GroundRules
Ala. Code § 13A-7-26: Criminal Tampering in the Second Degree.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 13A Criminal Code.
- Chapter 7 Offenses Involving Damage to and Intrusion Upon Property.
- Article 2 Criminal Damage to Property.
(a) A person commits the crime of criminal tampering in the second degree if, having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe that he or she has such a right, the person:
(1) Intentionally or recklessly tampers with property of another for the purpose of causing substantial inconvenience to that person or to another; or
(2) Intentionally or recklessly tampers or makes connection with property of a utility.
(b) Criminal tampering in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the state, a county, or a municipality from taking any lawful action on its respective rights-of-way.
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