Alabama § 13A-11-160 - Libel Tending to Provoke Breach of Peace.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 13A-11-160 — Libel Tending to Provoke Breach of Peace., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13A-11-160. Libel Tending to Provoke Breach of Peace.
Any person who publishes a libel of another which may tend to provoke a breach of the peace shall be punished, on conviction, by fine and imprisonment in the county jail, or hard labor for the county; the fine not to exceed in any case $500.00 and the imprisonment or hard labor not to exceed six months.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13A-11-160 ("Libel Tending to Provoke Breach of Peace.") 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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