Section 13A-6-82 - School employee having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19 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.Ala. Code § 13A-6-82 (1975)
Amended by Act 2022-201,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by Act 2019-465,§ 1, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended by Act 2018-406,§ 1, eff. 3/28/2018.Amended by Act 2016-354,§ 2, eff. 5/11/2016. Act 2010-497, p. 766, § 2.