Text of AL SB 320 (2019)
Sexual offenses, certain sexual offenses redefined, sex offender registration, community notification act, add foster parent engaging in sex act, technical revisions, Secs. 13A-5-6, 13A-6-60 to 13A-6-65, inclusive, 13A-6-65.1, 13A-6-66, 13A-6-67, 13A-6-68, 13A-6-70, 13A-6-71, 13A-6-81,13A-6-82, 13A…
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SB320
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197764-2
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By Senator Figures
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RFD: Judiciary
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First Read: 18-APR-19
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197764-2:n:04/18/2019:CNB/cr LSA2019-851R1
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SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, deviate sexual
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intercourse is defined as any act of sexual
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gratification between persons not married to each
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other involving the sex organs of one person and
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the mouth or anus of another.
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Under existing law, sexual contact is
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defined as any touching of the sexual or other
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intimate parts of a person not married to the
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actor, done for the purpose of gratifying the
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sexual desire of either party.
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Under existing law, mental defectiveness,
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mental incapacitation, and physical helplessness
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are individually defined and separated into various
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sexual offenses.
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Under existing law, forcible compulsion
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requires physical force that overcomes earnest
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resistance or a threat that places a person in fear
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of immediate death of serious physical injury.
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Under existing law, sexual misconduct only
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involves sexual intercourse and deviate sexual
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intercourse.
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Existing law sometimes provides for offenses
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to be committed only on a member of the
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perpetrator's opposite sex.
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Further, existing law defines certain
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criminal offenses as sex crimes for the purpose of
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application of the Alabama Sex Offender
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Registration and Community Notification Act.
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Existing law provides that directing a child
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to engage in a sex act is one of the criminal
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offenses defined as a sex crime.
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This bill would redefine deviate sexual
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intercourse as sodomy and include mental
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defectiveness, mental incapacitation, and physical
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helplessness in a broad definition of
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incapacitation, and further redefine sexual contact
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to include touching that occurs through clothing
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without regard to marital relationship.
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This bill would expand the definition of
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forcible compulsion.
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This bill would provide that certain sexual
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contact can be an offense under sexual misconduct.
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This bill would provide additional offenses
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to be included as sexual torture.
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This bill would also make certain technical
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corrections.
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Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
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of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
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Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
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Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
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law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
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new or increased expenditure of local funds from
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becoming effective with regard to a local
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governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
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unless: it comes within one of a number of
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specified exceptions; it is approved by the
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affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
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funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
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the entity for the purpose.
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The purpose or effect of this bill would be
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to require a new or increased expenditure of local
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funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
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the bill does not require approval of a local
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governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
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become effective because it comes within one of the
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specified exceptions contained in the amendment.
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A BILL
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TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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Relating to sexual offenses; to amend Sections
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13A-5-6, 13A-6-60, 13A-6-61, 13A-6-62, 13A-6-63, 13A-6-64,
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13A-6-65, 13A-6-65.1, 13A-6-66, 13A-6-67, 13A-6-68, 13A-6-70,
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13A-6-71, 13A-6-81, 13A-6-82, as corrected by Act 2018-406,
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the Codification Act, 2018 Regular Session, 13A-6-122,
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13A-6-241, 13A-6-243, 13A-11-9, 13A-11-32.1, 13A-12-120,
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13A-12-121, 13A-12-190, 13A-12-192, 15-3-5, 15-20A-5, and
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15-20A-44, as last amended by Act 2018-528, 2018 Regular
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Session, 15-23-101, and 15-23-102, Code of Alabama 1975, to
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revise certain definitions and sexual offenses; to expand the
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definition of forcible compulsion; to provide that certain
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sexual contact can be an offense under sexual misconduct; to
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provide additional offenses for sexual torture; to make
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technical corrections; and in connection therewith would have
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as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
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expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621
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of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as
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Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the
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Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
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Section 1. Sections 13A-5-6, 13A-6-60, 13A-6-61,
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13A-6-62, 13A-6-63, 13A-6-64, 13A-6-65, 13A-6-65.1, 13A-6-66,
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13A-6-67, 13A-6-68, 13A-6-70, 13A-6-71, 13A-6-81, 13A-6-82, as
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corrected by Act 2018-406, the Codification Act, 2018 Regular
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Session, 13A-6-122, 13A-6-241, 13A-6-243, 13A-11-9,
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13A-11-32.1, 13A-12-120, 13A-12-121, 13A-12-190, 13A-12-192,
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15-3-5, 15-20A-5, and 15-20A-44, as last amended by Act
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2018-528, 2018 Regular Session, 15-23-101, and 15-23-102, Code
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of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
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"§13A-5-6.
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"(a) Sentences for felonies shall be for a definite
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term of imprisonment, which imprisonment includes hard labor,
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within the following limitations:
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"(1) For a Class A felony, for life or not more than
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99 years or less than 10 years.
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"(2) For a Class B felony, not more than 20 years or
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less than 2 years.
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"(3) For a Class C felony, not more than 10 years or
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less than 1 year and 1 day and must be in accordance with
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subsection (b) of Section 15-18-8 unless sentencing is
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pursuant to Section 13A-5-9 or the offense is a sex offense
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pursuant to Section 15-20A-5.
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"(4) For a Class D felony, not more than 5 years or
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less than 1 year and 1 day and must be in accordance with
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subsection (b) of Section 15-18-8.
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"(5) For a Class A felony in which a firearm or
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deadly weapon was used or attempted to be used in the
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commission of the felony, or a Class A felony sex offense
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involving a child as defined in Section 15-20A-4(26), not less
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than 20 years.
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"(6) For a Class B or C felony in which a firearm or
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deadly weapon was used or attempted to be used in the
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commission of the felony, or a Class B felony sex offense
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involving a child as defined in Section 15-20A-4(26), not less
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than 10 years.
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"(b) The actual time of release within the
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limitations established by subsection (a) of this section
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shall be determined under procedures established elsewhere by
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law.
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"(c) In addition to any penalties heretofore or
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hereafter provided by law, in all cases where an offender is
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designated as a sexually violent predator pursuant to Section
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15-20A-19, or where an offender is convicted of a Class A
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felony sex offense involving a child as defined in Section
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15-20A-4(26), and is sentenced to a county jail or the Alabama
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Department of Corrections, the sentencing judge shall impose
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an additional penalty of not less than 10 years of
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post-release supervision to be served upon the defendant's
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release from incarceration.
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"(d) In addition to any penalties heretofore or
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hereafter provided by law, in all cases where an offender is
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convicted of a sex offense pursuant to Section 13A-6-61,
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13A-6-63, or 13A-6-65.1, when the defendant was 21 years of
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age or older and the victim was six years of age or less at
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the time the offense was committed, the defendant shall be
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sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of
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parole.
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"§13A-6-60.
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"The following definitions apply in this article:
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"(1) (4) SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. Such term has its
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ordinary meaning and occurs upon any penetration, however
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slight; emission is not required.
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"(3) SEXUAL CONTACT. Any touching of the sexual or
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other intimate parts of a person not married to the actor,
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done for the purpose of gratifying the sexual desire of either
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party. The term does not require skin to skin contact.
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"(2) (5) DEVIATE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. Any act of
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sexual gratification between persons not married to each other
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involving the sex organs of one person and the mouth or anus
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of another SODOMY. Any sexual act involving the genitals of
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one person and the mouth or anus of another person.
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"(4) (2) FEMALE. Any female person. INCAPACITATED.
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Such The term includes any of the following:
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"a. A person who suffers from a mental or
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developmental disease or disability which renders the person
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incapable of appraising the nature of his or her conduct.
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"b. A person is temporarily incapable of appraising
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or controlling his or her conduct due to the influence of a
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narcotic, anesthetic, or intoxicating substance and the
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condition was known or should have been reasonably known to
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the offender.
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"c. A person who is unable to give consent or to
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communicate an unwillingness to an act because the person is
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unconscious, asleep, or is otherwise physically limited or
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unable to communicate.
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"(5) MENTALLY DEFECTIVE. Such term means that a
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person suffers from a mental disease or defect which renders
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him incapable of appraising the nature of his conduct.
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"(6) MENTALLY INCAPACITATED. Such term means that a
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person is rendered temporarily incapable of appraising or
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controlling his conduct owing to the influence of a narcotic
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or intoxicating substance administered to him without his
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consent, or to any other incapacitating act committed upon him
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without his consent.
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"(7) PHYSICALLY HELPLESS. Such term means that a
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person is unconscious or for any other reason is physically
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unable to communicate unwillingness to an act.
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"(8) (1) FORCIBLE COMPULSION. Physical force that
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overcomes earnest resistance or a threat, express or implied,
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that places a person in fear of immediate death or serious
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physical injury to himself or another person Use or threatened
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use, whether express or implied, of physical force, violence,
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confinement, restraint, physical injury, or death to the
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threatened person or to another person. Factors to be
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considered in determining an implied threat include, but are
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not limited to, the respective ages and sizes of the victim
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and the accused; the respective mental and physical conditions
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of the victim and the accused; the atmosphere and physical
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setting in which the incident was alleged to have taken place;
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the extent to which the accused may have been in a position of
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authority, domination, or custodial control over the victim;
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or whether the victim was under duress. Forcible compulsion
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does not require proof of resistance by the victim.
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"§13A-6-61.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of rape in the first
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degree if he or she does any of the following:
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"(1) He or she engages Engages in sexual intercourse
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with a member of the opposite sex another person by forcible
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compulsion; or.
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"(2) He or she engages Engages in sexual intercourse
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with a member of the opposite sex another person who is
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incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or
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mentally incapacitated; or.
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"(3) He or she, being Being 16 years old or older,
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engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite
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sex another person who is less than 12 years old.
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"(b) Rape in the first degree is a Class A felony.
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"§13A-6-62.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of rape in the
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second degree if:,
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"(1) Being being 16 years old or older, he or she
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engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite
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sex another person who is 12 years old or older, but less than
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16 years old and more than 12 years old; provided, however,
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the actor is at least two years older than the member of the
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opposite sex other person.
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"(2) He or she engages in sexual intercourse with a
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member of the opposite sex who is incapable of consent by
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reason of being mentally defective.
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"(b) Rape in the second degree is a Class B felony.
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"§13A-6-63.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sodomy in the
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first degree if he or she does any of the following:
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"(1) He engages Engages in deviate sexual
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intercourse sodomy with another person by forcible compulsion;
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or.
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"(2) He engages Engages in deviate sexual
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intercourse sodomy with a another person who is incapable of
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consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally
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incapacitated; or.
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"(3) He, being Being 16 years old or older, engages
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in deviate sexual intercourse sodomy with a person who is less
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than 12 years old.
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"(b) Sodomy in the first degree is a Class A felony.
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"§13A-6-64.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sodomy in the
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second degree if:,
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"(1) He, being 16 years old or older, he or she
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engages in deviate sexual intercourse sodomy with another
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person 12 years old or older, but less than 16 years old and
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more than 12 years old.; provided, however, the actor is at
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least two years older than the other person.
