Alabama § 6-5-840 - Civil Liability for Certain Criminal Acts.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 6-5-840 — Civil Liability for Certain Criminal Acts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-5-840. Civil Liability for Certain Criminal Acts.
(a) An individual who commits any of the following crimes is civilly liable to the individual depicted in the relevant image:
(1) Distributing a private image, pursuant to Section 13A-6-240.
(2) Dissemination, distribution, or public display of child sexual abuse material, pursuant to Section 13A-12-191.
(3) Advertising, promoting, presenting, or soliciting child sexual abuse material, pursuant to Section 13A-12-191.
(4) Possession of child sexual abuse material, pursuant to Section 13A-12-192.
(5) Possession with intent to distribute child sexual abuse material, pursuant to Section 13A-12-192.
(6) Permitting or allowing a child, ward, or dependent to engage in production of child sexual abuse material as a parent or guardian, pursuant to Section 13A-12-196.
(7) Production of child sexual abuse material, pursuant to Section 13A-12-197.
(b) No civil action may be brought pursuant to this section for actions taken to prevent, detect, protect against, report, or respond to the production, generation, incorporation, or synthesization through artificial intelligence of child sexual abuse material.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 6-5-840 cover?
Section 6-5-840 ("Civil Liability for Certain Criminal Acts.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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