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9.2 Definitions
a. Consent
It is a violation of State law to commit a sexual act without the consent of the
individual. The law states that the lack of consent results from: 1) Forcible
compulsion, and the 2) Incapacity to consent. A person is deemed incapable of
consent if they are: forced, threatened, unconscious, under the influence of
alcohol, drugged, less than 16 years old, mentally or developmentally disabled,
mentally incapacitated, physically helpless, chronically mentally ill, or believe
they are undergoing a medical procedure.
i. Know your own limits and communicate what you do not want
ii. Say “no” out loud if you do not feel comfortable
iii. Don’t be afraid to tell them to “stop”
iv. “No” means no!
v. An absence of a definitive, verbal “NO” does not presume consent.
b. Sexual Assault
Sexual assault is any form of sexual contact without the consent of all parties
involved to include:
i. Sexual intercourse committed by physical force, coercion, threat or
intimidation, actual or implied by a person, persons known, or unknown to
the victim.
ii. Attempted intercourse, sexual contact, or physical force of a threatening
nature, expressed or implied, that places a person in fear of immediate
death or physical injury known or unknown to the victim.
iii. All other forms of sexual misconduct, which violate state and/or federal
law now or subsequently in effect including, but not limited to, conduct
defined as rape, sodomy, sexual abuse or sexual contact to include conduct
contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A person may be deemed not
to have knowingly and voluntarily consented if, at the time of the offense,
the person is incapable of giving consent because of mental incapacitation,
physical impairment, alcohol or drug consumption, or loss of
consciousness. To clarify, in Alabama, even if the “victim” consents to
sexual intercourse, the act may still constitute rape if he/she is under
the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs even if freely taken.
c. Sex Offenses
Sexual act directed against another person, without the consent of the victim,
including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent.
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