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Ala. Code § 13A-6-68 (2026)

Indecent Exposure. (Amended by Act 2026-375)

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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-375, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) A person commits the crime of indecent exposure if, with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire of himself or herself, or of any person other than his or her spouse, he or she exposes his or her genitals under circumstances in which he or she knows the conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm.

(b) Indecent exposure is a Class A misdemeanor except a third or subsequent conviction shall be a Class C felony.

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2325; Act 2011-534, p. 887, §1; Act 2019-465, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2022 · leading case: United States v. Brannan, 562 F.3d 1300 (11th Cir. 2009).
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United States v. Brannan, 562 F.3d 1300 (11th Cir. 2009). “Ala.Code § 13A-6-68. The later provision, § 13A-6-70, in turn says that: Whether or not specifically stated, it is an element of every offense defined in this article .”
Rodriguez-rodriguez, 22 I. & N. Dec. 991 (BIA 1999). “Sexual abuse in the first degree is defined in terms of sexual contact with a child who is less than 12 years old, whereas sexual abuse in the second degree is defined in terms of sexual contact by one age 19 or older with a child between the ages of 12 and 16.”
Commonwealth v. Quinn, 789 N.E.2d 138 (Mass. 2003). “, Ala. Code § 13A-6-68 (1934); Colo. Rev. Stat.”
Smith v. City of Huntsville, 515 So. 2d 72 (Ala. Crim. App. 1986). · cites it 3× “” However, the Code of Alabama addresses the crime of nudity under § 13A-6-68, for indecent exposure, and § 13A-12-130, for public lewdness.”
Braden v. Piggly Wiggly, 4 F. Supp. 2d 1357 (M.D. Ala. 1998). “The crimes in Title 13A, however, range from felony crimes, such as rape in the first degree, § 13A-6-61 (a class A felony), to misdemeanor crimes, such as indecent exposure, § 13A-6-68 (a class A misdemean- or). Therefore, this court cannot, on the basis of the complaint alone,…”
United States v. Burnett, 545 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (N.D. Ala. 2008). · cites it 2× “Ala.Code § 13A-6-68(a) (1977). The Commentary to this provision of Alabama law indicates that the words “ ‘affront and alarm’ .”
Billingsley v. State, 115 So. 3d 192 (Ala. Crim. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “13A-6-65; indecent exposure, as proscribed by Section 13A-6-68; promoting prostitution in the first or second degree, as proscribed by Sections 13A-12-111 and 13A-12-112; obscenity, as proscribed by Section 13A-12-131; incest, as proscribed by Section 13A-13-3; or the attempt to…”
State v. Ludwig, 468 So. 2d 1151 (La. 1985). “NOTES [1] The following statutes distinguish indecent exposure from commercial obscenity, impose a maximum period of imprisonment of one year or less, classify the offense as a certain degree of misdemeanor, and do not specifically impose increased penalties for repeat violators…”
United States v. Julian B. Burnett, 291 F. App'x 319 (11th Cir. 2008). “Moreover, while Burnett argues that the commentary to Ala.Code § 13A-6-68 suggests that only a subjective test should be applied to indecent exposure and other offenses in chapter 6, that commentary expressly differentiates the crime of indecent exposure from that of public…”
United States v. Parvin, 31 So. 3d 101 (Ala. 2009). · cites it 9× “Pursuant to federal law, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama charged Jimmie David Parvin with indecent exposure on federal public land under § 13A-6-68, Ala.Code 1975, which states, in pertinent part: “(a) A person commits the crime of…”
Gray v. Koch Foods, Inc. (M.D. Ala. 2022). · cites it 2× “267-1 at 28–29, referencing Ala. Code §§ 13A-6-68, 13A- 13-21; 13A-11-8.”
T.B.P. v. State, 245 So. 3d 633 (Ala. Crim. App. 2017). “Section 13A-6-68, Ala. Code 1975, defines the crime of indecent exposure: "A person commits the crime of indecent exposure if, with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire of himself or of any person other than his spouse, he exposes his genitals under circumstances in which…”
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Ala. Code § 13A-6-68(a): 2 cases
United States v. Burnett, 545 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (N.D. Ala. 2008). “Ala.Code § 13A-6-68(a) (1977). The Commentary to this provision of Alabama law indicates that the words “ ‘affront and alarm’ .”
United States v. Parvin, 31 So. 3d 101 (Ala. 2009). “Pursuant to federal law, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama charged Jimmie David Parvin with indecent exposure on federal public land under § 13A-6-68, Ala.Code 1975, which states, in pertinent part: “(a) A person commits the crime of…”
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