Alabama Statutes
§ 13A-14-1 — Maiming One’s Self to Escape Duty or Obtain Alms
Alabama § 13A-14-1
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 13A-14-1 (2026).
Text
Every person who, with design to disable himself from performing a legal duty, existing or anticipated, shall inflict upon himself an injury whereby he is so disabled and every person who shall so injure himself with intent to avail himself of such injury to excite sympathy or to obtain alms or some charitable relief shall be guilty of a felony.
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Legislative History
(Code 1923, §4941; Code 1940, T. 14, §357; Code 1975, §13-1-6.)
Nearby Sections
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§ 13A-1-1
Short Title§ 13A-1-11
Effective Date§ 13A-1-2
Definitions§ 13A-1-3
General Purposes of Title§ 13A-1-6
General Rule of Construction§ 13A-1-8
Procedural Matters; Civil Liabilities Not Affected by Title; Prosecution When More Than One Offense§ 13A-1-9
Lesser Included Offenses§ 13A-10-1
Definitions§ 13A-10-10
Impersonating Public Servant§ 13A-10-100
Definitions§ 13A-10-101
Perjury in the First Degree§ 13A-10-102
Perjury in the Second DegreeCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 13A-14-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/13A-14-1.