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"(2) He engages in deviate sexual intercourse with a
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person who is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally
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defective.
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"(b) Sodomy in the second degree is a Class B
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felony.
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"§13A-6-65.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sexual misconduct
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if he or she does any of the following:
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"(1) Being a male, he engages Engages in sexual
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intercourse with a female another person without his or her
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consent, under circumstances other than those covered by
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Sections 13A-6-61 and 13A-6-62; or with her consent where
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consent was obtained by the use of any fraud or artifice; or.
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"(2) Being a female, she engages in sexual
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intercourse with a male without his consent; or
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"(3)(2) He or she engages Engages in deviate sexual
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intercourse sodomy with another person, without his or her
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consent, under circumstances other than those covered by
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Sections 13A-6-63 and 13A-6-64.; Consent is no defense to a
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prosecution under this subdivision or with consent where
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consent was obtained by the use of fraud or artifice.
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"(3) Engages in sexual contact with another person
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without his or her consent under circumstances other than
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those under Sections 13A-6-66, 13A-6-67, and 13A-6-69.1; or
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with consent where consent was obtained by the use of fraud or
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artifice.
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"(b) Sexual misconduct is a Class A misdemeanor.
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"§13A-6-65.1.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sexual torture if
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he or she does any of the following:
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"(1) By penetrating Penetrates the vagina or, anus,
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or mouth of another person with an inanimate object, by
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forcible compulsion, with the intent to sexually torture or
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to, sexually abuse, or to gratify the sexual desire of either
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party.
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"(2) By penetrating Penetrates the vagina or, anus,
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or mouth of a person who is incapable of consent by reason of
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physical helplessness or mental incapacity being
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incapacitated, with an inanimate object, with the intent to
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sexually torture or to, sexually abuse, or to gratify the
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sexual desire of either party.
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"(3) By penetrating Penetrates the vagina or, anus,
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or mouth of a person who is less than 12 years old, with an
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inanimate object, by a person who is 16 years old or older
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with the intent to sexually torture or to, sexually abuse, or
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to gratify the sexual desire of either party.
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"(4) By inflicting physical injury, including, but
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not limited to, burning, crushing, wounding, mutilating, or
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assaulting the sex organs or intimate parts of another person,
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with the intent to sexually torture, sexually abuse, or to
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gratify the sexual desire of either party.
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"(b) The crime of sexual torture is a Class A
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felony.
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"§13A-6-66.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in
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the first degree if he or she does either of the following:
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"(1) He subjects Subjects another person to sexual
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contact by forcible compulsion; or.
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"(2) He subjects Subjects another person to sexual
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contact who is incapable of consent by reason of being
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physically helpless or mentally incapacitated.
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"(b) Sexual abuse in the first degree is a Class C
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felony.
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"§13A-6-67.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in
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the second degree if he or she does either of the following:
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"(1) He subjects Subjects another person to sexual
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contact who is incapable of consent by reason of some factor
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other than being less than 16 years old; or.
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"(2) He, being Being 19 years old or older, subjects
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another person to sexual contact who is 12 years old or older,
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but less than 16 years old , but more than 12 years old.
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"(b) Sexual abuse in second degree is a Class A
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misdemeanor, except that if a person commits a second or
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subsequent offense of sexual abuse in the second degree within
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one year of another sexual offense, the offense is a Class C
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felony.
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"§13A-6-68.
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(a) A person commits the crime of indecent exposure
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if, with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire of himself
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or herself, or of any person other than his or her spouse, he
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or she exposes his or her genitals under circumstances in
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which he or she knows his the conduct is likely to cause
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affront or alarm in any public place or on the private
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premises of another or so near thereto as to be seen from such
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private premises.
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(b) Indecent exposure is a Class A misdemeanor
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except a third or subsequent conviction shall be a Class C
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felony.
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"§13A-6-70.
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"(a) Whether or not specifically Unless otherwise
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stated, it is an element of every offense defined in this
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article, with the exception of subdivision (a) (3) of Section
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13A-6-65, is that the sexual act was committed without the
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consent of the victim.
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"(b) Lack of consent results from either of the
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following:
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"(1) Forcible compulsion; or.
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"(2) Incapacity to Being incapable of consent; or.
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"(3) If the offense charged is sexual abuse, any
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circumstances, in addition to forcible compulsion or
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incapacity to consent, in which the victim does not expressly
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or impliedly acquiesce in the actor's conduct.
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"(c) A person is deemed incapable of consent if he
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or she is either:
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"(1) Less than 16 years old; or.
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"(2) Mentally defective; or Incapacitated.
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"(3) Mentally incapacitated; or
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"(4) Physically helpless.
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"(d) Consent to engage in sexual intercourse,
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sodomy, sexual acts, or sexual contact may be communicated by
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words or actions. The existence of a current or previous
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marital, dating, social, or sexual relationship with the
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defendant is not sufficient to constitute consent. Evidence
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that the victim suggested, requested, or otherwise
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communicated to the defendant that the defendant use a condom
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or other birth control device or sexually transmitted disease
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protection, without additional evidence of consent, is not
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sufficient to constitute consent.
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"§13A-6-71.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of engaging in a sex
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act with a foster child if he or she is a foster parent and
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engages in sexual intercourse, as defined by Section
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13A-6-60(1), or deviant sexual intercourse sodomy, as defined
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by Section 13A-6-60(2), with a foster child under the age of
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19 years who is under his or her care or supervision. Engaging
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in a sex act with a foster child is a Class B felony.
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"(b) A person commits the crime of engaging in a
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sexual contact with a foster child if he or she is a foster
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parent and engages in a sexual contact, pursuant to Section
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13A-6-60(3), with a foster child under the age of 19 years who
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is under his or her care or supervision. Engaging in sexual
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contact with a foster child is a Class C felony.
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"(c) A person commits the crime of soliciting a sex
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act or sexual contact with a foster child if he or she is a
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foster parent and solicits, persuades, encourages, harasses,
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or entices a foster child under the age of 19 years to engage
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in a sex act including, but not limited to, sexual
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intercourse, as defined by Section 13A-6-30(1), deviate sexual
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intercourse sodomy, as defined by Section 13A-6-30(2), or
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sexual contact, as defined by Section 13A-6-60(3) 13A-6-60.
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The crime of soliciting a sex act or sexual contact with a
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foster child is a Class A misdemeanor.
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"(d) Consent is not a defense to a charge under
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subsections (a), (b), or (c).
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"(e) For the purposes of this section a foster
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parent is an individual approved or licensed by the Department
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of Human Resources or other child placing agencies who
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provides care and supervision to a foster child under the
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temporary or permanent custody of the department.
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"§13A-6-81.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of a school employee
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engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19 years
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if he or she is a school employee and engages in sexual
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intercourse as defined by Section 13A-6-60(1) or deviant
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sexual intercourse as defined by 13A-6-60(2) or sodomy, as
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defined in Section 13A-6-60, with a student, regardless of
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whether the student is male or female. Consent is not a
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defense to a charge under this section.
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"(b) The crime of a school employee engaging in a
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sex act with a student is a Class B felony.
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"§13A-6-82.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of a school employee
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having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19 years
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if he or she is a school employee and engages in sexual
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contact, as defined by Section 13A-6-60(13) 13A-6-60, with a
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student, regardless of whether the student is male or female.
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Consent is not a defense to a charge under this section. The
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crime of a school employee having sexual contact with a
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student is a Class C felony.
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"(b) A person commits the crime of a school employee
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soliciting a sex act with a student under the age of 19 years
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if he or she is a school employee and solicits, persuades,
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encourages, harasses, or entices a student to engage in a sex
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act including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse, as
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defined by Section 13A-6-60(1), deviate sexual intercourse
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sodomy, as defined by Section 13A-6-60(2), or sexual contact,
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as defined by Section 13A-6-60(3) 13A-6-60. The crime of
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soliciting a student to perform a sex act is a Class A
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misdemeanor.
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"§13A-6-122.
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"In addition to the provisions of Section 13A-6-69,
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a A person who, knowingly entices, induces, persuades,
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seduces, prevails, advises, coerces, lures, or orders, or
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attempts to entice, induce, persuade, seduce, prevail, advise,
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coerce, lure, or order, by means of a computer, on-line
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service, Internet service, Internet bulletin board service,
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weblog, cellular phone, video game system, personal data
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assistant, telephone, facsimile machine, camera, universal
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serial bus drive, writable compact disc, magnetic storage
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device, floppy disk, or any other electronic communication or
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storage device, a child who is at least three years younger
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than the defendant, or another person believed by the
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defendant to be a child at least three years younger than the
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defendant to meet with the defendant or any other person for
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the purpose of engaging in sexual intercourse, deviate sexual
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intercourse sodomy, sexual contact, sexual performance,
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obscene sexual performance, sexual conduct, or genital
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mutilation, or directs a child to engage in sexual
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intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse sodomy, sexual
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contact, sexual performance, obscene sexual performance,
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sexual conduct, or genital mutilation is guilty of electronic
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solicitation of a child. Any person who violates this section
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commits a Class B felony.
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"§13A-6-241.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sexual extortion
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if he or she knowingly causes or attempts to cause another
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person to engage in sexual intercourse, deviate sexual
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intercourse sodomy, sexual contact, or in a sexual act or to
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produce any photograph, digital image, video, film, or other
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recording of any person, whether recognizable or not, engaged
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in any act of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual intercourse,
24
deviate sexual intercourse sodomy, sexual excitement,
25
masturbation, breast nudity, genital nudity, or other sexual
26
conduct by transmitting any communication containing
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communicating any threat to injure the body, property, or
2
reputation of any person.
3
"(b) Sexual extortion is a Class B felony.
4
"§13A-6-243.
5
"(a)(1) A person commits the crime of directing a
6
child to engage in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual
7
intercourse sodomy if he or she knowingly entices, allures,
8
persuades, induces, or directs any person under the age of 12
9
years to engage in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual
10
intercourse sodomy with another person under the age of 12.
11
"(2) Directing a child to engage in sexual
12
intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse sodomy is a Class A
13
felony.
14
"(b)(1) A person commits the crime of directing a
15
child to engage in sexual contact if he or she knowingly
16
entices, allures, persuades, induces, or directs any person
17
under the age of 12 years to engage in sexual contact with
18
another person under the age of 12.
19
"(2) A violation of this section is a Class C B
20
felony.
21
"§13A-11-9.
22
"(a) A person commits the crime of loitering if he
23
or she does any of the following:
24
"(1) Loiters, remains or wanders about in a public
25
place for the purpose of begging; or.
26
"(2) Loiters or remains in a public place for the
27
purpose of gambling; or.
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"(3) Loiters or remains in a public place for the
2
purpose of engaging or soliciting another person to engage in
3
prostitution or deviate sexual intercourse; or sodomy.
