{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-9-8","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-9-8","heading":"Limitation on Criminal Liability for Forgery and Criminal Possession of Forged Instrument.","body":"A person may not be punished for both the offense of forgery and the offense of criminal possession of a forged instrument with respect to the same instrument, unless arising out of separate and distinct transactions.","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-9-8","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"4148663518d419099179fee240277cbbc847697800dd6d2c8b7c9992eb06a41d","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-9-7","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-9-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}