Section 13A-6-120 – Definitions.

Section 13A-6-120 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, a child is defined as a person under 16 years of age. (Act 2009-745, p. 2233, §1.)

Section 13A-6-121 – Facilitating Solicitation of Unlawful Sexual Conduct With a Child.

Section 13A-6-121 Facilitating solicitation of unlawful sexual conduct with a child. A person who knowingly compiles, enters into, or transmits by use of computer or otherwise; makes, prints, publishes, or reproduces by computerized or other means; knowingly causes or allows to be entered into or transmitted by use of computer or otherwise; or buys, sells, […]

Section 13A-6-122 – Electronic Solicitation of a Child.

Section 13A-6-122 Electronic solicitation of a child. A person who knowingly entices, induces, persuades, seduces, prevails, advises, coerces, lures, or orders, or attempts to entice, induce, persuade, seduce, prevail, advise, coerce, lure, or order, by means of a computer, on-line service, Internet service, Internet bulletin board service, weblog, cellular phone, video game system, personal data […]

Section 13A-6-123 – Facilitating the On-Line Solicitation of a Child.

Section 13A-6-123 Facilitating the on-line solicitation of a child. Any owner or operator of a computer on-line service, weblog, Internet service, or Internet bulletin board service, who knowingly aids and abets another person or who, with the purpose of facilitating or encouraging the on-line solicitation of the child, permits any person to use the service […]

Section 13A-6-124 – Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.

Section 13A-6-124 Traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act. Any person who travels either within this state, to this state, or from this state by any means, who attempts to do so, or who knowingly causes another to do so or to attempt to do so for the purpose of engaging in […]

Section 13A-6-125 – Facilitating the Travel of a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.

Section 13A-6-125 Facilitating the travel of a child for an unlawful sex act. Any person who facilitates, arranges, provides, or pays for the transport of a child for the purposes of engaging in an unlawful sex act with a child, including sexual intercourse, sodomy, a sexual performance, obscene sexual performance, or other sexual conduct for […]

Section 13A-6-126 – Jurisdiction.

Section 13A-6-126 Jurisdiction. For purposes of determining jurisdiction of this article, the offense is committed in this state if any of the acts committed under Sections 13A-6-121, 13A-6-122, or 13A-6-123 either originate in or are received in this state. The purpose of this section is to confer jurisdiction upon the courts of this state to […]

Section 13A-6-127 – Defenses.

Section 13A-6-127 Defenses. (a) It shall not be a defense to prosecution under this article: (1) That an undercover operative or law enforcement officer was involved in the detection and investigation of an offense; or (2) That a meeting as described in this article did not occur. (b) An owner or operator of a computer […]