4
"(4) Being masked, loiters, remains, or congregates
5
in a public place; or.
6
"(5) Loiters or remains in or about a school,
7
college, or university building or grounds after having been
8
told to leave by any authorized official of such the school,
9
college, or university, and not having any reason or
10
relationship involving custody of or responsibility for a
11
pupil or any other specific, legitimate reason for being
12
there, and not having written permission from a school,
13
college or university administrator; or.
14
"(6) Loiters or remains in any transportation
15
facility, unless specifically authorized to do so, for the
16
purpose of soliciting or engaging in any business, trade, or
17
commercial transactions involving the sale of merchandise or
18
services; or.
19
"(7) Loiters or remains in any place with one or
20
more persons for the purpose of unlawfully using or possessing
21
a dangerous drug.
22
"(b) A person does not commit a crime under
23
subdivision (a)(4) of this section if he or she is going to or
24
from or staying at a masquerade party, or is participating in
25
a public parade or presentation of an educational, religious,
26
or historical character or in an event as defined in
27
subdivision (1) of Section 13A-11-140.
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"(c) "Deviate sexual intercourse Sodomy" in
2
subdivision (a)(3) of this section is defined as in
3
subdivision (2) of Section 13A-6-60.
4
"(d) "Dangerous drug" in subdivision (a)(7) of this
5
section means any narcotic, drug, or controlled substance as
6
defined in Chapter 2 of Title 20 of this Code and any schedule
7
incorporated therein.
8
"(e) Loitering is a violation.
9
"§13A-11-32.1.
10
"(a) A person commits the crime of aggravated
11
criminal surveillance if he or she intentionally engages in
12
surveillance of an individual in any place where the
13
individual being observed has a reasonable expectation of
14
privacy, without the prior express or implied consent of the
15
individual being observed, for the purpose of sexual
16
gratification.
17
"(b) Aggravated criminal surveillance is a Class A
18
misdemeanor, except if a person has a prior conviction or
19
adjudication under this section the offense is a Class C
20
felony.
21
"(c) For purposes of determining prior conviction or
22
adjudication under this section, convictions in municipal
23
court shall be included The statute of limitations begins at
24
the time of discovery of the surveillance.
25
"§13A-12-120.
26
"For the purpose of this division, the term
27
"prostitution" shall mean the commission by a person of any
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natural or unnatural sexual act, deviate sexual intercourse
2
sodomy, or sexual contact for monetary consideration or other
3
thing of value.
4
"§13A-12-121.
5
"(a) No person shall commit an act of prostitution
6
as defined in Section 13A-12-120.
7
"(b) No person shall solicit, compel, or coerce any
8
person to have sexual intercourse or participate in any
9
natural or unnatural sexual act, deviate sexual intercourse
10
sodomy, or sexual contact for monetary consideration or other
11
thing of marketable value.
12
"(c) No person shall agree to engage in sexual
13
intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse sodomy, or sexual
14
contact with another or participate in the act for monetary
15
consideration or other thing of marketable value and give or
16
accept monetary consideration or other thing of value in
17
furtherance of the agreement.
18
"(d) No person shall knowingly do any of the
19
following:
20
"(1) Cause or aid a person to commit or engage in
21
prostitution.
22
"(2) Procure or solicit patrons for prostitution.
23
"(3) Provide persons or premises for prostitution
24
purposes.
25
"(4) Receive or accept money or other thing of value
26
pursuant to a prior agreement with any person whereby he or
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she participates or is to participate in the proceeds of any
2
prostitution activity.
3
"(5) Operate or assist in the operation of a house
4
of prostitution or a prostitution enterprise.
5
"§13A-12-190.
6
"For the purposes of this division, the following
7
terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by
8
this section:
9
"(1) DISSEMINATE. To transmit, distribute, sell,
10
lend, provide, transfer, or show for monetary consideration or
11
to offer or agree to do the same, including through electronic
12
means.
13
"(2) DISPLAY PUBLICLY. The exposing, placing,
14
posting, exhibiting, or in any fashion displaying in any
15
location, whether public or private, an item in such a manner
16
that it may be readily seen and its content or character
17
distinguished by normal unaided vision viewing it from a
18
public thoroughfare, depot or vehicle.
19
"(3) PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE, DEPOT, or VEHICLE. Any
20
street, highway, park, depot, or transportation platform or
21
other place, whether indoors or out, or any vehicle for public
22
transportation, owned or operated by government, either
23
directly or through a public corporation or authority, or
24
owned or operated by any agency of public transportation that
25
is designed for the use, enjoyment, or transportation of the
26
general public.
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"(4) KNOWINGLY. A person knowingly disseminates or
2
publicly displays obscene matter when the person knows the
3
nature of the matter. A person knows the nature of the matter
4
when either of the following circumstances exist:
5
"a. The person is aware of the character and content
6
of the matter; or.
7
"b. The person recklessly disregards circumstances
8
suggesting the character and content of the matter.
9
"(5) SADO-MASOCHISTIC ABUSE. Such term means either
10
of the following:
11
"a. Flagellation or torture, for the purpose of
12
sexual stimulation, by or upon a person who is nude or clad in
13
undergarments or in a revealing or bizarre costume; or.
14
"b. The condition of a person who is nude or clad in
15
undergarments or in a revealing or bizarre costume being
16
fettered, bound, or otherwise physically restrained for the
17
purpose of sexual stimulation.
18
"(6) SEXUAL EXCITEMENT. The condition of human male
19
or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation.
20
"(7) SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. Intercourse, real or
21
simulated, whether genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital
22
or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite
23
sex or between a human and an animal.
24
"(8) MASTURBATION. Manipulation, by hand or
25
instrument, of the human genitals, whether one's own or
26
another's for the purpose of sexual stimulation.
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"(9) OTHER SEXUAL CONDUCT. Any touching of the
2
genitals, pubic areas, or buttocks of the human male or
3
female, or the breasts of the female, whether alone or between
4
members of the same or opposite sex or between humans and
5
animals in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or
6
gratification.
7
"(10) BREAST NUDITY. The lewd showing of the
8
post-pubertal human female breasts below a point immediately
9
above the top of the areola.
10
"(11) GENITAL NUDITY. The lewd showing of the
11
genitals or pubic area.
12
"(12) MATTER. Any book, magazine, newspaper, or
13
other printed material, or any picture, photograph, motion
14
picture, video cassette, tape, record, digital video disc
15
(DVD), video compilation, or electronic depiction in a
16
comparable format, or an image, file, download, or other
17
content stored, or reproduced by using a computer or
18
electronic device or other digital storage, or any other
19
thing, articles, or materials that either are or contain a
20
photographic or other visual depiction of a live act,
21
performance, or event.
22
"(13) OBSCENE. a. When used to describe any matter
23
that contains a visual reproduction of breast nudity, such
24
term means matter that the term shall include all of the
25
following:
26
"1. Applying contemporary local community standards,
27
on the whole, appeals to the prurient interest; and.
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"2. Is patently offensive; and.
2
"3. On the whole, lacks serious literary, artistic,
3
political, or scientific value.
4
"b. When used to describe matter that is a depiction
5
of an act of sado-masochistic abuse, sexual intercourse,
6
sexual excitement, masturbation, genital nudity, or other
7
sexual conduct, such the term means matter containing such a
8
visual reproduction that itself lacks serious literary,
9
artistic, political, or scientific value.
10
"(14) LOCAL COMMUNITY. The judicial circuit in which
11
the indictment is brought.
12
"(15) VISUAL DEPICTION. A portrayal, representation,
13
illustration, image, likeness, or other thing that creates a
14
sensory impression, whether an original, duplicate, or
15
reproduction.
16
"(16) SEPARATE OFFENSE. The depiction of an
17
individual less than 17 years of age that violates this
18
division shall constitute a separate offense for each single
19
visual depiction.
20
"§13A-12-192.
21
"(a) Any person who knowingly possesses with intent
22
to disseminate any obscene matter that contains a visual
23
depiction of a person under the age of 17 years engaged in any
24
act of sado-masochistic abuse, sexual intercourse, sexual
25
excitement, masturbation, breast nudity, genital nudity, or
26
other sexual conduct shall be guilty of a Class B felony.
27
Possession of three or more copies of the same visual
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depiction contained in obscene matter is prima facie evidence
2
of possession with intent to disseminate the same Any transfer
3
of the visual depiction from any electronic device to any
4
other device, program, application, or any other place with
5
storage capability which can be made available or is
6
accessible by other users, is prima facie evidence of
7
possession with intent to disseminate.
8
"(b) Any person who knowingly possesses any obscene
9
matter that contains a visual depiction of a person under the
10
age of 17 years engaged in any act of sado-masochistic abuse,
11
sexual intercourse, sexual excitement, masturbation, breast
12
nudity, genital nudity, or other sexual conduct shall be
13
guilty of a Class C felony.
14
"§15-3-5.
15
"(a) There is no limitation of time within which a
16
prosecution must be commenced for any of the following
17
offenses:
18
"(1) Any capital offense;.
19
"(2) Any felony involving the use, attempted use, or
20
threat of, violence to a person;.
21
"(3) Any felony involving serious physical injury or
22
death of a person;.
23
"(4) Any sex offense pursuant to Section 15-20A-5
24
involving a victim under 16 years of age, regardless of
25
whether it involves force or, serious physical injury, or
26
death;.
27
"(5) Any felony involving arson of any type;.
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"(6) Any felony involving forgery of any type;.
2
"(7) Any felony involving counterfeiting; and.
3
"(8) Any felony involving drug trafficking.
4
"(b) The amendments made by this act shall apply to
5
both of the following:
6
"(1) To all crimes committed after January 7, 1985;
7
and.
8
"(2) To all crimes committed before January 7, 1985,
9
for which no statute of limitations provided under
10
pre-existing law has run as of January 7, 1985.
11
"(c) Nothing herein shall be construed to mean that
12
the adoption of this act indicates that any former statute of
13
limitations applying to capital offenses is invalid as the
14
result of any decision of any court invalidating the capital
15
punishment statutes of the State of Alabama.
16
"§15-20A-5.
17
"For the purposes of this chapter, a sex offense
18
includes any of the following offenses:
19
"(1) Rape in the first degree, as provided by
20
Section 13A-6-61.
21
"(2) Rape in the second degree, as provided by
22
Section 13A-6-62. The sentencing court may exempt a juvenile
23
sex offender adjudicated delinquent of a violation of rape in
24
the second degree from registration and notification after the
25
juvenile has received treatment and obtained a risk assessment
26
pursuant to Section 15-20A-26.
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"(3) Sodomy in the first degree, as provided by
2
Section 13A-6-63.
3
"(4) Sodomy in the second degree, as provided by
4
Section 13A-6-64. The sentencing court may exempt a juvenile
5
sex offender adjudicated delinquent of a violation of sodomy
6
in the second degree from registration and notification after
7
the juvenile has received treatment and obtained a risk
8
assessment pursuant to Section 15-20A-26.
