15-25-1
Section 15-25-1 Prosecution for physical or sexual offense or exploitation involving
child under age 16 - Leading questions of victim or witness under age 10. In any criminal
prosecution for a physical offense or a sexual offense wherein the alleged victim is a child
under the age of 16 years and in any criminal prosecution involving the sexual exploitation
of a child under the age of 16, the court may allow leading questions at trial by the prosecution
or defense of any victim or witness in a case who is under the age of 10, if the court determines
that the allowance of leading questions will further the interests of justice. The court may
on motion of the prosecution or the defense, or on its own motion, limit the scope and extent
of any leading questions. (Acts 1985, No. 85-743, p. 1194, §1; Acts 1994, No. 94-704, p.
1359, §1.)...
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15-25-3
Section 15-25-3 Prosecution for physical or sexual offense or exploitation involving
child under age 16 - Use of closed circuit equipment; competence of victim as witness. (a)
In those criminal prosecutions set out in Section 15-25-1, the court, on motion of
the state or the defendant prior to the trial of the case, may order that the testimony of
any alleged victim of the crime or witness thereto who is under the age of 16 at the time
of the order shall be viewed and heard at trial by the court and the finder of fact by closed
circuit equipment. In ruling on the motion the court shall take into consideration those matters
set out in Section 15-25-2. (b) If the court orders that the victim's or witness's
testimony in court shall be by closed circuit equipment, the testimony shall be taken outside
the courtroom in the judge's chambers or in another suitable location designated by the judge.
(c) Examination and cross-examination of the alleged child victim or witness shall proceed
as...
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15-25-2
Section 15-25-2 Prosecution for physical or sexual offense or exploitation involving
child under age 16 - Videotaped deposition; who may be present; procedure; protective order.
(a) In any criminal prosecution referred to in Section 15-25-1, the court, upon motion
of the district attorney or Attorney General, for good cause shown and after notice to the
defendant, may order the taking of a videotaped deposition of an alleged victim of or witness
to the crime who is under the age of 16 at the time of the order. (b) On any motion for a
videotaped deposition of the victim or a witness, the court shall consider the age and maturity
of the child, the nature of the offense, the nature of testimony that may be expected, and
the possible effect that the testimony in person at trial may have on the victim or witness,
along with any other relevant matters that may be required by Supreme Court rule. (c) During
the taping of a videotaped deposition authorized pursuant to this section, the...
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15-20A-48
Section 15-20A-48 Relation to other laws. (a) For the purposes of Sections 13A-5-2,
13A-5-6, 14-9-41, 15-18-8, 15-22-27.3, or any other section of the Code of Alabama
1975, a criminal sex offense involving a child shall mean a conviction for any sex offense
in which the victim was a child under the age of 12 or any offense involving child pornography.
(b) For the purpose of Section 12-15-107(a)(7), a juvenile probation officer shall
notify the state and either the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of a juvenile sex
offender, or the child's attorney for the juvenile sex offender, of the pending release of
the sex offender and provide them with a copy of the risk assessment pursuant to subsection
(c) of Section 15-20A-26. (c) For the purpose of Section 12-15-116(a)(5), a
juvenile court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to try any individual who is 18
years of age or older and violates any of the juvenile criminal sex offender provisions of
subdivision (1) of subsection...
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12-15-701
Section 12-15-701 Definitions; applicability of prostitution statutes; procedures. (a)
For the purposes of this section, sexually exploited child shall mean an individual
under the age of 18 years who is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and who has
been subjected to sexual exploitation because he or she is any of the following: (1) A victim
of the crime of human trafficking sexual servitude as provided in Section 13A-6-150,
et seq. (2) Engaged in prostitution as provided in Section 13A-12-120 or 13A-12-121.
(3) A victim of the crime of promoting prostitution as provided in Section 13A-12-111,
13A-12-112, or 13A-12-113. (b) A sexually exploited child may not be adjudicated delinquent
or convicted of a crime of prostitution as provided in Section 13A-12-120 or 13A-12-121,
or any municipal ordinance prohibiting such acts. (c) In any proceeding based upon a child's
arrest for an act of prostitution, there is a presumption that the child satisfies the definition
of a sexually...
