§ 13-1. State offenses adopted.  


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  • (a)

    Any person committing an offense within the corporate limits of the city or within the police jurisdiction thereof, which is declared by a law of the state now existing or hereafter enacted to be a misdemeanor, shall be guilty of an offense against the city.

    (b)

    Any person committing an offense within the corporate limits of the city, or within the police jurisdiction thereof, which is declared by a law of the state now existing or hereafter enacted to be a violation, shall be guilty of an offense against the city.

    (c)

    Any person committing within the corporate limits of the city, or within the police jurisdiction thereof, an offense as defined by Code of Ala. § 13A-1-2, which offense is not declared by a law of the state now existing or hereafter enacted to be a felony, misdemeanor or violation, shall be guilty of an offense against the city.

    (d)

    Any person found to be in violation of subsections (a), (b) or (c) upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-9 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 999, §§ 1—4, 1-8-80; Ord. No. 1130, §§ 1—4, 8-16-83)

Cross reference

Violation of state statutes or rules on alcoholic beverages, § 3-4; enforcement of state law by police, § 18-2; adoption of penalty for violation of state law prohibition on driving under the influence of alcohol, § 22-10.5.