9
"(5) Sexual misconduct, as provided by Section
10
13A-6-65, provided that on a first conviction or adjudication
11
the sex offender is only subject to registration and
12
verification pursuant to this chapter. On a second or
13
subsequent conviction or adjudication of a sex offense, if the
14
second or subsequent conviction or adjudication does not arise
15
out of the same set of facts and circumstances as the first
16
conviction or adjudication of a sex offense, the sex offender
17
shall comply with all requirements of this chapter. The
18
sentencing court may exempt from this chapter a juvenile sex
19
offender adjudicated delinquent of a violation of sexual
20
misconduct from registration and notification after the
21
juvenile has received treatment and obtained a risk assessment
22
pursuant to Section 15-20A-26.
23
"(6) Sexual torture, as provided by Section
24
13A-6-65.1.
25
"(7) Sexual abuse in the first degree, as provided
26
by Section 13A-6-66.
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"(8) Sexual abuse in the second degree, as provided
2
by Section 13A-6-67. The sentencing court may exempt a
3
juvenile sex offender adjudicated delinquent of a violation of
4
sexual abuse in the second degree from registration and
5
notification after the juvenile has received treatment and
6
obtained a risk assessment pursuant to Section 15-20A-26.
7
"(9) Indecent exposure, as provided by Section
8
13A-6-68, provided that on a first conviction or adjudication
9
of a sex offense, the sex offender is only subject to
10
registration and verification pursuant to this chapter. On a
11
second or subsequent conviction or adjudication of a sex
12
offense, if the second or subsequent conviction or
13
adjudication does not arise out of the same set of facts and
14
circumstances as the first conviction or adjudication, the sex
15
offender shall comply with all requirements of this chapter.
16
The sentencing court may exempt from this chapter a juvenile
17
sex offender adjudicated delinquent of a violation of indecent
18
exposure from registration and notification after the juvenile
19
has received treatment and obtained a risk assessment pursuant
20
to Section 15-20A-26.
21
"(10) Enticing a child to enter a vehicle, room,
22
house, office, or other place for immoral purposes, as
23
provided by Section 13A-6-69.
24
"(11) Sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years
25
old, as provided by Section 13A-6-69.1.
26
"(12) Promoting prostitution in the first degree, as
27
provided by Section 13A-12-111.
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"(13) Promoting prostitution in the second degree,
2
as provided by Section 13A-12-112.
3
"(14) Violation of the Alabama Child Pornography
4
Act, as provided by Section 13A-12-191, 13A-12-192,
5
13A-12-196, or 13A-12-197. The sentencing court may exempt
6
from this chapter a juvenile sex offender adjudicated
7
delinquent of a violation of the Alabama Child Pornography Act
8
from registration and notification after the juvenile has been
9
counseled on the dangers of the conduct for which he or she
10
was adjudicated delinquent received treatment and obtained a
11
risk assessment pursuant to Section 15-20A-26.
12
"(15) Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree, as
13
provided by Section 13A-6-41, if the victim of the offense is
14
a minor, and the record of adjudication or conviction reflects
15
the intent of the unlawful imprisonment was to abuse the minor
16
sexually.
17
"(16) Unlawful imprisonment in the second degree, as
18
provided by Section 13A-6-42, if the victim of the offense is
19
a minor, and the record of adjudication or conviction reflects
20
the intent of the unlawful imprisonment was to abuse the minor
21
sexually.
22
"(17) Kidnapping in the first degree, as provided by
23
subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of Section 13A-6-43, if the
24
intent of the abduction is to violate or abuse the victim
25
sexually.
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"(18) Kidnapping of a minor, except by a parent,
2
guardian, or custodian, as provided by Section 13A-6-43 or 13A-6-44.
3
"(19) Incest, as provided by Section 13A-13-3.
4
"(20) Transmitting obscene material to a child by
5
computer, as provided by Section 13A-6-111.
6
"(21) School employee engaging in a sex act or
7
deviant sexual intercourse with a student, or, having sexual
8
contact, or soliciting a sex act or sexual contact with a
9
student as provided by Sections 13A-6-81 and 13A-6-82.
10
"(22) Foster parent engaging in a sex act, having
11
sexual contact, or soliciting a sex act or sexual contact with
12
a foster child as provided by Section 13A-6-71.
13
"(23) Facilitating solicitation of unlawful sexual
14
conduct with a child, as provided by Section 13A-6-121.
15
"(24) Electronic solicitation of a child, as
16
provided by Section 13A-6-122.
17
"(25) Facilitating the on-line solicitation of a
18
child, as provided by Section 13A-6-123.
19
"(26) Traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex
20
act, as provided by Section 13A-6-124.
21
"(27) Facilitating the travel of a child for an
22
unlawful sex act, as provided by Section 13A-6-125.
23
"(28) Human trafficking in the first degree, as
24
provided by Section 13A-6-152, provided that the offense
25
involves sexual servitude.
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"(29) Human trafficking in the second degree, as
2
provided by Section 13A-6-153, provided that the offense
3
involves sexual servitude.
4
"(30) Custodial sexual misconduct, as provided by
5
Section 14-11-31.
6
"(31) Sexual extortion, as provided by Section
7
13A-6-241.
8
"(32) Directing a child to engage in a sex act, as
9
provided in Section 13A-6-243.
10
"(33) Any offense which is the same as or equivalent
11
to any offense set forth above as the same existed and was
12
defined under the laws of this state existing at the time of
13
such conviction, specifically including, but not limited to,
14
crime against nature, as provided by Section 13-1-110; rape,
15
as provided by Sections 13-1-130 and 13-1-131; carnal
16
knowledge of a woman or girl, as provided by Sections 13-1-132
17
through 13-1-135, or attempting to do so, as provided by
18
Section 13-1-136; indecent molestation of children, as defined
19
and provided by Section 13-1-113; indecent exposure, as
20
provided by Section 13-1-111; incest, as provided by Section
21
13-8-3; offenses relative to obscene prints and literature, as
22
provided by Sections 13-7-160 through 13-7-175, inclusive;
23
employing, harboring, procuring or using a girl over 10 and
24
under 18 years of age for the purpose of prostitution or
25
sexual intercourse, as provided by Section 13-7-1; seduction,
26
as defined and provided by Section 13-1-112; a male person
27
peeping into a room occupied by a female, as provided by
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Section 13-6-6; assault with intent to ravish, as provided by
2
Section 13-1-46; and soliciting a child by computer, as
3
provided by Section 13A-6-110.
4
"(34) Any solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy to
5
commit any of the offenses listed in subdivisions (1) to (33),
6
inclusive.
7
"(35) Any crime committed in Alabama or any other
8
state, the District of Columbia, any United States territory,
9
or a federal, military, Indian, or foreign country
10
jurisdiction which, if it had been committed in this state
11
under the current provisions of law, would constitute an
12
offense listed in subdivisions (1) to (34), inclusive.
13
"(36) Any offense specified by Title I of the
14
federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
15
(Pub. L. 109-248, the Sex Offender Registration and
16
Notification Act (SORNA)).
17
"(37) Any crime committed in another state, the
18
District of Columbia, any United States territory, or a
19
federal, military, Indian, or foreign country jurisdiction if
20
that jurisdiction also requires that anyone convicted of that
21
crime register as a sex offender in that jurisdiction.
22
"(38) Any offender determined in any jurisdiction to
23
be a sex offender shall be considered a sex offender in this
24
state.
25
"(39) The foregoing notwithstanding, any crime
26
committed in any jurisdiction which, irrespective of the
27
specific description or statutory elements thereof, is in any
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way characterized or known as rape, carnal knowledge, sodomy,
2
sexual assault, sexual battery, criminal sexual conduct,
3
criminal sexual contact, sexual abuse, continuous sexual
4
abuse, sexual torture, solicitation of a child, enticing or
5
luring a child, child pornography, lewd and lascivious
6
conduct, taking indecent liberties with a child, molestation
7
of a child, criminal sexual misconduct, video voyeurism, or
8
there has been a finding of sexual motivation.
9
"(40) Any crime not listed in this section wherein
10
the underlying felony is an element of the offense and listed
11
in subdivisions (1) to (39), inclusive.
12
"(41) Any other offense not provided for in this
13
section wherein where there is a finding of sexual motivation
14
as provided by Section 15-20A-6.
15
"§15-20A-44.
16
"(a) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law
17
Enforcement Agency shall promulgate adopt rules establishing
18
an administrative hearing for persons who are only made
19
subject to this chapter pursuant to subdivision (37) (35) of
20
Section 15-20A-5.
21
"(b) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law
22
Enforcement Agency shall promulgate adopt rules setting forth
23
a listing of offenses from other jurisdictions that are to be
24
considered criminal sex offenses under subdivision (37) (35)
25
of Section 15-20A-5. Thereafter, any individual convicted of
26
any offense set forth in the listing shall immediately be
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subject to this chapter and shall not be entitled to an
2
administrative hearing as provided in subsection (a).
3
"(c) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law
4
Enforcement Agency shall have the authority to promulgate any
5
rules as are necessary to implement and enforce this chapter.
6
"§15-23-101.
7
"When a person has been charged with the crime of
8
rape, sodomy, or, sexual misconduct, sexual torture, sexual
9
abuse, assault by bodily fluids, or any other crime in which
10
the victim was compelled to engage in sexual activity by force
11
or threat of force, and it appears from the nature of the
12
charge that the transmission of body fluids from one person to
13
another may have been involved, upon the request of the
14
alleged victim or the parent or guardian of an alleged a minor
15
victim, the district attorney shall file a motion with the
16
court for an order requiring the person charged to submit to a
17
test for any sexually transmitted disease.
18
"§15-23-102.
19
"(a)(1) If the district attorney files a motion
20
under Section 15-23-101, the court shall order the person
21
charged to submit to testing if the court determines there is
22
probable cause to believe that the person charged committed
23
the crime of rape, sodomy, or, sexual misconduct, sexual
24
torture, sexual abuse, assault by bodily fluids, or any other
25
crime where the victim was compelled to engage in sexual
26
activity by force or threat of force and the transmission of
27
body fluids was involved.
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"(2) If a warrant, information, or indictment has
2
been issued and the defendant is in custody or has been served
3
with the warrant, information, or indictment, the test shall
4
be performed within 48 hours of service of the court order
5
requiring the defendant to submit to testing.
6
"(b) When a test is ordered under Section 15-23-101,
7
the alleged victim of the crime or a parent or guardian of the
8
alleged minor victim shall designate an attending physician
9
who has agreed in advance to accept the victim as a patient to
10
receive information on behalf of the alleged victim.
11
"(c) If any sexually transmitted disease test
12
results in a negative reaction, the court shall order the
13
person to submit to any follow-up tests at the intervals and
14
in the manner as shall be determined by the State Board of
15
Health.
16
"(d) The result of any test ordered under this
17
section is not a public record and shall be available only to
18
the following:
19
"(1) The alleged victim.
