Title 13A

(a) A person commits the crime of elder abuse and neglect in the third degree if he or she does any of the following: (1) Recklessly abuses or neglects any elderly person and the abuse or neglect causes physical injury. (2) Recklessly emotionally abuses any elderly person. (b) El…

(a) The financial exploitation of an elderly person in which the value of the property taken exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) constitutes financial exploitation of the elderly person in the first degree. (b) Financial exploitation of an elderly person in the fir…

(a) The financial exploitation of an elderly person in which the value of the property taken exceeds five hundred dollars ($500) but does not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) constitutes financial exploitation of the elderly person in the second degree. (b) Finan…

(a) The financial exploitation of an elderly person in which the value of the property taken does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) constitutes financial exploitation of the elderly person in the third degree. (b) Financial exploitation of an elderly person in the third degr…

(a) In any prosecution brought for financial exploitation of an elderly person, the crime shall be considered to be committed in any county in which any part of the crime took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually present in that county, or in the county of…

Any person or entity acting pursuant to this chapter in reporting or investigating any report of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an elderly person, or participating in a judicial proceeding resulting therefrom, shall be immune from any civil liability that might othe…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the remedies available to the victim pursuant to any state law relating to domestic violence, the Adult Protective Services Act of 1976, or any other applicable law. (Act 2013-307, §11; §38-9E-11; renumbered by Act 2014-346, p. …

No physician, as defined under Section 34-24-50.1, who is licensed to practice medicine in this state, shall be subject to Sections 13A-6-192, 13A-6-193, and 13A-6-194 for any acts or omissions constituting the practice of medicine. (Act 2013-307, §12; §38-9E-12; renumbered by Ac…

For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) SEXUAL CONDUCT. Any touching or fondling by a person, either directly or through clothing, of the sex organs or anus of an animal or any transfer or transmission of semen by the person upon a…

(a) A person commits the crime of bestiality if he or she: (1) Knowingly engages in or submits to any sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal. (2) Knowingly causes, aids, or abets another in engaging in any sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal. (3) Knowingly pe…

(a)(1) A person commits the crime of distributing a private image if he or she knowingly posts, emails, texts, transmits, or otherwise distributes a private image when the depicted individual has not consented in writing to the transmission and the depicted individual had a reaso…

(a) A person commits the crime of sexual extortion if he or she does any of the following: (1) Knowingly causes or attempts to cause another individual to engage in sexually explicit conduct by communicating any threat to injure the body, property, or reputation of any individual…

(a) A person commits the crime of assault with bodily fluids if he or she knowingly causes or attempts to cause another person to come into contact with a bodily fluid unless the other person consented to the contact or the contact was necessary to provide medical care. (b) For p…

(a)(1) A person commits the crime of directing a child to engage in sexual intercourse or sodomy if he or she knowingly entices, allures, persuades, induces, or directs any of the following to engage in sexual intercourse or sodomy with another person: a. A child under 12 years o…

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) EMPLOYEE. Any individual who is an employee, contractual employee, or volunteer at an inpatient substance use disorder treatment program or inpatient mental health facility and who has the responsib…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ALEA. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (2) CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE. Any combination, confederation, alliance, network, conspiracy, understanding, or other similar arrangement in law or in …

Upon a finding, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a criminal enterprise member has committed the charged offense for the purpose of benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interest of a criminal enterprise, the following sentencing enhancements shall apply: (1) On conviction of a …

(a) Any individual who knowingly possesses, uses, or carries a firearm during the commission of any criminal act intended to benefit, promote, or further the interest of a criminal enterprise shall be punished as follows: (1) To a term of imprisonment of not less than five years.…

The Attorney General, in coordination with the district attorneys, shall annually report to the Legislature the number of convictions secured under this article. (Act 2023-416, §1.)

(a) Subject to the availability of funding, ALEA shall establish a statewide inter-jurisdictional criminal intelligence system known as the Alabama Criminal Enterprise Database. (b) ALEA shall establish, develop, manage, and maintain the database in accordance with the Criminal I…

This article shall be known as and may be cited as the Alabama Adults with Disabilities Protection Act. (Act 2024-348, §1.)

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ADULT WITH A DISABILITY. Any of the following: (i) an individual 18 years of age or older who has physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; and …

(a) A person commits the crime of abuse and neglect of an adult with a disability in the first degree if he or she intentionally abuses or neglects any adult with a disability and the abuse or neglect causes serious physical injury to the adult with a disability. (b) Abuse and ne…

(a) A person commits the crime of abuse and neglect of an adult with a disability in the second degree if he or she does any of the following: (1) Intentionally abuses or neglects any adult with a disability and the abuse or neglect causes physical injury to the adult with a disa…

(a) A person commits the crime of abuse and neglect of an adult with a disability in the third degree if he or she recklessly abuses or neglects any adult with a disability and the abuse or neglect causes physical injury. (b) Abuse and neglect of an adult with a disability in the…

(a) The financial exploitation of an adult with a disability in which the value of the property taken exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) constitutes financial exploitation of an adult with a disability in the first degree. (b) Financial exploitation of an adult wi…

(a) The financial exploitation of an adult with a disability in which the value of the property taken exceeds five hundred dollars ($500) but does not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) constitutes financial exploitation of an adult with a disability in the second …

(a) The financial exploitation of an adult with a disability in which the value of the property taken does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) constitutes financial exploitation of an adult with a disability in the third degree. (b) Financial exploitation of an adult with a di…

(a) In any prosecution brought for financial exploitation of an adult with a disability, the crime shall be considered to be committed in any county in which any party to the offense was located at the time of the commission of the offense, regardless of whether the defendant was…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the remedies available to the victims pursuant to any state law relating to domestic violence, the Adult Protective Services Act of 1976, Chapter 9 of Title 38, or any other applicable law. (Act 2024-348, §1.)