Section 6-5-306 – Refusal to Appear or Testify; Avoidance of Service; Penalties; Summary Proceedings for Contempt.
6-5-306. Refusal to appear or testify; avoidance of service; penalties; summary proceedings for contempt. (a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if he: (i) Refuses or intentionally fails to obey a […]
Section 6-5-307 – Usurpation; Penalties.
6-5-307. Usurpation; penalties. A person is guilty of usurpation if he falsely represents himself to be a public servant with the intent to induce anyone to submit to the pretended official authority or to act in reliance upon the pretense to his detriment. Usurpation is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not to exceed six […]
Section 6-5-308 – Penalty for Filing False Document.
6-5-308. Penalty for filing false document. (a) A person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both, if he files with the secretary of state and willfully or knowingly: (i) Falsifies, conceals or covers up by any trick, […]
Section 6-5-212 – Interference With Emergency Calls; Interference With Emergency Reporting System.
6-5-212. Interference with emergency calls; interference with emergency reporting system. (a) A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if he knowingly obstructs, prevents, hinders or otherwise interferes with the making or completion of a […]
Section 6-5-213 – Taking Contraband Into Penal Institutions or Correctional Facilities; Definitions; Penalties.
6-5-213. Taking contraband into penal institutions or correctional facilities; definitions; penalties. (a) Except as authorized by a person in charge, no person shall: (i) Intentionally convey or attempt to convey contraband to a person confined in a penal institution or correctional facility; or (ii) Intentionally make, obtain or possess contraband if the person is officially […]
Section 6-5-301 – Perjury in Judicial, Legislative or Administrative Proceedings; Penalties.
6-5-301. Perjury in judicial, legislative or administrative proceedings; penalties. (a) A person commits perjury if, while under a lawfully administered oath or affirmation, he knowingly testifies falsely or makes a false affidavit, certificate, declaration, deposition or statement, in a judicial, legislative or administrative proceeding in which an oath or affirmation may be required by law, […]
Section 6-5-302 – Proof of Solicitation of Perjury.
6-5-302. Proof of solicitation of perjury. In a trial for soliciting perjury, no conviction shall be had on the evidence of the person solicited, unsupported by other testimony.
Section 6-5-303 – False Swearing in Nonjudicial or Nonadministrative Proceeding; False Claims or Vouchers; Penalties.
6-5-303. False swearing in nonjudicial or nonadministrative proceeding; false claims or vouchers; penalties. (a) A person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both, if, while under a lawfully administered oath or affirmation in a matter where an […]
Section 6-5-211 – Injuring or Killing a Police Dog, Fire Dog, Search and Rescue Dog or Police Horse Prohibited; Penalties.
6-5-211. Injuring or killing a police dog, fire dog, search and rescue dog or police horse prohibited; penalties. (a) Any person who knowingly, willfully and without lawful cause or justification permanently disables or inflicts death upon any animal defined in subsection (b) of this section shall be liable for restitution by order of a court […]
Section 6-5-207 – Escape by Violence or Assault, or While Armed; Penalty.
6-5-207. Escape by violence or assault, or while armed; penalty. A person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years if he escapes from official detention by violence or while armed with a deadly weapon or by assault upon a person in charge of the detention.