20
"(2) The parent or guardian of the alleged minor
21
victim.
22
"(3) The attending physician of the alleged victim.
23
"(4) The person tested.
24
"(e) If any sexually transmitted disease test
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ordered under this section results in a positive reaction, the
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individual subject to the test shall receive post-test
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counseling. Counseling and referral for appropriate health
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care, testing, and support services as directed by the State
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Health Officer shall be provided to the alleged victim at the
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request of the alleged victim or the parent or guardian of the
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alleged minor victim."
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Section 2. Although this bill would have as its
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purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
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expenditure of local funds, the bill is excluded from further
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requirements and application under Amendment 621, now
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appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of
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the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, because the
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bill defines a new crime or amends the definition of an
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existing crime.
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Section 3. This act shall become effective on the
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first day of the third month following its passage and
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approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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By Senator Figures
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ENROLLED, An Act,
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Relating to sexual offenses; to amend Sections
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13A-5-6, 13A-6-60, 13A-6-61, 13A-6-62, 13A-6-63, 13A-6-64,
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13A-6-65, 13A-6-65.1, 13A-6-66, 13A-6-67, 13A-6-68, 13A-6-70,
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13A-6-71, 13A-6-81, 13A-6-82, as corrected by Act 2018-406,
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the Codification Act, 2018 Regular Session, 13A-6-122,
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13A-6-241, 13A-6-243, 13A-11-9, 13A-11-32.1, 13A-12-120,
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13A-12-121, 13A-12-190, 13A-12-192, 15-3-5, 15-20A-5, and
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15-20A-44, as last amended by Act 2018-528, 2018 Regular
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Session, 15-23-101, and 15-23-102, Code of Alabama 1975, to
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revise certain definitions and sexual offenses; to expand the
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definition of forcible compulsion; to provide that certain
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sexual contact can be an offense under sexual misconduct; to
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provide additional offenses for sexual torture; to make
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technical corrections; and in connection therewith would have
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as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
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expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621
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of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as
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Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the
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Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
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Section 1. Sections 13A-5-6, 13A-6-60, 13A-6-61,
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13A-6-62, 13A-6-63, 13A-6-64, 13A-6-65, 13A-6-65.1, 13A-6-66,
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13A-6-67, 13A-6-68, 13A-6-70, 13A-6-71, 13A-6-81, 13A-6-82, as
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corrected by Act 2018-406, the Codification Act, 2018 Regular
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Session, 13A-6-122, 13A-6-241, 13A-6-243, 13A-11-9,
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13A-11-32.1, 13A-12-120, 13A-12-121, 13A-12-190, 13A-12-192,
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15-3-5, 15-20A-5 and 15-20A-44, as last amended by Act
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2018-528, 2018 Regular Session, 15-23-101, and 15-23-102, Code
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of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
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"§13A-5-6.
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"(a) Sentences for felonies shall be for a definite
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term of imprisonment, which imprisonment includes hard labor,
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within the following limitations:
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"(1) For a Class A felony, for life or not more than
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99 years or less than 10 years.
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"(2) For a Class B felony, not more than 20 years or
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less than 2 years.
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"(3) For a Class C felony, not more than 10 years or
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less than 1 year and 1 day and must be in accordance with
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subsection (b) of Section 15-18-8 unless sentencing is
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pursuant to Section 13A-5-9 or the offense is a sex offense
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pursuant to Section 15-20A-5.
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"(4) For a Class D felony, not more than 5 years or
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less than 1 year and 1 day and must be in accordance with
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subsection (b) of Section 15-18-8.
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"(5) For a Class A felony in which a firearm or
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deadly weapon was used or attempted to be used in the
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commission of the felony, or a Class A felony sex offense
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involving a child as defined in Section 15-20A-4(26), not less
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than 20 years.
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"(6) For a Class B or C felony in which a firearm or
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deadly weapon was used or attempted to be used in the
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commission of the felony, or a Class B felony sex offense
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involving a child as defined in Section 15-20A-4(26), not less
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than 10 years.
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"(b) The actual time of release within the
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limitations established by subsection (a) of this section
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shall be determined under procedures established elsewhere by
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law.
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"(c) In addition to any penalties heretofore or
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hereafter provided by law, in all cases where an offender is
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designated as a sexually violent predator pursuant to Section
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15-20A-19, or where an offender is convicted of a Class A
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felony sex offense involving a child as defined in Section
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15-20A-4(26), and is sentenced to a county jail or the Alabama
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Department of Corrections, the sentencing judge shall impose
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an additional penalty of not less than 10 years of
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post-release supervision to be served upon the defendant's
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release from incarceration.
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"(d) In addition to any penalties heretofore or
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hereafter provided by law, in all cases where an offender is
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convicted of a sex offense pursuant to Section 13A-6-61,
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13A-6-63, or 13A-6-65.1, when the defendant was 21 years of
5
age or older and the victim was six years of age or less at
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the time the offense was committed, the defendant shall be
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sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of
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parole.
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"§13A-6-60.
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"The following definitions apply in this article:
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"(1) (4) SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. Such term has its
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ordinary meaning and occurs upon any penetration, however
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slight; emission is not required.
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"(3) SEXUAL CONTACT. Any touching of the sexual or
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other intimate parts of a person not married to the actor,
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done for the purpose of gratifying the sexual desire of either
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party. The term does not require skin to skin contact.
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"(2) (5) DEVIATE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. Any act of
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sexual gratification between persons not married to each other
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involving the sex organs of one person and the mouth or anus
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of another SODOMY. Any sexual act involving the genitals of
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one person and the mouth or anus of another person.
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"(4) (2) FEMALE. Any female person. INCAPACITATED.
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Such The term includes any of the following:
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"a. A person who suffers from a mental or
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developmental disease or disability which renders the person
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incapable of appraising the nature of his or her conduct.
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"b. A person is temporarily incapable of appraising
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or controlling his or her conduct due to the influence of a
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narcotic, anesthetic, or intoxicating substance and the
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condition was known or should have been reasonably known to
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the offender.
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"c. A person who is unable to give consent or who is
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unable to communicate an unwillingness to an act because the
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person is unconscious, asleep, or is otherwise physically
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limited or unable to communicate.
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"(5) MENTALLY DEFECTIVE. Such term means that a
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person suffers from a mental disease or defect which renders
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him incapable of appraising the nature of his conduct.
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"(6) MENTALLY INCAPACITATED. Such term means that a
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person is rendered temporarily incapable of appraising or
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controlling his conduct owing to the influence of a narcotic
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or intoxicating substance administered to him without his
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consent, or to any other incapacitating act committed upon him
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without his consent.
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"(7) PHYSICALLY HELPLESS. Such term means that a
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person is unconscious or for any other reason is physically
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unable to communicate unwillingness to an act.
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"(8) (1) FORCIBLE COMPULSION. Physical force that
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overcomes earnest resistance or a threat, express or implied,
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that places a person in fear of immediate death or serious
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physical injury to himself or another person Use or threatened
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use, whether express or implied, of physical force, violence,
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confinement, restraint, physical injury, or death to the
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threatened person or to another person. Factors to be
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considered in determining an implied threat include, but are
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not limited to, the respective ages and sizes of the victim
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and the accused; the respective mental and physical conditions
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of the victim and the accused; the atmosphere and physical
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setting in which the incident was alleged to have taken place;
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the extent to which the accused may have been in a position of
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authority, domination, or custodial control over the victim;
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or whether the victim was under duress. Forcible compulsion
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does not require proof of resistance by the victim.
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"§13A-6-61.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of rape in the first
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degree if he or she does any of the following:
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"(1) He or she engages Engages in sexual intercourse
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with a member of the opposite sex another person by forcible
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compulsion; or.
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"(2) He or she engages Engages in sexual intercourse
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with a member of the opposite sex another person who is
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incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or
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mentally incapacitated; or.
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"(3) He or she, being Being 16 years old or older,
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engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite
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sex another person who is less than 12 years old.
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"(b) Rape in the first degree is a Class A felony.
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"§13A-6-62.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of rape in the
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second degree if:,
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"(1) Being being 16 years old or older, he or she
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engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite
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sex another person who is 12 years old or older, but less than
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16 years old and more than 12 years old; provided, however,
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the actor is at least two years older than the member of the
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opposite sex other person.
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"(2) He or she engages in sexual intercourse with a
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member of the opposite sex who is incapable of consent by
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reason of being mentally defective.
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"(b) Rape in the second degree is a Class B felony.
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"§13A-6-63.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sodomy in the
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first degree if he or she does any of the following:
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"(1) He engages Engages in deviate sexual
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intercourse sodomy with another person by forcible compulsion;
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or.
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"(2) He engages Engages in deviate sexual
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intercourse sodomy with a another person who is incapable of
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consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally
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incapacitated; or.
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"(3) He, being Being 16 years old or older, engages
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in deviate sexual intercourse sodomy with a person who is less
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than 12 years old.
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"(b) Sodomy in the first degree is a Class A felony.
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"§13A-6-64.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sodomy in the
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second degree if:,
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"(1) He, being 16 years old or older, he or she
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engages in deviate sexual intercourse sodomy with another
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person 12 years old or older, but less than 16 years old and
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more than 12 years old.; provided, however, the actor is at
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least two years older than the other person.
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"(2) He engages in deviate sexual intercourse with a
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person who is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally
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defective.
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"(b) Sodomy in the second degree is a Class B
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felony.
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"§13A-6-65.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sexual misconduct
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if he or she does any of the following:
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"(1) Being a male, he engages Engages in sexual
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intercourse with a female another person without his or her
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consent, under circumstances other than those covered by
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Sections 13A-6-61 and 13A-6-62; or with her consent where
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consent was obtained by the use of any fraud or artifice; or.
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"(2) Being a female, she engages in sexual
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intercourse with a male without his consent; or
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"(3)(2) He or she engages Engages in deviate sexual
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intercourse sodomy with another person, without his or her
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consent, under circumstances other than those covered by
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Sections 13A-6-63 and 13A-6-64.; Consent is no defense to a
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prosecution under this subdivision or with consent where
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consent was obtained by the use of fraud or artifice.
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"(3) Engages in sexual contact with another person
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without his or her consent under circumstances other than
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those under Sections 13A-6-66, 13A-6-67, and 13A-6-69.1; or
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with consent where consent was obtained by the use of fraud or
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artifice.
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"(b) Sexual misconduct is a Class A misdemeanor.
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"§13A-6-65.1.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sexual torture if
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he or she does any of the following:
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"(1) By penetrating Penetrates the vagina or, anus,
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or mouth of another person with an inanimate object, by
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forcible compulsion, with the intent to sexually torture or
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to, sexually abuse, or to gratify the sexual desire of either
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party.
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"(2) By penetrating Penetrates the vagina or, anus,
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or mouth of a person who is incapable of consent by reason of
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physical helplessness or mental incapacity being
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incapacitated, with an inanimate object, with the intent to
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sexually torture or to, sexually abuse, or to gratify the
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sexual desire of either party.
