Ala. Code § 31-2-116
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Section 31-2-116 Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Order to Disperse - Failure to Obey Order
Official statutory text
Any person or persons composing or taking part in any riot, rout, tumult, mob, or lawless combination or assembly mentioned in Section 31-2-115 who, after being duly commanded to disperse as provided in Section 31-2-115, wilfully and intentionally fails to do so, is guilty of a felony, and must, on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one, nor more than two years.
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