Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama SB203: Crimes and procedure; crimes of indecent exposure and other sex crimes further provided to include additional victims; crime of inpatient custodial sexual misconduct, established; domestic violence offenses, further provided to include additional victims and criminal penalties
Status: Signed into law, April 8, 2026
What the bill says
An Act, Relating to criminal law and procedure; to amend Sections 13A-6-43, 13A-6-44, 13A-6-68, 13A-6-111, 13A-6-124, and 13A-6-243, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the affirmative defenses to offenses of kidnapping in the first and second degrees; to expand the offenses of indecent exposure, directing a child to engage in sexual intercourse or sodomy, traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act, and directing a child to engage in sexual contact to include additional child victims…
From the enrolled text:
An Act, Relating to criminal law and procedure; to amend Sections 13A-6-43, 13A-6-44, 13A-6-68, 13A-6-111, 13A-6-124, and 13A-6-243, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the affirmative defenses to offenses of kidnapping in the first and second degrees; to expand the offenses of indecent exposure, directing a child to engage in sexual intercourse or sodomy, traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act, and directing a child to engage in sexual contact to include additional child victims; to further provide for the offense of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer to specify that the offense may be consummated if undercover agents are involved; to amend Sections 15-20A-5 and 15-25-31, Code of Alabama 1975, to further define the term "sex offense" to include voyeurism; to further provide for the admissibility of out-of-court statements made by children; to establish the crime of inpatient custodial sexual misconduct and provide criminal penalties for a violation; to amend Section 12-21-148, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the use of a certified facility dog in court proceedings; to amend Sections 15-20A-6 and 15-20A-44, Code of Alabama 1975, to make conforming changes; to amend Sections 26-14-3, Code of Alabam 1975, to further provide for the circumstances when a mandatory reporter must submit a report to a duly constituted authority; to …