2021 Code of Alabama
Title 13A - Criminal Code.
Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.
Article 1 - Obstruction of Public Administration.
Section 13A-10-2 - Obstructing Governmental Operations.

Universal Citation:
AL Code § 13A-10-2 (2021)
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Section 13A-10-2

Obstructing governmental operations.

(a) A person commits the crime of obstructing governmental operations if, by means of intimidation, physical force or interference or by any other independently unlawful act, he:

(1) Intentionally obstructs, impairs or hinders the administration of law or other governmental function; or

(2) Intentionally prevents a public servant from performing a governmental function.

(b) This section does not apply to the obstruction, impairment or hindrance of the making of an arrest.

(c) Obstructing governmental operations is a Class A misdemeanor.

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4505.)

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