(a)

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $6,000
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-10-83

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) A person commits the crime of misrepresenting the police jurisdiction of a municipality if he or she knowingly misrepresents, by use of a sign, marker, or other marking, the police jurisdiction of a municipality.
(2) A public official shall be guilty of a violation of this section if he or she instructs another person to misrepresent the police jurisdiction of a municipality with knowledge of the true boundary of the municipality.
(b) Misrepresenting the police jurisdiction of a municipality is a Class A misdemeanor.
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