Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-12-196 (2026)
Responsible Persons Permitting Children to Engage in Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material Guilty of Class a Felony.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
Any responsible person, as defined in Section 26-15-2, who knowingly permits or allows his or her child, ward, or dependent under 18 years of age to engage in the production of any child sexual abuse material containing a visual depiction of the child, ward, or dependent shall be guilty of a Class A felony.
(Acts 1978, No. 592, p. 705, §7; Code 1975, §13-7-236; Acts 1984, No. 84-285, p. 492, §7; Act 2006-112, p. 166, §1; Act 2024-98, §3.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1993–2018 · leading case: Doe v. Pryor, 61 F. Supp. 2d 1224 (M.D. Ala. 1999).
Doe v. Pryor, 61 F. Supp. 2d 1224 (M.D. Ala. 1999). “§ 13A-12-196 and 13A-12-197. 4 .While an opinion of the Attorney General is not binding authority in Alabama, it may constitute persuasive authority.”
Pruitt v. State, 272 So. 3d 732 (Ala. Crim. App. 2018). “3A-12-112(a)(2) (promoting prostitution in second degree); § 13A-12-191 (prohibiting the dissemination or public display of obscene matter containing visual reproduction of persons under 17 years of age involved in obscene acts); § 13A-12-192 (prohibiting the possession of…”
State v. Woodard, 631 So. 2d 1065 (Ala. Crim. App. 1993). “3A-12-112(a)(2) (promoting prostitution in second degree); § 13A-12-191 (prohibiting the dissemination or public display of obscene matter containing visual reproduction of persons under 17 years of age involved in obscene acts); § 13A-12-192 (prohibiting the possession of…”
C.R.F. v. State, 31 So. 3d 728 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009). “Code 1975, and one count of allowing a child to engage in the production of obscene matter, a violation of § 13A-12-196, Ala.Code 1975. On appeal, C.”
S.D. v. Shelby Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources., 77 So. 3d 605 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “The first statute that the mother was convicted of violating was § 13A-12-196, Ala.Code 1975, which, at the time of the mother’s conviction, provided: “Any parent or guardian who knowingly permits or allows their child, ward, or dependent under the age of 17 years to engage in…”
Pruitt v. State, 272 So. 3d 732 (Ala. Crim. App. 2018). “3A-12-112(a)(2) (promoting prostitution in second degree); § 13A-12-191 (prohibiting the dissemination or public display of obscene matter containing visual reproduction of persons under 17 years of age involved in obscene acts); § 13A-12-192 (prohibiting the possession of…”
CRF v. State, 31 So. 3d 728 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009). “Code 1975, and one count of allowing a child to engage in the production of obscene matter, a violation of § 13A-12-196, Ala.Code 1975. On appeal, C.”
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