{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-7-26","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-7-26","heading":"Criminal Tampering in the Second Degree.","body":"(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:\n(1) Intentionally or recklessly tampers with property of another for the purpose of causing substantial inconvenience to that person or to another; or\n(2) Intentionally or recklessly tampers or makes connection with property of a utility.\n(b) Criminal tampering in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor.\n(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.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 7 Offenses Involving Damage to and Intrusion Upon Property.","Article 2 Criminal Damage to Property."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-7-26","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"9280b43d158110ba7bf5515c56de26e9f5e454aa90d9afd23cf2eb009fbb13ec","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-7-25","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-7-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}