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"(3) By penetrating Penetrates the vagina or, anus,
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or mouth of a person who is less than 12 years old, with an
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inanimate object, by a person who is 16 years old or older
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with the intent to sexually torture or to, sexually abuse, or
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to gratify the sexual desire of either party.
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"(4) By inflicting physical injury, including, but
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not limited to, burning, crushing, wounding, mutilating, or
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assaulting the sex organs or intimate parts of another person,
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with the intent to sexually torture, sexually abuse, or to
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gratify the sexual desire of either party.
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"(b) The crime of sexual torture is a Class A
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felony.
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"§13A-6-66.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in
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the first degree if he or she does either of the following:
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"(1) He subjects Subjects another person to sexual
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contact by forcible compulsion; or.
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"(2) He subjects Subjects another person to sexual
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contact who is incapable of consent by reason of being
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physically helpless or mentally incapacitated.
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"(b) Sexual abuse in the first degree is a Class C
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felony.
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"§13A-6-67.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in
8
the second degree if he or she does either of the following:
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"(1) He subjects Subjects another person to sexual
10
contact who is incapable of unable to consent by reason of
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some factor other than being less than 16 years old; or.
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"(2) He, being Being 19 years old or older, subjects
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another person to sexual contact who is 12 years old or older,
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but less than 16 years old , but more than 12 years old.
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"(b) Sexual abuse in second degree is a Class A
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misdemeanor, except that if a person commits a second or
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subsequent offense of sexual abuse in the second degree within
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one year of another sexual offense, the offense is a Class C
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felony.
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"§13A-6-68.
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(a) A person commits the crime of indecent exposure
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if, with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire of himself
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or herself, or of any person other than his or her spouse, he
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or she exposes his or her genitals under circumstances in
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which he or she knows his the conduct is likely to cause
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affront or alarm in any public place or on the private
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premises of another or so near thereto as to be seen from such
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private premises.
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(b) Indecent exposure is a Class A misdemeanor
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except a third or subsequent conviction shall be a Class C
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felony.
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"§13A-6-70.
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"(a) Whether or not specifically Unless otherwise
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stated, it is an element of every offense defined in this
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article, with the exception of subdivision (a) (3) of Section
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13A-6-65, is that the sexual act was committed without the
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consent of the victim.
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"(b) Lack of consent results from either of the
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following:
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"(1) Forcible compulsion; or.
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"(2) Incapacity to Being incapable of consent; or.
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"(3) If the offense charged is sexual abuse, any
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circumstances, in addition to forcible compulsion or
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incapacity to consent, in which the victim does not expressly
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or impliedly acquiesce in the actor's conduct.
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"(c) A person is deemed incapable of consent if he
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or she is either:
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"(1) Less than 16 years old; or.
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"(2) Mentally defective; or Incapacitated.
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"(3) Mentally incapacitated; or
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"(4) Physically helpless.
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"(d) Consent to engage in sexual intercourse,
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sodomy, sexual acts, or sexual contact may be communicated by
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words or actions. The existence of a current or previous
5
marital, dating, social, or sexual relationship with the
6
defendant is not sufficient to constitute consent. Evidence
7
that the victim suggested, requested, or otherwise
8
communicated to the defendant that the defendant use a condom
9
or other birth control device or sexually transmitted disease
10
protection, without additional evidence of consent, is not
11
sufficient to constitute consent.
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"§13A-6-71.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of engaging in a sex
14
act with a foster child if he or she is a foster parent and
15
engages in sexual intercourse, as defined by Section
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13A-6-60(1), or deviant sexual intercourse sodomy, as defined
17
by Section 13A-6-60(2), with a foster child under the age of
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19 years who is under his or her care or supervision. Engaging
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in a sex act with a foster child is a Class B felony.
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"(b) A person commits the crime of engaging in a
21
sexual contact with a foster child if he or she is a foster
22
parent and engages in a sexual contact, pursuant to Section
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13A-6-60(3), with a foster child under the age of 19 years who
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is under his or her care or supervision. Engaging in sexual
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contact with a foster child is a Class C felony.
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"(c) A person commits the crime of soliciting a sex
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act or sexual contact with a foster child if he or she is a
3
foster parent and solicits, persuades, encourages, harasses,
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or entices a foster child under the age of 19 years to engage
5
in a sex act including, but not limited to, sexual
6
intercourse, as defined by Section 13A-6-30(1), deviate sexual
7
intercourse sodomy, as defined by Section 13A-6-30(2), or
8
sexual contact, as defined by Section 13A-6-60(3) 13A-6-60.
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The crime of soliciting a sex act or sexual contact with a
10
foster child is a Class A misdemeanor.
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"(d) Consent is not a defense to a charge under
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subsections (a), (b), or (c).
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"(e) For the purposes of this section a foster
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parent is an individual approved or licensed by the Department
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of Human Resources or other child placing agencies who
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provides care and supervision to a foster child under the
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temporary or permanent custody of the department.
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"§13A-6-81.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of a school employee
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engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19 years
21
if he or she is a school employee and engages in sexual
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intercourse as defined by Section 13A-6-60(1) or deviant
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sexual intercourse as defined by 13A-6-60(2) or sodomy, as
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defined in Section 13A-6-60, with a student, regardless of
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whether the student is male or female. Consent is not a
2
defense to a charge under this section.
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"(b) The crime of a school employee engaging in a
4
sex act with a student is a Class B felony.
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"§13A-6-82.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of a school employee
7
having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19 years
8
if he or she is a school employee and engages in sexual
9
contact, as defined by Section 13A-6-60(13) 13A-6-60, with a
10
student, regardless of whether the student is male or female.
11
Consent is not a defense to a charge under this section. The
12
crime of a school employee having sexual contact with a
13
student is a Class C felony.
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"(b) A person commits the crime of a school employee
15
soliciting a sex act with a student under the age of 19 years
16
if he or she is a school employee and solicits, persuades,
17
encourages, harasses, or entices a student to engage in a sex
18
act including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse, as
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defined by Section 13A-6-60(1), deviate sexual intercourse
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sodomy, as defined by Section 13A-6-60(2), or sexual contact,
21
as defined by Section 13A-6-60(3) 13A-6-60. The crime of
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soliciting a student to perform a sex act is a Class A
23
misdemeanor.
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"§13A-6-122.
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"In addition to the provisions of Section 13A-6-69,
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a A person who, knowingly entices, induces, persuades,
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seduces, prevails, advises, coerces, lures, or orders, or
4
attempts to entice, induce, persuade, seduce, prevail, advise,
5
coerce, lure, or order, by means of a computer, on-line
6
service, Internet service, Internet bulletin board service,
7
weblog, cellular phone, video game system, personal data
8
assistant, telephone, facsimile machine, camera, universal
9
serial bus drive, writable compact disc, magnetic storage
10
device, floppy disk, or any other electronic communication or
11
storage device, a child who is at least three years younger
12
than the defendant, or another person believed by the
13
defendant to be a child at least three years younger than the
14
defendant to meet with the defendant or any other person for
15
the purpose of engaging in sexual intercourse, deviate sexual
16
intercourse sodomy, sexual contact, sexual performance,
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obscene sexual performance, sexual conduct, or genital
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mutilation, or directs a child to engage in sexual
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intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse sodomy, sexual
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contact, sexual performance, obscene sexual performance,
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sexual conduct, or genital mutilation is guilty of electronic
22
solicitation of a child. Any person who violates this section
23
commits a Class B felony.
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"§13A-6-241.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of sexual extortion
2
if he or she knowingly causes or attempts to cause another
3
person to engage in sexual intercourse, deviate sexual
4
intercourse sodomy, sexual contact, or in a sexual act or to
5
produce any photograph, digital image, video, film, or other
6
recording of any person, whether recognizable or not, engaged
7
in any act of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual intercourse,
8
deviate sexual intercourse sodomy, sexual excitement,
9
masturbation, breast nudity, genital nudity, or other sexual
10
conduct by transmitting any communication containing
11
communicating any threat to injure the body, property, or
12
reputation of any person.
13
"(b) Sexual extortion is a Class B felony.
14
"§13A-6-243.
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"(a)(1) A person commits the crime of directing a
16
child to engage in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual
17
intercourse sodomy if he or she knowingly entices, allures,
18
persuades, induces, or directs any person under the age of 12
19
years to engage in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual
20
intercourse sodomy with another person under the age of 12.
21
"(2) Directing a child to engage in sexual
22
intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse sodomy is a Class A
23
felony.
24
"(b)(1) A person commits the crime of directing a
25
child to engage in sexual contact if he or she knowingly
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entices, allures, persuades, induces, or directs any person
2
under the age of 12 years to engage in sexual contact with
3
another person under the age of 12.
4
"(2) A violation of this section is a Class C B
5
felony.
6
"§13A-11-9.
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"(a) A person commits the crime of loitering if he
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or she does any of the following:
9
"(1) Loiters, remains or wanders about in a public
10
place for the purpose of begging; or.
11
"(2) Loiters or remains in a public place for the
12
purpose of gambling; or.
13
"(3) Loiters or remains in a public place for the
14
purpose of engaging or soliciting another person to engage in
15
prostitution or deviate sexual intercourse; or sodomy.
16
"(4) Being masked, loiters, remains, or congregates
17
in a public place; or.
18
"(5) Loiters or remains in or about a school,
19
college, or university building or grounds after having been
20
told to leave by any authorized official of such the school,
21
college, or university, and not having any reason or
22
relationship involving custody of or responsibility for a
23
pupil or any other specific, legitimate reason for being
24
there, and not having written permission from a school,
25
college or university administrator; or.
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"(6) Loiters or remains in any transportation
2
facility, unless specifically authorized to do so, for the
3
purpose of soliciting or engaging in any business, trade, or
4
commercial transactions involving the sale of merchandise or
5
services; or.
6
"(7) Loiters or remains in any place with one or
7
more persons for the purpose of unlawfully using or possessing
8
a dangerous drug.
9
"(b) A person does not commit a crime under
10
subdivision (a)(4) of this section if he or she is going to or
11
from or staying at a masquerade party, or is participating in
12
a public parade or presentation of an educational, religious,
13
or historical character or in an event as defined in
14
subdivision (1) of Section 13A-11-140.
15
"(c) "Deviate sexual intercourse Sodomy" in
16
subdivision (a)(3) of this section is defined as in
17
subdivision (2) of Section 13A-6-60.
18
"(d) "Dangerous drug" in subdivision (a)(7) of this
19
section means any narcotic, drug, or controlled substance as
20
defined in Chapter 2 of Title 20 of this Code and any schedule
21
incorporated therein.
22
"(e) Loitering is a violation.
23
"§13A-11-32.1.
24
"(a) A person commits the crime of aggravated
25
criminal surveillance if he or she intentionally engages in
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surveillance of an individual in any place where the
2
individual being observed has a reasonable expectation of
3
privacy, without the prior express or implied consent of the
4
individual being observed, for the purpose of sexual
5
gratification.
