Ala. Code § 13A-12-191

Dissemination or Public Display of Child Sexual Abuse Material.

Known as the Alabama Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 13A-10-1 to 13A-9-92 (653 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 61 F. Supp. 2d 1224 - Doe v. Pryor (1999)

Most recently applied in United States v. Trahan (August 2024)

(Acts 1978, No. 592, p. 705, §2; Code 1975, §13-7-231; Acts 1984, No. 84-285, p. 492, §2; Act 2006-112, p. 166, §1; Act 2024-98, §3.)

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(a) Any person who shall knowingly disseminate or display publicly any child sexual abuse material shall be guilty of a Class B felony.

(b) Any person who shall knowingly advertise, promote, present, distribute, or solicit by any means, including by computer, any material or purported material in a manner that reflects the belief, or that is intended to cause another to believe, that the material or purported material is a visual depiction of an actual individual under 18 years of age engaging in sexually explicit conduct shall be guilty of a Class B felony.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.