USA Statutes : alabama
Title : Title 13A CRIMINAL CODE.
Chapter : Chapter 13 OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY.
Section 13A-13-1Section 13A-13-1
Bigamy.
(a) A person commits bigamy when he intentionally contracts or purports to contract a marriage with another person when he has a living spouse. A person who contracts a marriage outside this state, which would be bigamous if contracted in this state, commits bigamy by cohabiting in the state with the other party to such a marriage.
(b) A person does not commit an offense under this section if:
(1) He reasonably believes that his previous marriage is void or was dissolved by death, divorce or annulment; or
(2) He and the prior spouse have been living apart for five consecutive years next prior to the subsequent marriage, during which time the prior spouse was not known by him to be alive.
(3) The burden of injecting the issues under this subsection is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.
(c) Bigamy is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §7001.)Section 13A-13-2Section 13A-13-2
Adultery.
(a) A person commits adultery when he engages in sexual intercourse with another person who is not his spouse and lives in cohabitation with that other person when he or that other person is married.
(b) A person does not commit a crime under this section if he reasonably believes that he and the other person are unmarried persons. The burden of injecting this issue is on the defendant, but this does not change the burden of proof.
(c) Adultery is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §7005.)Section 13A-13-3Section 13A-13-3
Incest.
(a) A person commits incest if he marries or engages in sexual intercourse with a person he knows to be, either legitimately or illegitimately:
(1) His ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption; or
(2) His brother or sister of the whole or half-blood or by adoption; or
(3) His stepchild or stepparent, while the marriage creating the relationship exists; or
(4) His aunt, uncle, nephew or niece of the whole or half-blood.
(b) A person shall not be convicted of incest or of an attempt to commit incest upon the uncorroborated testimony of the person with whom the offense is alleged to have been committed.
(c) Incest is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §7010.)Section 13A-13-4Section 13A-13-4
Nonsupport.
(a) A man or woman commits the crime of nonsupport if he or she intentionally fails to provide support which that person is able to provide and which that person knows he or she is legally obligated to provide to a dependent spouse or child less than 19 years of age.
(b) "Support" includes but is not limited to food, shelter, clothing, medical attention and other necessary care, as determined elsewhere by law.
(c) "Child" includes a child born out of wedlock whose paternity has been admitted by the actor or has been established in a civil suit.
(d) Nonsupport is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §7O25.)Section 13A-13-5Section 13A-13-5
Abandonment of child.
(a) A man or woman commits the crime of abandonment of a child when, being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than 18 years old, he or she deserts such child in any place with intent wholly to abandon it.
(b) Abandonment of a child is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §7030.)Section 13A-13-6Section 13A-13-6
Endangering welfare of child.
(a) A man or woman commits the crime of endangering the welfare of a child when:
(1) He or she knowingly directs or authorizes a child less than 16 years of age to engage in an occupation involving a substantial risk of danger to his life or health; or
(2) He or she, as a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than 18 years of age, fails to exercise reasonable diligence in the control of such child to prevent him or her from becoming a "dependent child" or a "delinquent child," as defined in Section 12-15-1.
(b) A person does not commit an offense under Section 13A-13- 4 or this section for the sole reason he provides a child under the age of 19 years or a dependent spouse with remedial treatment by spiritual means alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof in lieu of medical treatment.
(c) Endangering the welfare of a child is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §7035.)Section 13A-13-7Section 13A-13-7
Inducing or attempting to induce abortion, miscarriage or premature delivery of woman.
Any person who willfully administers to any pregnant woman any drug or substance or uses or employs any instrument or other means to induce an abortion, miscarriage or premature delivery or aids, abets or prescribes for the same, unless the same is necessary to preserve her life or health and done for that purpose, shall on conviction be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than 12 months.
(Code 1852, §64; Code 1867, §3605; Code 1876, §4192; Code 1886, §4022; Code 1896, §4305; Code 1907, §6215; Acts 1911, No. 450, p. 548; Code 1923, §3191; Code 1940, T. 14, §9; Acts 1951, No. 956, p. 1630; Code 1975, §13-8-4.)