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16-23-5
Section 16-23-5 Revocation of certificates. (a) The State Superintendent of Education
may revoke any certificate issued under this chapter when the holder has been guilty of immoral
conduct or unbecoming or indecent behavior. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding,
under the circumstances listed in subsection (b), the holder shall be immediately disenfranchised
from certification and any other rights pursuant to Section 16-24-9. (b) The State
Superintendent of Education shall immediately revoke any certificate issued under this chapter
when the holder is convicted of capital murder or any Class A felony, including, but not limited
to, rape, murder, kidnapping, or robbery, or any of the following: (1) Rape in the first or
second degree, pursuant to Section 13A-6-61 or 13A-6-62. (2) Sodomy in the first or
second degree, pursuant to Section 13A-6-63 or 13A-6-64. (3) Sexual torture, pursuant
to Section 13A-6-65.1. (4) Sexual abuse in the first or second degree, pursuant to...

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12-17-226.2
Section 12-17-226.2 Applicants for admittance. (a) A person charged with a criminal
offense specified in subsection (b) whose jurisdiction is in the circuit court or district
court in a circuit in which a pretrial diversion program has been created pursuant to this
division may apply to the district attorney of the circuit for admittance to the program.
(b) A person charged with any of the following offenses may apply for the pretrial diversion
program: (1) A drug offense, excluding sale of a controlled substance as provided in Section
13A-12-211, trafficking in controlled substances or cannabis as provided in Section
13A-12-231, manufacturing controlled substances in the first degree as provided in Section
13A-12-218, or trafficking in an analog controlled substance. (2) A property offense. (3)
An offense that does not involve serious physical injury, death, a victim under the age of
14, or a sex offense involving forcible compulsion or incapacity of a victim. (4) A misdemeanor
or...
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13A-6-131
Section 13A-6-131 Domestic violence - Second degree. (a)(1) A person commits the crime
of domestic violence in the second degree if the person commits the crime of assault in the
second degree pursuant to Section 13A-6-21; the crime of intimidating a witness pursuant
to Section 13A-10-123; the crime of stalking pursuant to Section 13A-6-90; the
crime of burglary in the second or third degree pursuant to Sections 13A-7-6 and 13A-7-7;
or the crime of criminal mischief in the first degree pursuant to Section 13A-7-21
and the victim is a current or former spouse, parent, step-parent, child, step-child, any
person with whom the defendant has a child in common, a present household member, or a person
who has or had a dating relationship with the defendant. (2) For the purposes of this section,
a household member excludes non-romantic or non-intimate co-residents, and a dating relationship
means a current or former relationship of a romantic or intimate nature characterized by the
expectation...
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13A-5-40
Section 13A-5-40 Capital offenses. (a) The following are capital offenses: (1) Murder
by the defendant during a kidnapping in the first degree or an attempt thereof committed by
the defendant. (2) Murder by the defendant during a robbery in the first degree or an attempt
thereof committed by the defendant. (3) Murder by the defendant during a rape in the first
or second degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant; or murder by the defendant
during sodomy in the first or second degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant.
(4) Murder by the defendant during a burglary in the first or second degree or an attempt
thereof committed by the defendant. (5) Murder of any police officer, sheriff, deputy, state
trooper, federal law enforcement officer, or any other state or federal peace officer of any
kind, or prison or jail guard, while the officer or guard is on duty, regardless of whether
the defendant knew or should have known the victim was an officer or guard on...
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45-28-82.22
Section 45-28-82.22 Applicants for admittance. (a) An offender charged with any of the
following criminal offenses in a circuit court or district court may apply to the district
attorney for admittance to the pretrial diversion program: (1) A drug offense, excluding trafficking
in controlled substances or cannabis as provided in Section 13A-12-231, or manufacturing
of controlled substances in the first degree as provided in Section 13A-12-218. (2)
A property offense. (3) A misdemeanor. (4) A traffic or conservation offense, except that
a holder of a commercial driver's license, an operator of a commercial motor vehicle, or a
commercial driver learner permit holder who is charged with a violation of a traffic law in
this state shall not be eligible for a deferred prosecution program, diversion program, or
any deferred imposition of judgment program pursuant to Section 32-6-49.23. (b) An
offender charged with any of the following offenses is ineligible for consideration for the
pretrial...
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