Alabama Code 31-2-22. Disloyal or insulting remarks, gestures, etc., to or about troops engaged in performance of duties, etc
Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-2-22
- 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
When troops of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States or the State of Alabama are at drill in their respective armories, on the streets, public roads or other places where such drills are conducted, or while going to or returning from such duty, or when they are performing other duties required of them by the United States or the State of Alabama, it shall be unlawful for any person to make any disloyal or insulting remark, either to or about the troops, or to make any motion or gesture calculated to insult or humiliate the troops because of their being in such service, and any person guilty of making such disloyal remarks or of making any such sign, motion, or gesture, for the purpose and in the manner aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.