Section 6-5-202 – Accessory After the Fact; Penalties.
6-5-202. Accessory after the fact; penalties. (a) A person is an accessory after the fact if, with intent to hinder, delay or prevent the discovery, detection, apprehension, prosecution, detention, conviction or punishment of another for the commission of a crime, he renders assistance to the person. (b) An accessory after the fact commits: (i) A […]
Section 6-5-203 – Compounding; Penalties.
6-5-203. Compounding; penalties. (a) A person commits compounding if, knowing of the actual commission of a crime or the violation of a statute for which a penalty or forfeiture is prescribed, he takes property or accepts an offer of property upon an agreement or understanding, express or implied, to: (i) Compound or conceal the crime […]
Section 6-5-204 – Interference With Peace Officer; Disarming Peace Officer; Penalties.
6-5-204. Interference with peace officer; disarming peace officer; penalties. (a) A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if he knowingly obstructs, impedes or interferes with or resists arrest by a peace officer while engaged in […]
Section 6-5-205 – Running Manned Roadblock; Penalties.
6-5-205. Running manned roadblock; penalties. 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 proceeds or travels through a roadblock which is supervised by a uniformed peace officer without stopping and obeying the instructions […]
Section 6-5-115 – Neglect or Refusal of Ministerial Officer to Perform Duty in Criminal Case; Unnecessary Delay in Serving Warrant; Penalties.
6-5-115. Neglect or refusal of ministerial officer to perform duty in criminal case; unnecessary delay in serving warrant; penalties. (a) A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both, if he is: (i) A clerk, sheriff, coroner […]
Section 6-5-116 – Public Officer Acting Before Qualifying; Penalty.
6-5-116. Public officer acting before qualifying; penalty. An elected or appointed public officer or his deputy commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) if he performs any duty of his office without taking and subscribing the oath prescribed by law or before giving and filing the bond […]
Section 6-5-117 – Public Officer Demanding Kickback From Deputy; Penalties.
6-5-117. Public officer demanding kickback from deputy; penalties. A public officer who requires a deputy appointed by him to divide or pay back to the officer a part of the deputy’s salary or requires any type of compensation of any form in return for the deputy’s continued employment is guilty of a felony punishable by […]
Section 6-5-118 – Conflict of Interest; Public Investments; Disclosure Required; Penalty; Definitions.
6-5-118. Conflict of interest; public investments; disclosure required; penalty; definitions. (a) No public servant who invests public funds for a unit of government, or who has authority to decide how public funds are invested, shall transact any personal business with, receive any pecuniary benefit from or have any financial interest in any entity, other than […]
Section 6-5-201 – Definitions.
6-5-201. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) “Emergency” means a crime or a situation which could result in a public official responding in an authorized emergency vehicle or which could jeopardize public safety and could result in the evacuation of any area, building, structure, vehicle or other place people may enter; (ii) “Official […]
Section 6-5-110 – Wrongful Appropriation of Public Property; Penalties.
6-5-110. Wrongful appropriation of public property; penalties. (a) A public servant who lawfully or unlawfully comes into possession of any property of any government and who, with intent temporarily to deprive the owner of its use and benefit, converts any of the public property to his own use or any use other than the public […]