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13A-2-20
Section 13A-2-20 Criminal liability based upon behavior. A person is criminally liable for
an offense if it is committed by his own behavior or by the behavior of another person for
which he is legally accountable as provided for in this article, or both. (Acts 1977, No.
607, p. 812, §401.)...
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13A-2-24
Section 13A-2-24 Criminal liability based upon behavior of another - Exceptions. Unless otherwise
provided by the statute defining the offense, a person shall not be legally accountable for
behavior of another constituting a criminal offense if: (1) He is a victim of that offense;
or (2) The offense is so defined that his conduct is inevitably incidental to its commission;
or (3) Prior to the commission of the offense, he voluntarily terminated his effort to promote
or assist its commission and either gave timely and adequate warning to law enforcement authorities,
or to the intended victim, or wholly deprived his complicity of its effectiveness in the commission
of the offense. The burden of injecting this issue is on the defendant, but this does not
shift the burden of proof. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §420.)...
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38-13-2
Section 38-13-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age and older. (2) ADULT CARE FACILITY.
A person or entity holding a Department of Human Resources license or approval or certification
to provide care, including foster care, for adults. (3) APPLICANT. A person or entity who
submits an application for license as a child care or adult care facility to the Department
of Human Resources or a child placing agency, or an application for employment or for a volunteer
position to a Department of Human Resources licensed child care or adult care facility. With
regard to child care and adult care facilities in a home setting, the term includes an adult
household member whose residence is in the home. The term also includes an individual who
submits an application for a volunteer position or for employment with the Department of Human
Resources in a position in which the person has unsupervised...
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13A-2-22
Section 13A-2-22 Criminal liability based upon behavior of another - Conduct of an innocent
person. (a) A person is legally accountable for the behavior of another if, acting with the
culpable mental state sufficient for the commission of the offense in question, he causes
an innocent person to engage in such behavior. (b) As used in this section, an "innocent
person" includes any person who is not guilty of the offense in question, despite his
behavior, because of: (1) Criminal irresponsibility or other legal incapacity or exemption.
(2) Unawareness of the criminal nature of the conduct in question or of the defendant's criminal
purpose. (3) Any other factor precluding the mental state sufficient for the commission of
the offense in question. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §410.)...
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13A-2-23
Section 13A-2-23 Criminal liability based upon behavior of another - Complicity. A person is
legally accountable for the behavior of another constituting a criminal offense if, with the
intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense: (1) He procures, induces or causes
such other person to commit the offense; or (2) He aids or abets such other person in committing
the offense; or (3) Having a legal duty to prevent the commission of the offense, he fails
to make an effort he is legally required to make. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §415.)...

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13A-2-21
Section 13A-2-21 Criminal liability based upon behavior of another - Accountability imposed
by statute. A person is legally accountable for the behavior of another person if he is made
accountable for the behavior of such person by the statute defining the offense or by specific
provision of this title. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §405.)...
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13A-4-3
Section 13A-4-3 Criminal conspiracy generally. (a) A person is guilty of criminal conspiracy
if, with the intent that conduct constituting an offense be performed, he agrees with one
or more persons to engage in or cause the performance of such conduct, and any one or more
of such persons does an overt act to effect an objective of the agreement. (b) If a person
knows or should know that one with whom he agrees has in turn agreed or will agree with another
to effect the same criminal objective, he shall be deemed to have agreed with such other person,
whether or not he knows the other's identity. (c) A person is not liable under this section
if, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of his criminal
purpose, he gave a timely and adequate warning to law enforcement authorities or made a substantial
effort to prevent the enforcement of the criminal conduct contemplated by the conspiracy.
Renunciation by one conspirator, however, does not affect the...
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12-17-226
Section 12-17-226 Definitions. For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATION FEE. A fee imposed by the district attorney as
a condition precedent to participation in a pretrial diversion program. (2) COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Work imposed as a condition of a pretrial diversion program that is intended for the common
good of the community or to assist in restoration of the victim. Community service should
further serve to rehabilitate an offender. (3) DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The district attorney of
the judicial circuit or his or her designee, so designated to fulfill the goals, purposes,
and objectives of this division. (4) LAW ENFORCEMENT or LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. As defined
in Section 41-8A-1 or 36-25-1, whether employed in this state or elsewhere. (5) OFFENDER.
Any person who has been charged with a criminal offense, including, but not limited to, any
felony, misdemeanor, violation, or traffic offense, as defined in the Code of...
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12-25-32
Section 12-25-32 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the
following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Sentencing Commission, established as a state
agency under the Supreme Court by this chapter. (2) CONTINUUM OF PUNISHMENTS. An array of
punishment options, from probation to incarceration, graduated in restrictiveness according
to the degree of supervision of the offender including, but not limited to, all of the following:
a. Active Incarceration. A sentence, other than an intermediate punishment or unsupervised
probation, that requires an offender to serve a sentence of imprisonment. The term includes
time served in a work release program operated as a custody option by the Alabama Department
of Corrections or in the Supervised Intensive Restitution program of the Department of Corrections
pursuant to Article 7, commencing with Section 15-18-110, of Chapter 18 of Title 15. b. Intermediate
Punishment. A sentence that may include assignment to any...
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13A-3-27
Section 13A-3-27 Use of force in making an arrest or preventing an escape. (a) A peace officer
is justified in using that degree of physical force which he reasonably believes to be necessary,
upon a person in order: (1) To make an arrest for a misdemeanor, violation or violation of
a criminal ordinance, or to prevent the escape from custody of a person arrested for a misdemeanor,
violation or violation of a criminal ordinance, unless the peace officer knows that the arrest
is unauthorized; or (2) To defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes
to be the use or imminent use of physical force while making or attempting to make an arrest
for a misdemeanor, violation or violation of a criminal ordinance, or while preventing or
attempting to prevent an escape from custody of a person who has been legally arrested for
a misdemeanor, violation or violation of a criminal ordinance. (b) A peace officer is justified
in using deadly physical force upon another person when...
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