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2019 Code of Alabama
Title 13A - Criminal Code.
Chapter 3 - Defenses.
Article 2 - Justification and Excuse.
Section 13A-3-26 - Use of force in defense of property other than premises.
Universal Citation: AL Code § 13A-3-26 (2019)
Section 13A-3-26Use of force in defense of property other than premises.
A person is justified in using physical force, other than deadly physical force, upon another person when and to the extent that he reasonably believes it to be necessary to prevent or terminate the commission or attempted commission by the other person of theft or criminal mischief with respect to property other than premises as defined in Section 13A-3-20.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §625.)
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