{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-12-212","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-12-212","heading":"Unlawful Possession or Receipt of Controlled Substances.","body":"(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of controlled substance if:\n(1) Except as otherwise authorized, he or she possesses a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V.\n(2) He or she obtains by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge or by the alteration of a prescription or written order or by the concealment of a material fact or by the use of a false name or giving a false address, a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V or a precursor chemical enumerated in Section 20-2-181.\n(b) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance is a Class D felony.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 12 Offenses Against Public Health and Morals.","Article 5 Drug Offenses.","Division 2 Drug Possession and Sale Offenses."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-12-212","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"24c5d2de5740db4493cb71b36e54f8f74d8702ba6f539a4c69f490fc42667ca5","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-12-211","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-12-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}