Section 13A-12-212 - Unlawful possession or receipt of controlled substances(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of controlled substance if: (1) Except as otherwise authorized, he or she possesses a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V.(2) He or she obtains by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge or by the alteration of a prescription or written order or by the concealment of a material fact or by the use of a false name or giving a false address, a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V or a precursor chemical enumerated in Section 20-2-181.(b) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance is a Class D felony.Ala. Code § 13A-12-212 (1975)
Amended by Act 2015-185,§ 2, eff. 1/30/2016 if the Director of Finance certifies that specific funding to implement the provisions of this act has been appropriated to the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Department of Corrections.Amended by Act 2012-237,§ 2, eff. 4/24/2012.Acts 1987, No. 87-603, p. 1047, §3.