Alabama § 13A-13-3 Incest

Alabama Statutes

§ 13A-13-3 — Incest

Alabama·Title 13A Criminal Code·Ch. 13 Offenses Against the Family

(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 .

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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
.