(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly hinder or obstruct an explosive ordnance disposal or technician or bomb technician, law enforcement officer, fire official, emergency management official, animal trained to detect destructive devices or bacteriological or biological weapons, or a robot or mechanical device designed or utilized by a law enforcement officer, fire official, or emergency management official of this state or of the United States in the detection, disarming, or destruction of a destructive device or bacteriological or biological weapon.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felony1 to 10 yearsup to $15,000
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-6 and Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-10-199

  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) A person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony.