Alabama § 31-13-13.1 Human Smuggling

Alabama Statutes

§ 31-13-13.1 — Human Smuggling

Alabama § 31-13-13.1

Title 31Military Affairs and Civil Defense

Ch. 13Illegal Immigration

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Ala. Code § 31-13-13.1 (2026).

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(a)A person commits the crime of human smuggling if he or she knowingly transports into this state another individual who he or she knows is an illegal alien.

(b)Human smuggling is a Class C felony.

(c)It shall not be a violation of this section for an attorney to transport a client to or from a federal immigration facility or other federal, state, or local government facility.

(d)It shall not be a violation of this section to do any of the following:

(1)For any educator or other employee of an educational entity to transport a student as part of an official educational excursion.

(2)For any health care provider to transport or treat a patient.

(3)For any person to transport an individual for noncommercial religious or charitable purposes.

(4)For any person to transport an individu

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(a) A person commits the crime of human smuggling if he or she knowingly transports into this state another individual who he or she knows is an illegal alien.
(b) Human smuggling is a Class C felony.
(c) It shall not be a violation of this section for an attorney to transport a client to or from a federal immigration facility or other federal, state, or local government facility.
(d) It shall not be a violation of this section to do any of the following:
(1) For any educator or other employee of an educational entity to transport a student as part of an official educational excursion.
(2) For any health care provider to transport or treat a patient.
(3) For any person to transport an individual for noncommercial religious or charitable purposes.
(4) For any person to transport an individual to or from a location for governmental purposes.