Alabama § 13A-12-212 Unlawful Possession or Receipt of Controlled Substances

Alabama Statutes

§ 13A-12-212 — Unlawful Possession or Receipt of Controlled Substances

Alabama § 13A-12-212

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 13ACriminal Code

Ch. 12Offenses Against Public Health and Morals

Art. 5Drug Offenses

Div. 2Drug Possession and Sale Offenses

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 13A-12-212 (2026).

Text

(a)A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of controlled substance if:

(1)Except as otherwise authorized, he or she possesses a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V.

(2)He or she obtains by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge or by the alteration of a prescription or written order or by the concealment of a material fact or by the use of a false name or giving a false address, a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V or a precursor chemical enumerated in Section 20-2-181.

(b)Unlawful possession of a controlled substance is a Class D felony.

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(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of controlled substance if:
(1) Except as otherwise authorized, he or she possesses a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V.
(2) He or she obtains by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge or by the alteration of a prescription or written order or by the concealment of a material fact or by the use of a false name or giving a false address, a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V or a precursor chemical enumerated in Section 20-2-181.
(b) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance is a Class D felony.