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SB35
33J3EZV-1
By Senator Allen
RFD: Judiciary
First Read: 04-Feb-25
PFD: 31-Dec-24
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6 33J3EZV-1 11/14/2024 THR (L)THR 2024-2307
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PFD: 31-Dec-24
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, a person commits the crime
of sexual extortion if he or she knowingly causes or
attempts to cause another person to engage in a sexual
act or to produce any photograph, digital image, video,
film, or other recording of any person, whether
recognizable or not, engaged in any sexual conduct by
communicating any threat to injure the body, property,
or reputation of any person.
This bill would further provide that a person
commits the crime of sexual extortion if he or she
knowingly threatens to release or transmit any
photograph, digital image, video, film, or other
recording of any individual, whether recognizable or
not, engaged in any act of sexually explicit conduct in
order to compel or attempt to compel the victim to do
any act or refrain from doing any act against his or
her will.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section
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Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section
13A-6-241; to add additional activity that would constitute
the crime of sexual extortion.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 13A-6-241, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"ยง13A-6-241
(a) A person commits the crime of sexual extortion if
he or she does any of the following:
(1) knowingly Knowingly causes or attempts to cause
another person individual to engage in sexual intercourse,
sodomy, sexual contact, or in a sexual act sexually explicit
conduct by communicating any threat to injure the body,
property, or reputation of any individual.
(2) or Knowingly causes or attempts to cause another
individual to produce any photograph, digital image, video,
film, or other recording of any personindividual, whether
recognizable or not, engaged in any act of sadomasochistic
abuse, sexual intercourse, sodomy, sexual excitement,
masturbation, breast nudity, genital nudity, or other sexual
conduct sexually explicit conduct by communicating any threat
to injure the body, property, or reputation of any
personindividual.
(3) Knowingly threatens to release or transmit any
photograph, digital image, video, film, or other recording of
any individual, whether recognizable or not, engaged in any
act of sexually explicit conduct in order to compel or attempt
to compel the victim to do any act or refrain from doing any
act against his or her will.
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act against his or her will.
(b) Sexual extortion is a Class B felony .
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term
"sexually explicit conduct" has the same meaning as defined in
Section 13A-12-190 ."
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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