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Ala. Code § 13A-6-152 (2026)

Human Trafficking in the First Degree.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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(a) A person commits the crime of human trafficking in the first degree if:

(1) He or she knowingly subjects another person to labor servitude or sexual servitude;

(2) He or she knowingly obtains, recruits, entices, solicits, induces, threatens, isolates, harbors, holds, restrains, transports, provides, or maintains any minor for the purpose of causing a minor to engage in sexual servitude; or

(3) He or she knowingly gives, or attempts to give, monetary consideration or any other thing of value to engage in any sexual conduct with a minor or an individual he or she believes to be a minor.

(b) For purposes of this section, it is not required that the defendant have knowledge of a minor victim’s age, nor is reasonable mistake of age a defense to liability under this section.

(c) A corporation, or any other legal entity other than an individual, may be prosecuted for human trafficking in the first degree for an act or omission only if an agent of the corporation or entity performs the conduct which is an element of the crime while acting within the scope of his or her office or employment and on behalf of the corporation or entity, and the commission of the crime was either authorized, requested, commanded, performed, or within the scope of the person’s employment on behalf of the corporation or entity or constituted a pattern of conduct that an agent of the corporation or entity knew or should have known was occurring.

(d) Any person who obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, or in any way interferes with or prevents the enforcement of this section shall be guilty of a Class A felony.

(e) Human trafficking in the first degree is a Class A felony. In any prosecution under this section where the defendant is nineteen years old or older and there is a minor trafficking victim, the court shall sentence the defendant to a minimum of life imprisonment.

(Act 2010-705, p. 1708, §3; Act 2018-385, §1; Act 2018-506, §1; Act 2024-87, §2.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: Alonso v. State, 228 So. 3d 1093 (Ala. Crim. App. 2016).
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Alonso v. State, 228 So. 3d 1093 (Ala. Crim. App. 2016). · cites it 13× “■ On appeal, Alonso argues: 1) that Alabama’s statute for first-degree human trafficking, § 13A-6-152, Ala.Code 1975, is unconstitutionally vague; 2) that the circuit court erred in admitting the electronic data seized from his cellular telephone; 3) that the evidence was…”
Matsumoto v. Labrador, 122 F.4th 787 (9th Cir. 2024). “”); Ala. Code § 13A-6-152(a) (“A person commits the crime of human trafficking in the first degree if: .”
Heard v. Hannah, 51 F. Supp. 3d 1129 (N.D. Ala. 2014). “§ 13A-6-152, and second degree, see id. § 13A-6-153; intimidating a witness, see id.”
United States v. Hames (N.D. Ala. 2020). · cites it 6× “After the private plaintiffs sought protection from abuse by Randy Hames, he was indicted by a Cullman County grand jury on charges of: Human Trafficking in the First Degree, in violation of Ala. Code § 13A-6-152; Human Trafficking in the Second Degree, in violation of Ala.”
Morales v. Sixth Avenue Tire Ctr. Inc (N.D. Ala. 2019). · cites it 4× “Ala. Code §§ 13A-6-152 & 13A-6-153. of value, from participation in a venture or engagement for the purpose of .”
Dillard v. Lauderdale Cnty., Alabama (N.D. Ala. 2022). · cites it 2× “Laws Act 2010-705, Ala. Code § 13A-6-152 (2010) (amended 2018).”
United States v. Hames (N.D. Ala. 2024). · cites it 2× “7 Ala. Code §§ 13A-6-152. 8 Ala. Code § 13A-6-153.”
In re: State of Alabama v. Mason John Grimes (Ala. 2026). · cites it 2× “Code 1975; human trafficking in the first degree, § 13A-6-152, Ala. Code 1975; burglary in the first degree, § 13A-7-5, Ala.”
In re: State of Alabama v. Brooklyn Paige Grimes (Ala. 2026). · cites it 2× “Code 1975; human trafficking in the first degree, § 13A-6-152, Ala. Code 1975; burglary in the first degree, § 13A-7-5, Ala.”
Ex parte C.M. (In re: State of Alabama v. C.M.) (Cleburne Circuit Court: CC-22-335) (Ala. Crim. App. 2024). “Evidence that a person is a victim of human trafficking may include, but is not limited to, evidence that the person's trafficker was convicted of trafficking the person under Section 13A-6-152 or Section 13A-6-153[, Ala.”
Ex parte Terrell Demetrius Bailey (In re: State of Alabama v. Terrell Demetrius Bailey) (Montgomery Dist. Court: DC-2024-901178) (Ala. Crim. App. 2025). “) On July 9, 2024, Bailey was charged with committing human trafficking in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-6-152, Ala. Code 1975. (Bailey's petition, Ex.”
Commonwealth v. Brendan J. Garafalo (& Nine Companion Cases) (Mass. 2025). “, Ala. Code § 13A-6-152 (includes "solicits"); Del.”
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— Ala. Code § 13A-6-152(a) — 1 case
Matsumoto v. Labrador, 122 F.4th 787 (9th Cir. 2024). “”); Ala. Code § 13A-6-152(a) (“A person commits the crime of human trafficking in the first degree if: .”
— Ala. Code § 13A-6-152(a)(1) — 1 case
Morales v. Sixth Avenue Tire Ctr. Inc (N.D. Ala. 2019). “Ala. Code §§ 13A-6-152 & 13A-6-153. of value, from participation in a venture or engagement for the purpose of .”
— Ala. Code § 13A-6-152(a)(2) — 1 case
Alonso v. State, 228 So. 3d 1093 (Ala. Crim. App. 2016). “■ On appeal, Alonso argues: 1) that Alabama’s statute for first-degree human trafficking, § 13A-6-152, Ala.Code 1975, is unconstitutionally vague; 2) that the circuit court erred in admitting the electronic data seized from his cellular telephone; 3) that the evidence was…”
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