GroundRules
Ala. Code § 13A-12-21: Simple Gambling.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 13A Criminal Code.
- Chapter 12 Offenses Against Public Health and Morals.
- Article 2 Gambling Offenses.
- Division 1 General Provisions.
(a) A person commits the crime of simple gambling if he knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity as a player.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that a person charged with being a player was engaged in a social game in a private place. The burden of injecting the issue is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.
(c) Simple gambling is a Class C misdemeanor.
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