{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-11-36","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-11-36","heading":"Defenses to Prosecutions Under Article.","body":"(a) A person does not commit a crime under this article if:\n(1) He was a peace officer engaged in the lawful performance of his duties; or\n(2) He was an officer, employee or agent of a communication common carrier who, while acting in the normal course of his employment, and while engaged in any activity which was a necessary incident to the rendition of his service or to the protection of the rights or property of the carrier of such communication, intercepted, disclosed or used a communication transmitted through the facilities of that carrier; or\n(3) He relies in good faith on a lawful court order or legislative authorization.\n(b) The burden of injecting the issue under subsection (a) is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 11 Offenses Against Public Order and Safety.","Article 2 Offenses Against Privacy."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-11-36","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"f1de36d7eeb5cd4cedb324d6684dfc0e3b9e032714a4b38364d465669ec722d1","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-11-35","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-11-37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}