Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 13A-10-1 (2026)

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The following definitions apply in this article only unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) FIREMAN. Any officer of a fire department, a member of a volunteer fire department, or any other person vested by law with the duty to extinguish fires.

(2) GOVERNMENT. The state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, including public county and city boards of education, the youth services department district, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and all educational institutions under the auspices of the State Board of Education.

(3) GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION. Any activity which a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of a government or the fire control activities of a member of a volunteer fire department.

(4) GOVERNMENTAL RECORD. Any record, paper, document, or thing belonging to, or received or kept by, the government for information or record, or required by law to be kept by others for information of the government. Any educational attendance, membership, or financial report, or a student’s school transcript.

(5) PEACE OFFICER. Any public servant vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes.

(6) PROPERTY. Any real or personal property, including books, records, and documents.

(7) PUBLIC SERVANT. Any officer or employee of government, including legislators and judges and any person or agency participating as an adviser, consultant, or otherwise in performing a governmental function.

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4501; Acts 1987, No. 87-804, p. 1578; Act 2006-423, p. 1049, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1985–2023 · leading case: Megan Garcia v. Pamela Casey, 75 F.4th 1176 (11th Cir. 2023).
Megan Garcia v. Pamela Casey, 75 F.4th 1176 (11th Cir. 2023). “See Ala. Code § 13A-10-1 (defini- tions section).”
Scott v. Palmer, 210 F. Supp. 3d 1303 (N.D. Ala. 2016). · cites it 4× “” 7 Ala. Code § 13A-10-1(2), (3), (7) (1975).”
Ringstaff v. State, 480 So. 2d 50 (Ala. Crim. App. 1985). · cites it 4× “Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 13A (§ 13A-10-1 through § 13A-10-12) deals with offenses relating to the obstruction of public administration.”
Ex parte Coker, 575 So. 2d 43 (Ala. 1991). “Offenses Against Public Administration, §§ 13A-10-1 through 13A-10-131. 11. Offenses Against Public Order and Safety, §§ 13A-11-1 through 13A-11-224.”
A.A.G. v. State, 668 So. 2d 122 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). “” A “governmental function” is defined at § 13A-10-1, Ala.Code 1975, as “[a]ny activity which a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of a government.”
AAG v. State, 668 So. 2d 122 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “" A "governmental function" is defined at § 13A-10-1, Ala.Code 1975, as "[a]ny activity which a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of a government.”
Garcia v. Casey, No. 2:18-cv-02079 (N.D. Ala. Sept. 23, 2021). · cites it 2× “Alabama Code § 13A-10-1(3) defines a “governmental function” as “[a]ny activity which a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of a government…” And under Ala.”
Habel v. State, 268 So. 3d 651 (Ala. Crim. App. 2018). “See also , § 13A-10-1(2), Ala. Code 1975 (defining "government" as "[t]he state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, including public county and city boards of education, the youth services *661 department district, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and…”
Habel v. State, 268 So. 3d 651 (Ala. Crim. App. 2018). “See also , § 13A-10-1(2), Ala. Code 1975 (defining "government" as "[t]he state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, including public county and city boards of education, the youth services *661 department district, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and…”
Jennings v. Smith, No. 1:22-cv-01165 (N.D. Ala. Dec. 21, 2023). “Code § 13A-10-1(7). Defendants argue that they had probable cause to arrest Plaintiff under § 13A-10-2(a) because: (1) Plaintiff used intimidation, physical force, or interference to intentionally prevent the officers from performing the governmental function of investigating…”
Ala. Code § 13A-10-1(2): 3 cases
Scott v. Palmer, 210 F. Supp. 3d 1303 (N.D. Ala. 2016). “” 7 Ala. Code § 13A-10-1(2), (3), (7) (1975).”
Habel v. State, 268 So. 3d 651 (Ala. Crim. App. 2018). “See also , § 13A-10-1(2), Ala. Code 1975 (defining "government" as "[t]he state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, including public county and city boards of education, the youth services *661 department district, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and…”
Habel v. State, 268 So. 3d 651 (Ala. Crim. App. 2018). “See also , § 13A-10-1(2), Ala. Code 1975 (defining "government" as "[t]he state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, including public county and city boards of education, the youth services *661 department district, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and…”
Ala. Code § 13A-10-1(3): 2 cases
Scott v. Palmer, 210 F. Supp. 3d 1303 (N.D. Ala. 2016). “” 7 Ala. Code § 13A-10-1(2), (3), (7) (1975).”
Garcia v. Casey, No. 2:18-cv-02079 (N.D. Ala. Sept. 23, 2021). “Alabama Code § 13A-10-1(3) defines a “governmental function” as “[a]ny activity which a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of a government…” And under Ala.”
Ala. Code § 13A-10-1(7): 2 cases
Ringstaff v. State, 480 So. 2d 50 (Ala. Crim. App. 1985). “Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 13A (§ 13A-10-1 through § 13A-10-12) deals with offenses relating to the obstruction of public administration.”
Jennings v. Smith, No. 1:22-cv-01165 (N.D. Ala. Dec. 21, 2023). “Code § 13A-10-1(7). Defendants argue that they had probable cause to arrest Plaintiff under § 13A-10-2(a) because: (1) Plaintiff used intimidation, physical force, or interference to intentionally prevent the officers from performing the governmental function of investigating…”
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