Alabama § 13A-10-130 - Interfering with Judicial Proceedings.
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§ 13A-10-130. Interfering with Judicial Proceedings.
(a) A person commits the crime of interfering with judicial proceedings if:
(1) He engages in disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior, committed during the sitting of a court in its immediate view and presence, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or impair the respect due its authority;
(2) He intentionally creates a breach of the peace or disturbance under circumstances directly tending to interrupt a court’s proceedings;
(3) As an attorney, clerk or other officer of the court, he knowingly fails to perform or violates a duty of his office, or knowingly disobeys a lawful directive or order of a court;
(4) Knowing that he is not authorized to practice law, he represents himself to be an attorney and acts as such in a court proceeding; or
(5) He records or attempts to record the deliberation of a jury.
(b) Interfering with judicial proceedings is a Class B misdemeanor.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13A-10-130 ("Interfering with Judicial Proceedings.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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