Code of Alabama - Title 13A: Criminal Code - Section 13A-10-5.1 - Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer

Section 13A-10-5.1 - Disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer

(a) A person commits the crime of disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer if the person intentionally removes a firearm or weapon from a law enforcement or corrections officer or deprives a law enforcement or corrections officer of the use of a firearm or weapon when the officer is acting within the scope of his or her duties and the person knows or reasonably should have known that the individual is a law enforcement or corrections officer.

(b) The crime of disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer is a Class C felony.

(Act 2012-369, p. 921, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021