6
"(b) Aggravated criminal surveillance is a Class A
7
misdemeanor, except if a person has a prior conviction or
8
adjudication under this section the offense is a Class C
9
felony.
10
"(c) For purposes of determining prior conviction or
11
adjudication under this section, convictions in municipal
12
court shall be included The statute of limitations begins at
13
the time of discovery of the surveillance.
14
"§13A-12-120.
15
"For the purpose of this division, the term
16
"prostitution" shall mean the commission by a person of any
17
natural or unnatural sexual act, deviate sexual intercourse
18
sodomy, or sexual contact for monetary consideration or other
19
thing of value.
20
"§13A-12-121.
21
"(a) No person shall commit an act of prostitution
22
as defined in Section 13A-12-120.
23
"(b) No person shall solicit, compel, or coerce any
24
person to have sexual intercourse or participate in any
25
natural or unnatural sexual act, deviate sexual intercourse
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sodomy, or sexual contact for monetary consideration or other
2
thing of marketable value.
3
"(c) No person shall agree to engage in sexual
4
intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse sodomy, or sexual
5
contact with another or participate in the act for monetary
6
consideration or other thing of marketable value and give or
7
accept monetary consideration or other thing of value in
8
furtherance of the agreement.
9
"(d) No person shall knowingly do any of the
10
following:
11
"(1) Cause or aid a person to commit or engage in
12
prostitution.
13
"(2) Procure or solicit patrons for prostitution.
14
"(3) Provide persons or premises for prostitution
15
purposes.
16
"(4) Receive or accept money or other thing of value
17
pursuant to a prior agreement with any person whereby he or
18
she participates or is to participate in the proceeds of any
19
prostitution activity.
20
"(5) Operate or assist in the operation of a house
21
of prostitution or a prostitution enterprise.
22
"§13A-12-190.
23
"For the purposes of this division, the following
24
terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by
25
this section:
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"(1) DISSEMINATE. To transmit, distribute, sell,
2
lend, provide, transfer, or show for monetary consideration or
3
to offer or agree to do the same, including through electronic
4
means.
5
"(2) DISPLAY PUBLICLY. The exposing, placing,
6
posting, exhibiting, or in any fashion displaying in any
7
location, whether public or private, an item in such a manner
8
that it may be readily seen and its content or character
9
distinguished by normal unaided vision viewing it from a
10
public thoroughfare, depot or vehicle.
11
"(3) PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE, DEPOT, or VEHICLE. Any
12
street, highway, park, depot, or transportation platform or
13
other place, whether indoors or out, or any vehicle for public
14
transportation, owned or operated by government, either
15
directly or through a public corporation or authority, or
16
owned or operated by any agency of public transportation that
17
is designed for the use, enjoyment, or transportation of the
18
general public.
19
"(4) KNOWINGLY. A person knowingly disseminates or
20
publicly displays obscene matter when the person knows the
21
nature of the matter. A person knows the nature of the matter
22
when either of the following circumstances exist:
23
"a. The person is aware of the character and content
24
of the matter; or.
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"b. The person recklessly disregards circumstances
2
suggesting the character and content of the matter.
3
"(5) SADO-MASOCHISTIC ABUSE. Such term means either
4
of the following:
5
"a. Flagellation or torture, for the purpose of
6
sexual stimulation, by or upon a person who is nude or clad in
7
undergarments or in a revealing or bizarre costume; or.
8
"b. The condition of a person who is nude or clad in
9
undergarments or in a revealing or bizarre costume being
10
fettered, bound, or otherwise physically restrained for the
11
purpose of sexual stimulation.
12
"(6) SEXUAL EXCITEMENT. The condition of human male
13
or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation.
14
"(7) SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. Intercourse, real or
15
simulated, whether genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital
16
or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite
17
sex or between a human and an animal.
18
"(8) MASTURBATION. Manipulation, by hand or
19
instrument, of the human genitals, whether one's own or
20
another's for the purpose of sexual stimulation.
21
"(9) OTHER SEXUAL CONDUCT. Any touching of the
22
genitals, pubic areas, or buttocks of the human male or
23
female, or the breasts of the female, whether alone or between
24
members of the same or opposite sex or between humans and
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animals in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or
2
gratification.
3
"(10) BREAST NUDITY. The lewd showing of the
4
post-pubertal human female breasts below a point immediately
5
above the top of the areola.
6
"(11) GENITAL NUDITY. The lewd showing of the
7
genitals or pubic area.
8
"(12) MATTER. Any book, magazine, newspaper, or
9
other printed material, or any picture, photograph, motion
10
picture, video cassette, tape, record, digital video disc
11
(DVD), video compilation, or electronic depiction in a
12
comparable format, or an image, file, download, or other
13
content stored, or reproduced by using a computer or
14
electronic device or other digital storage, or any other
15
thing, articles, or materials that either are or contain a
16
photographic or other visual depiction of a live act,
17
performance, or event.
18
"(13) OBSCENE. a. When used to describe any matter
19
that contains a visual reproduction of breast nudity, such
20
term means matter that the term shall include all of the
21
following:
22
"1. Applying contemporary local community standards,
23
on the whole, appeals to the prurient interest; and.
24
"2. Is patently offensive; and.
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"3. On the whole, lacks serious literary, artistic,
2
political, or scientific value.
3
"b. When used to describe matter that is a depiction
4
of an act of sado-masochistic abuse, sexual intercourse,
5
sexual excitement, masturbation, genital nudity, or other
6
sexual conduct, such the term means matter containing such a
7
visual reproduction that itself lacks serious literary,
8
artistic, political, or scientific value.
9
"(14) LOCAL COMMUNITY. The judicial circuit in which
10
the indictment is brought.
11
"(15) VISUAL DEPICTION. A portrayal, representation,
12
illustration, image, likeness, or other thing that creates a
13
sensory impression, whether an original, duplicate, or
14
reproduction.
15
"(16) SEPARATE OFFENSE. The depiction of an
16
individual less than 17 years of age that violates this
17
division shall constitute a separate offense for each single
18
visual depiction.
19
"§13A-12-192.
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"(a) Any person who knowingly possesses with intent
21
to disseminate any obscene matter that contains a visual
22
depiction of a person under the age of 17 years engaged in any
23
act of sado-masochistic abuse, sexual intercourse, sexual
24
excitement, masturbation, breast nudity, genital nudity, or
25
other sexual conduct shall be guilty of a Class B felony.
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Possession of three or more copies of the same visual
2
depiction contained in obscene matter is prima facie evidence
3
of possession with intent to disseminate the same Any transfer
4
of the visual depiction from any electronic device to any
5
other device, program, application, or any other place with
6
storage capability which can be made available or is
7
accessible by other users, is prima facie evidence of
8
possession with intent to disseminate.
9
"(b) Any person who knowingly possesses any obscene
10
matter that contains a visual depiction of a person under the
11
age of 17 years engaged in any act of sado-masochistic abuse,
12
sexual intercourse, sexual excitement, masturbation, breast
13
nudity, genital nudity, or other sexual conduct shall be
14
guilty of a Class C felony.
15
"§15-3-5.
16
"(a) There is no limitation of time within which a
17
prosecution must be commenced for any of the following
18
offenses:
19
"(1) Any capital offense;.
20
"(2) Any felony involving the use, attempted use, or
21
threat of, violence to a person;.
22
"(3) Any felony involving serious physical injury or
23
death of a person;.
24
"(4) Any sex offense pursuant to Section 15-20A-5
25
involving a victim under 16 years of age, regardless of
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whether it involves force or, serious physical injury, or
2
death;.
3
"(5) Any felony involving arson of any type;.
4
"(6) Any felony involving forgery of any type;.
5
"(7) Any felony involving counterfeiting; and.
6
"(8) Any felony involving drug trafficking.
7
"(b) The amendments made by this act shall apply to
8
both of the following:
9
"(1) To all crimes committed after January 7, 1985;
10
and.
11
"(2) To all crimes committed before January 7, 1985,
12
for which no statute of limitations provided under
13
pre-existing law has run as of January 7, 1985.
14
"(c) Nothing herein shall be construed to mean that
15
the adoption of this act indicates that any former statute of
16
limitations applying to capital offenses is invalid as the
17
result of any decision of any court invalidating the capital
18
punishment statutes of the State of Alabama.
19
"§15-20A-5.
20
"For the purposes of this chapter, a sex offense
21
includes any of the following offenses:
22
"(1) Rape in the first degree, as provided by
23
Section 13A-6-61.
24
"(2) Rape in the second degree, as provided by
25
Section 13A-6-62. A juvenile sex offender adjudicated
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delinquent of a violation of rape in the second degree is
2
presumed to be exempt from this chapter after the juvenile has
3
been counseled on the dangers of the conduct for which he or
4
she was adjudicated delinquent unless the sentencing court
5
makes a determination that the juvenile sex offender is to be
6
subject to this chapter.
7
"(3) Sodomy in the first degree, as provided by
8
Section 13A-6-63.
9
"(4) Sodomy in the second degree, as provided by
10
Section 13A-6-64. A juvenile sex offender adjudicated
11
delinquent of a violation of sodomy in the second degree is
12
presumed to be exempt from this chapter after the juvenile has
13
been counseled on the dangers of the conduct for which he or
14
she was adjudicated delinquent unless the sentencing court
15
makes a determination that the juvenile sex offender is to be
16
subject ot this chapter.
17
"(5) Sexual misconduct, as provided by Section
18
13A-6-65, provided that on a first conviction or adjudication
19
the sex offender is only subject to registration and
20
verification pursuant to this chapter. On a second or
21
subsequent conviction or adjudication of a sex offense, if the
22
second or subsequent conviction or adjudication does not arise
23
out of the same set of facts and circumstances as the first
24
conviction or adjudication of a sex offense, the sex offender
25
shall comply with all requirements of this chapter.The
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sentencing court may exempt from this chapter a juvenile sex
2
offender adjudicated delinquent of sexual misconduct. A
3
juvenile sex offender adjudicated delinquent of a violation of
4
sexual misconduct is presumed to be exempt from this chapter
5
after the juvenile has been counseled on the dangers of the
6
conduct for which he or she was adjudicated delinquent unless
7
the sentencing court makes a determination that the juvenile
8
sex offender is to be subject to this chapter.
9
"(6) Sexual torture, as provided by Section
10
13A-6-65.1.
11
"(7) Sexual abuse in the first degree, as provided
12
by Section 13A-6-66.
13
"(8) Sexual abuse in the second degree, as provided
14
by Section 13A-6-67.
