(a) Unless otherwise stated, an element of every offense defined in this article is that the sexual act was committed without the consent of the victim.
(b) Lack of consent results from either of the following:
(1) Forcible compulsion.
(2) Being incapable of consent.
(c) A person is deemed incapable of consent if he or she is either:
(1) Less than 16 years old.
(2) Incapacitated.
(d) Consent to engage in sexual intercourse, sodomy, sexual acts, or sexual contact may be communicated by words or actions. The existence of a current or previous marital, dating, social, or sexual relationship with the defendant is not sufficient to constitute consent. Evidence that the victim suggested, requested, or otherwise communicated to the defendant that the defendant use a condom or other birth control device or sexually transmitted disease protection, without additional evidence of consent, is not sufficient to constitute consent.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 6 - Offenses Involving Danger to the Person.
Section 13A-6-60 - Definitions.
Section 13A-6-61 - Rape in the First Degree.
Section 13A-6-62 - Rape in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-6-63 - Sodomy in the First Degree.
Section 13A-6-64 - Sodomy in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-6-65 - Sexual Misconduct.
Section 13A-6-65.1 - Sexual Torture.
Section 13A-6-66 - Sexual Abuse in the First Degree.
Section 13A-6-67 - Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-6-68 - Indecent Exposure.
Section 13A-6-69 - Enticing Child to Enter Vehicle, House, etc., for Immoral Purposes.
Section 13A-6-69.1 - Sexual Abuse of a Child Less Than 12 Years Old.
Section 13A-6-70 - Lack of Consent.
Section 13A-6-71 - Foster Parent Engaging in a Sex Act, etc., With a Foster Child.