Ala. Code § 13A-12-192

Possession and Possession with Intent to Disseminate Child Sexual Abuse Material.

Known as the Alabama Criminal Code

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

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Osborne v. Ohio (1990)

Most recently applied in United States v. Polizzi (April 2008)

(Acts 1978, No. 592, p. 705, §3; Code 1975, §13-7-232; Acts 1984, No. 84-285, p. 492, §3; Act 2006-112, p. 166, §1; Act 2019-465, §1; Act 2024-98, §3.)

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(a) Any person who knowingly possesses with intent to disseminate any child sexual abuse material shall be guilty of a Class B felony. Any transfer of child sexual abuse material from any electronic device to any other device, program, application, or any other place with storage capability that can be made available or is accessible by other users, is prima facie evidence of possession with intent to disseminate.

(b) Any person who knowingly possesses any child sexual abuse material shall be guilty of a Class C felony.

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