(a) A person commits the crime of a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19 years or engaging in a sex act with a student who is a protected person, as defined in Section 15-25-1, under the age of 22 years if he or she is a school employee and engages in sexual intercourse or sodomy, as defined in Section 13A-6-60, with a student, or student protected person, regardless of whether the student or student protected person is male or female. Consent is not a defense to a charge under this section.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B felony2 to 20 yearsup to $30,000
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-6

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-6-81

(b) The crime of a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student or student protected person is a Class B felony.