15
"(9) Indecent exposure, as provided by Section
16
13A-6-68, provided that on a first conviction or adjudication
17
of a sex offense, the sex offender is only subject to
18
registration and verification pursuant to this chapter. On a
19
second or subsequent conviction or adjudication of a sex
20
offense, if the second or subsequent conviction or
21
adjudication does not arise out of the same set of facts and
22
circumstances as the first conviction or adjudication, the sex
23
offender shall comply with all requirements of this
24
chapter.The sentencing court may exempt from this chapter a
25
juvenile sex offender adjudicated delinquent of indecent
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exposure. A juvenile sex offender adjudicated of a violation
2
of indecent exposure is presumed to be exempt from this
3
chapter after the juvenile has been counseled on the dangers
4
of the conduct for which he or she was adjudicated delinquent
5
unless the sentencing court makes a determination that the
6
juvenile sex offender is to be subject to this chapter.
7
"(10) Enticing a child to enter a vehicle, room,
8
house, office, or other place for immoral purposes, as
9
provided by Section 13A-6-69.
10
"(11) Sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years
11
old, as provided by Section 13A-6-69.1.
12
"(12) Promoting prostitution in the first degree, as
13
provided by Section 13A-12-111.
14
"(13) Promoting prostitution in the second degree,
15
as provided by Section 13A-12-112.
16
"(14) Violation of the Alabama Child Pornography
17
Act, as provided by Section 13A-12-191, 13A-12-192,
18
13A-12-196, or 13A-12-197. The sentencing court may exempt
19
from this chapter a juvenile sex offender adjudicated
20
delinquent of a violation of the Alabama Child Pornography Act
21
after the juvenile has been counseled on the dangers of the
22
conduct for which he or she was adjudicated delinquent. A
23
juvenile sex offender adjudicated delinquent of a violation of
24
the Alabama Child Pornography Act is presumed to be exempt
25
from this chapter after the juvenile has been counseled on the
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dangers of the conduct for which he or she was adjudicated
2
delinquent unless the sentencing court makes a determination
3
that the juvenile sex offender is to be subject to this
4
chapter.
5
"(15) Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree, as
6
provided by Section 13A-6-41, if the victim of the offense is
7
a minor, and the record of adjudication or conviction reflects
8
the intent of the unlawful imprisonment was to abuse the minor
9
sexually.
10
"(16) Unlawful imprisonment in the second degree, as
11
provided by Section 13A-6-42, if the victim of the offense is
12
a minor, and the record of adjudication or conviction reflects
13
the intent of the unlawful imprisonment was to abuse the minor
14
sexually.
15
"(17) Kidnapping in the first degree, as provided by
16
subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of Section 13A-6-43, if the
17
intent of the abduction is to violate or abuse the victim
18
sexually.
19
"(18) Kidnapping of a minor, except by a parent,
20
guardian, or custodian, as provided by Section 13A-6-43 or
21
13A-6-44.
22
"(19) Incest, as provided by Section 13A-13-3.
23
"(20) Transmitting obscene material to a child by
24
computer, as provided by Section 13A-6-111.
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"(21) School employee engaging in a sex act or
2
deviant sexual intercourse with a student, or having sexual
3
contact or soliciting a sex act or sexual contact with a
4
student as provided by Sections 13A-6-81 and 13A-6-82.
5
"(22) Foster parent engaging in a sex act, having
6
sexual contact, or soliciting a sex act or sexual contact with
7
a foster child as provided by Section 13A-6-71.
8
"(23) Facilitating solicitation of unlawful sexual
9
conduct with a child, as provided by Section 13A-6-121.
10
"(24) Electronic solicitation of a child, as
11
provided by Section 13A-6-122.
12
"(25) Facilitating the on-line solicitation of a
13
child, as provided by Section 13A-6-123.
14
"(26) Traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex
15
act, as provided by Section 13A-6-124.
16
"(27) Facilitating the travel of a child for an
17
unlawful sex act, as provided by Section 13A-6-125.
18
"(28) Human trafficking in the first degree, as
19
provided by Section 13A-6-152, provided that the offense
20
involves sexual servitude.
21
"(29) Human trafficking in the second degree, as
22
provided by Section 13A-6-153, provided that the offense
23
involves sexual servitude.
24
"(30) Custodial sexual misconduct, as provided by
25
Section 14-11-31.
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"(31) Sexual extortion, as provided by Section
2
13A-6-241.
3
"(32) Directing a child to engage in a sex act, as
4
provided in Section 13A-6-243.
5
"(33) Any offense which is the same as or equivalent
6
to any offense set forth above as the same existed and was
7
defined under the laws of this state existing at the time of
8
such conviction, specifically including, but not limited to,
9
crime against nature, as provided by Section 13-1-110; rape,
10
as provided by Sections 13-1-130 and 13-1-131; carnal
11
knowledge of a woman or girl, as provided by Sections 13-1-132
12
through 13-1-135, or attempting to do so, as provided by
13
Section 13-1-136; indecent molestation of children, as defined
14
and provided by Section 13-1-113; indecent exposure, as
15
provided by Section 13-1-111; incest, as provided by Section
16
13-8-3; offenses relative to obscene prints and literature, as
17
provided by Sections 13-7-160 through 13-7-175, inclusive;
18
employing, harboring, procuring or using a girl over 10 and
19
under 18 years of age for the purpose of prostitution or
20
sexual intercourse, as provided by Section 13-7-1; seduction,
21
as defined and provided by Section 13-1-112; a male person
22
peeping into a room occupied by a female, as provided by
23
Section 13-6-6; assault with intent to ravish, as provided by
24
Section 13-1-46; and soliciting a child by computer, as
25
provided by Section 13A-6-110.
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"(34) Any solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy to
2
commit any of the offenses listed in subdivisions (1) to (33),
3
inclusive.
4
"(35) Any crime committed in Alabama or any other
5
state, the District of Columbia, any United States territory,
6
or a federal, military, Indian, or foreign country
7
jurisdiction which, if it had been committed in this state
8
under the current provisions of law, would constitute an
9
offense listed in subdivisions (1) to (34), inclusive.
10
"(36) Any offense specified by Title I of the
11
federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
12
(Pub. L. 109-248, the Sex Offender Registration and
13
Notification Act (SORNA)).
14
"(37) Any crime committed in another state, the
15
District of Columbia, any United States territory, or a
16
federal, military, Indian, or foreign country jurisdiction if
17
that jurisdiction also requires that anyone convicted of that
18
crime register as a sex offender in that jurisdiction.
19
"(38) Any offender determined in any jurisdiction to
20
be a sex offender shall be considered a sex offender in this
21
state.
22
"(39) The foregoing notwithstanding, any crime
23
committed in any jurisdiction which, irrespective of the
24
specific description or statutory elements thereof, is in any
25
way characterized or known as rape, carnal knowledge, sodomy,
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sexual assault, sexual battery, criminal sexual conduct,
2
criminal sexual contact, sexual abuse, continuous sexual
3
abuse, sexual torture, solicitation of a child, enticing or
4
luring a child, child pornography, lewd and lascivious
5
conduct, taking indecent liberties with a child, molestation
6
of a child, criminal sexual misconduct, video voyeurism, or
7
there has been a finding of sexual motivation.
8
"(40) Any crime not listed in this section wherein
9
the underlying felony is an element of the offense and listed
10
in subdivisions (1) to (39), inclusive.
11
"(41) Any other offense not provided for in this
12
section wherein there is a finding of sexual motivation as
13
provided by Section 15-20A-6.
14
"§15-20A-44.
15
"(a) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law
16
Enforcement Agency shall promulgate adopt rules establishing
17
an administrative hearing for persons who are only made
18
subject to this chapter pursuant to subdivision (37) (35) of
19
Section 15-20A-5.
20
"(b) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law
21
Enforcement Agency shall promulgate adopt rules setting forth
22
a listing of offenses from other jurisdictions that are to be
23
considered criminal sex offenses under subdivision (37) (35)
24
of Section 15-20A-5. Thereafter, any individual convicted of
25
any offense set forth in the listing shall immediately be
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subject to this chapter and shall not be entitled to an
2
administrative hearing as provided in subsection (a).
3
"(c) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law
4
Enforcement Agency shall have the authority to promulgate any
5
rules as are necessary to implement and enforce this chapter.
6
"§15-23-101.
7
"When a person has been charged with the crime of
8
rape, sodomy, or, sexual misconduct, sexual torture, sexual
9
abuse, assault by bodily fluids, or any other crime in which
10
the victim was compelled to engage in sexual activity by force
11
or threat of force, and it appears from the nature of the
12
charge that the transmission of body fluids from one person to
13
another may have been involved, upon the request of the
14
alleged victim or the parent or guardian of an alleged a minor
15
victim, the district attorney shall file a motion with the
16
court for an order requiring the person charged to submit to a
17
test for any sexually transmitted disease.
18
"§15-23-102.
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"(a)(1) If the district attorney files a motion
20
under Section 15-23-101, the court shall order the person
21
charged to submit to testing if the court determines there is
22
probable cause to believe that the person charged committed
23
the crime of rape, sodomy, or, sexual misconduct, sexual
24
torture, sexual abuse, assault by bodily fluids, or any other
25
crime where the victim was compelled to engage in sexual
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activity by force or threat of force and the transmission of
2
body fluids was involved.
3
"(2) If a warrant, information, or indictment has
4
been issued and the defendant is in custody or has been served
5
with the warrant, information, or indictment, the test shall
6
be performed within 48 hours of service of the court order
7
requiring the defendant to submit to testing.
8
"(b) When a test is ordered under Section 15-23-101,
9
the alleged victim of the crime or a parent or guardian of the
10
alleged minor victim shall designate an attending physician
11
who has agreed in advance to accept the victim as a patient to
12
receive information on behalf of the alleged victim.
13
"(c) If any sexually transmitted disease test
14
results in a negative reaction, the court shall order the
15
person to submit to any follow-up tests at the intervals and
16
in the manner as shall be determined by the State Board of
17
Health.
18
"(d) The result of any test ordered under this
19
section is not a public record and shall be available only to
20
the following:
21
"(1) The alleged victim.
22
"(2) The parent or guardian of the alleged minor
23
victim.
24
"(3) The attending physician of the alleged victim.
25
"(4) The person tested.
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"(e) If any sexually transmitted disease test
2
ordered under this section results in a positive reaction, the
3
individual subject to the test shall receive post-test
4
counseling. Counseling and referral for appropriate health
5
care, testing, and support services as directed by the State
6
Health Officer shall be provided to the alleged victim at the
7
request of the alleged victim or the parent or guardian of the
8
alleged minor victim."
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Section 2. Although this bill would have as its
10
purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
11
expenditure of local funds, the bill is excluded from further
12
requirements and application under Amendment 621, now
13
appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of
14
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, because the
15
bill defines a new crime or amends the definition of an
16
existing crime.
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Section 3. This act shall become effective on the
18
first day of the third month following its passage and
19
approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Senate 16-MAY-19
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I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
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the Senate, as amended.
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Patrick Harris,
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Secretary.
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House of Representatives
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Amended and passed 23-MAY-19
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Senate concurred in House amendment 28-MAY-19
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By: Senator Figures
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