Alabama § 13A-11-6 - Failure of Disorderly Persons to Disperse.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 13A-11-6 — Failure of Disorderly Persons to Disperse., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13A-11-6. Failure of Disorderly Persons to Disperse.
(a) A person commits the crime of failure of a disorderly person to disperse if he participates with five or more other persons in a course of disorderly conduct likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, and intentionally refuses or fails to disperse when ordered to do so by a peace officer or other public servant lawfully engaged in executing or enforcing the law.
(b) Failure of a disorderly person to disperse is a Class B misdemeanor.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13A-11-6 ("Failure of Disorderly Persons to Disperse.") 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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