13A-6-198
Section 13A-6-198 Financial exploitation of an elderly person - Prosecution. (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 residence of the person who is the subject of the financial exploitation. (b) Any prosecution brought for financial exploitation of an elderly person shall be commenced within seven years after the commission of the offense. (c) It shall not be a defense to financial exploitation of an elderly person that the accused reasonably believed that the victim was not an elderly person. (Act 2013-307, §9; §38-9E-9; renumbered by Act 2014-346, p. 1289, §1(b)(7).)...
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13A-8-112
Section 13A-8-112 Computer tampering. (a) A person who acts without authority or who exceeds authorization of use commits the crime of computer tampering by knowingly: (1) Accessing and altering, damaging, or destroying any computer, computer system, or computer network. (2) Altering, damaging, deleting, or destroying computer programs or data. (3) Disclosing, using, controlling, or taking computer programs, data, or supporting documentation residing in, or existing internal or external to, a computer, computer system, or network. (4) Directly or indirectly introducing a computer contaminator or a virus into any computer, computer system, or network. (5) Disrupting or causing the disruption of a computer, computer system, or network services or denying or causing the denial of computer or network services to any authorized user of a computer, computer system, or network. (6) Preventing a computer user from exiting a site, computer system, or network-connected location in order to...
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15-25-37
Section 15-25-37 Factors in considering trustworthiness of statement. In determining whether a statement possesses particularized guarantees of trustworthiness under Section 15-25-32(2)b, the court shall consider any one, but is not limited to, the following factors: (1) The child's personal knowledge of the event; (2) The age and maturity of the child; (3) Certainty that the statement was made, including the credibility of the person testifying about the statement; (4) Any apparent motive the child may have to falsify or distort the event, including bias, corruption, or coercion; (5) The timing of the child's statement; (6) Whether more than one person heard the statement; (7) Whether the child was suffering from pain or distress when making the statement; (8) The nature and duration of any alleged abuse; (9) Whether the child's young age makes it unlikely that the child fabricated a statement that represents a graphic, detailed account beyond the child's knowledge and experience;...
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12-16-100
Section 12-16-100 Drawing, selection, and empaneling of juries in criminal cases - Generally. (a) In every criminal case the jury shall be drawn, selected and empaneled as follows: Upon the trial by jury in the circuit courts of any person charged with a felony, including a capital felony, a misdemeanor, or violation, the court shall require a strike list or lists to be compiled from the names appearing on the master strike list as established in Section 12-16-74. In compiling the list or lists, names of qualified jurors may be omitted on a nonselective basis. A strike list shall be furnished for the trial of any case at hand and a copy thereof given to all parties. The jurors whose names appear thereon shall be brought into open court, the case shall be called and in the presence of the district attorney and the defendant and his attorney, the jurors shall be examined on voir dire for the trial of the case at hand. After the conclusion of the voir dire examination and the removal from...
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13A-6-158
Section 13A-6-158 Limitation period. (a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c), an action for an offense defined by this article where the victim is not a minor shall be brought within five years from the date the victim was removed or escaped from the human trafficking situation. (2) Any statute of limitations that would otherwise preclude prosecution for an offense involving the trafficking of a minor, or the physical or sexual abuse of a minor, shall be tolled until such time as the victim has reached the age of 19 years. (3) The running of the statute of limitations shall be suspended where a person entitled to bring a claim of an offense defined by this article could not have reasonably discovered the crime due to circumstances resulting from the human trafficking situation, such as psychological trauma, cultural and linguistic isolation, and the inability to access services. (b) Any statute of limitation period imposed for the filing of a civil action under this article will...
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16-52-12
Section 16-52-12 Police officers - Powers and duties. The President of Jacksonville State University may appoint or employ one or more suitable persons to act as police officers to keep off intruders and prevent trespass upon and damage to the property and grounds of the university. Such persons shall be charged with all the duties and invested with all the powers of police officers. The officer may eject trespassers from the university buildings and grounds. The officer, without a warrant, may arrest any persons who commit disorderly conduct or trespass on the property of the university, or in any circumstance in which an arrest by a police officer without a warrant is authorized by law, and carry them before the nearest district court or municipal court charged with the trial of such offense. Upon proper affidavit charging the offense, the person arrested may be tried by the court and convicted as in cases of persons brought before the court on a warrant. The officer may summon a...
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30-5-5
Section 30-5-5 Standing to file sworn petition for protection order; disclosure of information; costs and fees. (a) The following persons have standing to file a sworn petition for a protection order under this chapter as a plaintiff: (1) A person who is at least 18 years old or is otherwise emancipated and is the victim of abuse, as defined in Section 30-5-2, or has reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of any act of abuse. (2) A parent, legal guardian, next friend, court-appointed guardian ad litem, or the State Department of Human Resources may petition for relief on behalf of the following: a. A minor child. b. Any person prevented by physical or mental incapacity from seeking a protection order. (b) Standardized petitions for actions pursuant to this chapter shall be made available through the circuit clerks' offices around the state. The circuit clerk shall not provide assistance to persons in completing the forms or in presenting...
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13A-6-157
Section 13A-6-157 Civil action by victims; venue; relief awarded. (a) An individual who is a victim of human trafficking may bring a civil action in the appropriate state court. (b) Venue for any action brought under this section shall be in the county in which the offense was committed or in any other county into or through which the person upon whom it was committed may have been carried in the commission of the offense. If venue is proper in more than one county, venue shall be in either county. (c) The court may award actual damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, and any other appropriate relief. A prevailing plaintiff shall also be awarded attorney's fees and costs. Treble damages shall be awarded on proof of actual damages where defendant's acts were willful and malicious. (d) The court shall award a prevailing plaintiff attorney's fees and costs. (e) Upon commencement of any action brought under this section, the clerk of the court shall mail a copy...
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15-22-26.2
Section 15-22-26.2 Mandatory supervision period on certain sentences. (a) A convicted defendant sentenced to a period of confinement under the supervision of the Department of Corrections shall be subject to the following provisions, unless the defendant is released to a term of probation or released on parole under the provisions of Chapter 22 of Title 15: (1) If the defendant is sentenced to a period of five years or less, he or she shall be released to supervision by the Board of Pardons and Paroles no less than three months and no more than five months prior to the defendant's release date; (2) If the defendant is sentenced to a period of more than five years but less than 10 years, he or she shall be released to supervision by the Board of Pardons and Paroles no less than six months and no more than nine months prior to the defendant's release date; or (3) If the defendant is sentenced to a period of 10 years or more, he or she shall be released to supervision by the Board of...
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16-55-10
Section 16-55-10 Police officers. (a) The President of the University of South Alabama may appoint and employ suitable persons to serve as police officers to keep off intruders and prevent trespass upon and damage to the property and grounds of the university. Such persons shall be charged with all the duties and invested with all the powers of police officers. An officer may eject trespassers from university buildings and grounds owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the university. An officer may arrest any person for any offense provided by law and shall transport the offender to the nearest district court or municipal court charged with the trial of such offense. (b) The police officers provided for in this section shall cooperate with and, when requested, furnish assistance to the regularly constituted authorities of the Municipalities of Mobile and Fairhope, and their jurisdiction and authority shall be coextensive within the police jurisdictions of those municipalities. (c)...
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