of property or services, he makes or causes to be made a false or misleading statement in any advertisement addressed to the public or to a substantial…

(a) A person commits the crime of bait advertising if in any manner, including advertising or other means of communication to the public or to a substantial number of persons, he offers to sell property or services with the intent, plan or purpose not to sell or provide the adver…

by Broadcasters, Publishers, Etc. A television or radio broadcasting station, or a publisher or printer of a newspaper, magazine or other form of printed advertising, which broadcasts, publishes or prints a false advertisement or a bait advertisement of another person or a teleph…

(a) A person commits the crime of falsifying business records if, with intent to defraud, he: (1) Makes or causes a false entry in the business records of an enterprise; or (2) Alters, erases, obliterates, deletes, removes or destroys a true entry in the business records of an en…

(a) A person commits the crime of defrauding secured creditors if he destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest with intent to hinder enforcement of that interest. (b) “Security interest” means an interest in …

(a) A person commits the crime of defrauding judgment creditors if he: (1) With fraudulent intent removes property subject to execution from a county to prevent it being levied upon by an execution; or (2) Secretes, assigns, conveys or otherwise disposes of property with intent t…

(a) A person commits the crime of fraud in insolvency if, with the intent to defraud a creditor and with knowledge or reason to believe either that proceedings have been or are about to be instituted for the appointment of a receiver or that a composition agreement or other arran…

(a) A person commits the crime of issuing a false financial statement if, with intent to defraud, he: (1) Knowingly makes or utters a written instrument which purports to describe the financial condition or ability of himself or some other person and which is inaccurate in some m…

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree if he possesses or utters any forged instrument of a kind specified in Section 13A-9-2 with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud. (b) Criminal possession of a forged…

(a) A person commits the crime of receiving deposits in a failing financial institution, if, as an officer, manager or other person participating in the direction of a financial institution, he knowingly receives or permits the receipt of funds, a general deposit or other investm…

(a) A person commits the crime of misapplication of property if, with knowledge that he is misapplying and that the misapplication involves substantial risk of loss or detriment to the owner of the property or to a person for whose benefit the property was entrusted, he misapplie…

with Different Quality of Coal. (a) Any person who knowingly sells and delivers any coal which has been mixed or loaded in the delivery container together with any substance or material other than coal or together with coal of a different quality with intent to defraud the purcha…

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree if he possesses or utters any forged instrument of a kind specified in Section 13A-9-3 with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud. (b) Criminal possession of a forge…

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree if he or she possesses or utters a forged instrument of a kind covered in Section 13A-9-3.1 with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud. (b) Criminal possession of a f…

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the fourth degree if he or she possesses or utters a forged instrument of a kind covered in Section 13A-9-4 with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud. (b) Criminal possession of a fo…

The following words and phrases as used in this article shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is required by the context: (1) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. Any benevolent, philanthropic, or patriotic person, or one purporting to be such, consistent with the then…

Commercial Co-Venturers, Etc.; Annual Report; Contract Requirements; Service of Process; Use of Names, Symbols, Etc.; Violations. (a) Every charitable organization, except those granted an exemption in subsection (f), which is physically located in this state, and which intends t…