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2021 Code of Alabama
Title 13A - Criminal Code.
Chapter 7 - Offenses Involving Damage to and Intrusion Upon Property.
Article 1 - Burglary and Criminal Trespass.
Section 13A-7-8 - Possession of Burglar's Tools.
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AL Code § 13A-7-8 (2021)
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Section 13A-7-8
Possession of burglar's tools.
(a) A person commits the crime of possession of burglar's tools if he:
(1) Possesses any explosive, tool, instrument or other article adapted, designed or commonly used for committing or facilitating the commission of an offense involving forcible entry into premises or theft by a physical taking; and
(2) Intends to use the thing possessed in the commission of an offense of the nature described in subdivision (a) (1) of this section.
(b) Possession of burglar's tools is a Class C felony. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2615.)
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