Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-37-231

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

In Jefferson County, any person who falsely personates a peace officer of this or any other state, or any political subdivision thereof; or any person who under color of such false personation shall perform or attempt to perform, the duties of any such peace officer, or shall under color of such personation deprive any person of a legal right shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail at hard labor for a period not to exceed six months, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by both in the discretion of the court.