{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-8-228","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-8-228","heading":"Defense Precluded Upon Explicit Representation of Property as Stolen, Embezzled, or Converted.","body":"It is not a defense to a charge under this article that the property was not stolen, embezzled, or converted property at the time of the violation if the property was explicitly represented to the accused person as being stolen, embezzled, or converted property.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 8 Offenses Involving Theft.","Article 11 Retail Theft Crime Prevention Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-8-228","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"281a60319905c8c3832faa3e6a3d17fc560589402ff2f1cc8f494354c5632b22","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-8-227","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-8-229"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}