{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-9-5","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-9-5","heading":"Criminal Possession of Forged Instrument in the First Degree.","body":"(a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree if he possesses or utters any forged instrument of a kind specified in Section 13A-9-2 with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud.\n(b) Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree is a Class B felony.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 9 Forgery and Fraudulent Practices.","Article 1 Forgery and Related Offenses."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-9-5","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"5ecc69de1a8ba71fe067c4bd02ddce2a4fd92f21d36770b319fed682e8024ab1","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-9-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-9-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}