{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-12-21","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-12-21","heading":"Simple Gambling.","body":"(a) A person commits the crime of simple gambling if he knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity as a player.\n(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.\n(c) Simple gambling is a Class C misdemeanor.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 12 Offenses Against Public Health and Morals.","Article 2 Gambling Offenses.","Division 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-12-21","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"e1872d357b374892192577e6ea8c290d042b22e213ed4390deefacce6354445c","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-12-20","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-12-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}