Alabama Code Title 13A. Criminal Code § 13A-6-82 SECTION 13A-6-82 SCHOOL EMPLOYEE HAVING SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A STUDENT WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF 19 YEARS OR IS A PROTECTED PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 22 YEARS

(a) A person commits the crime of a school employee having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19 years or having sexual contact with a student who is a protected person, as defined in Section 15-25-1, under the age of 22 years if he or she is a school employee and engages in sexual contact, as defined by Section 13A-6-60, with a student or student protected person, regardless of whether the student is male or female. Consent is not a defense to a charge under this section. The crime of a school employee having sexual contact with a student or student protected person is a Class C felony.

(b) A person commits the crime of a school employee soliciting a sex act with a student under the age of 19 years or soliciting a sex act with a student who is a protected person, as defined in Section 15-25-1, under the age of 22 years if he or she is a school employee and solicits, persuades, encourages, harasses, or entices a student or student protected person to engage in a sex act including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse, sodomy, or sexual contact, as defined by Section 13A-6-60. The crime of soliciting a student or a student protected person to perform a sex act is a Class A misdemeanor.

(Act 2010-497, p. 766, §2; Act 2016-354, p. 867, §2; Act 2018-406, §1(b)(3); Act 2019-465, §1; Act 2022-201, §3.)

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