AA and the Law

“While we share in a spirit of trust, both at meetings and individually with sponsors and friends, A.A. members are subject to the same laws as every other person. Our communications are not privileged in the legal sense nor do we have any special protective status under local, state, or federal statutes. A.A. membership does not grant immunity from local laws and being at an A.A. meeting does not put anyone beyond the jurisdiction of law enforcement officers. As has often been expressed throughout the Fellowship, as individuals, A.A. members are also “citizens of the world,” and as citizens we are not above the law.”

(our emphasis)

Source: Box 459 News and Notes from the General Service Office of AA, Vol 57, No 3, Fall [Autumn] 2010, p. 5

Comment: It seems slightly astonishing that we have to be reminded of these facts. But then even some intergroups act as if they are above the law. See Plymouth (cult) Intergroup

Cheers

The Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)

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