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Ala. Code § 13A-13-3

Incest.

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 State v. Hargrove (1989)

Most recently applied in Nguyen v. Holder (October 2014)

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §7010; Act 2023-464, §1.)

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(a) A person commits incest if he or she marries or engages in sexual intercourse with a person he or she knows to be, either legitimately or illegitimately, any of the following:

(1) His or her ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption.

(2) His or her brother or sister of the whole or half-blood or by adoption.

(3) His or her stepchild or stepparent, while the marriage creating the relationship exists.

(4) His or her aunt, uncle, nephew or niece of the whole or half-blood.

(b)(1) Incest is a Class C felony.

(2) Where the victim is under 17 years of age on the date of the offense, incest is a Class A felony.

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