Alabama Statutes
§ 34-3-1 — Unlawful Practice of Law
Alabama § 34-3-1
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 34-3-1 (2026).
Text
If any person shall, without having become duly licensed to practice, or whose license to practice shall have expired either by disbarment, failure to pay his license fee within 30 days after the day it becomes due, or otherwise, practice or assume to act or hold himself or herself out to the public as a person qualified to practice or carry on the calling of a lawyer, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not to exceed $500, or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed six months, or both.
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Related
McFarland v. Folsom
854 F. Supp. 862 (M.D. Alabama, 1994)
In Re O'Dell
251 B.R. 602 (N.D. Alabama, 2000)
Legislative History
(Acts 1923, No. 133, p. 100; Code 1923, §3318; Acts 1931, No. 241, p. 284; Code 1940, T. 46, §31.)
Nearby Sections
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§ 34-1-1
Short Title§ 34-1-11
Annual Permits to Practice; Inactive Status; Continuing Education. (Amended by Act 2026-16)§ 34-1-17
Acts Not Prohibited§ 34-1-18
Injunctions Against Unlawful Acts§ 34-1-19
Misdemeanors; Penalties§ 34-1-20
Evidence of Unlawful PracticeCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 34-3-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/34-3-1.