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Ala. Code § 13A-3-3 (2026)

Immaturity.

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The prosecution of any person as an adult shall be barred if the offense was committed when the actor was less than 14 years old.

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §510.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1984–2018 · leading case: Lyle v. Bouler, 547 So. 2d 506 (Ala. 1989).
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Lyle v. Bouler, 547 So. 2d 506 (Ala. 1989). “" Likewise, Code 1975, § 13A-3-3, provides: "The prosecution of any person as an adult shall be barred if the offense was committed when the actor was less than 14 years old.”
Bell v. State, 461 So. 2d 855 (Ala. Crim. App. 1984). “The spirit of such law is brought forward in Code § 13A-3-3 which provides: "The prosecution of any person as an adult shall be barred if the offense was committed when the actor was less than 14 years old.”
Pruitt v. State, 272 So. 3d 732 (Ala. Crim. App. 2018). “See § 13A-3-3 ('The prosecution of any person as an adult shall be barred if the offense was committed when the actor was less than 14 years old.”
State v. Woodard, 631 So. 2d 1065 (Ala. Crim. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “…the actor was less than 14 years old.”); § 13A-6-40(1)(b) (defining “restrain” in connection with kidnapping); § 13A-6-45 (interference with custody); § 13A-6-61(a)(3) (rape in the first degree); § 13A-6-62(a)(1) (rape in the second degree); § 13A-6-63(a)(3) (sodomy in the…”
Pruitt v. State, 272 So. 3d 732 (Ala. Crim. App. 2018). “See § 13A-3-3 ('The prosecution of any person as an adult shall be barred if the offense was committed when the actor was less than 14 years old.”
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