{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-159","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-6-159","heading":"Affirmative Defense.","body":"In a prosecution for prostitution, or a sexually explicit performance defined in this article, of a human trafficking victim for the victim’s illegal acts engaged in or performed as a result of labor servitude or sexual servitude, it shall be an affirmative defense that the person was a victim of human trafficking.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 6 Offenses Involving Danger to the Person.","Article 8 Human Trafficking."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-6-159","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"397694bc495bd9bef6d9550bbdb330cf6e499b6d2539063b6e0327e9234d32c2","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-158","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}