(a) A person commits the crime of simulating legal process if he knowingly delivers or causes to be delivered to another person any demand, request or claim for the payment of money or the delivery or transfer of property that in form and substance simulates any legal process issued by any court of this state.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $3,000
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-10-131

(b) Simulating legal process is a Class B misdemeanor.