(a) The State Superintendent of Education may revoke any certificate issued under this chapter when the holder has been guilty of immoral conduct or unbecoming or indecent behavior. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, under the circumstances listed in subsection (b), the holder shall be immediately disenfranchised from certification and any other rights pursuant to Section 16-24-9.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A felony10 years to lifeup to $60,000
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-6 and Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-23-5

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) The State Superintendent of Education shall immediately revoke any certificate issued under this chapter when the holder is convicted of capital murder or any Class A felony, including, but not limited to, rape, murder, kidnapping, or robbery, or any of the following:

(1) Rape in the first or second degree, pursuant to Section 13A-6-61 or 13A-6-62.
(2) Sodomy in the first or second degree, pursuant to Section 13A-6-63 or 13A-6-64.
(3) Sexual torture, pursuant to Section 13A-6-65.1.
(4) Sexual abuse in the first or second degree, pursuant to Section 13A-6-66 or 13A-6-67.
(5) Enticing a child to enter a vehicle, room, house, office, or other place for immoral purposes, pursuant to Section 13A-6-69.
(6) Promoting prostitution in the first or second degree, pursuant to Section 13A-12-111 or 13A-12-112.
(7) Violation of the Alabama Child Pornography Act, pursuant to Section 13A-12-191, 13A-12-192, 13A-12-196, or person under 17 years of age involved in obscene acts” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”13A”>13A-12-197.
(8) Kidnapping a minor, except by a parent, in the first or second degree, pursuant to Section 13A-6-43 or 13A-6-44.
(9) Incest, pursuant to Section 13A-13-3, when the offender is an adult and the victim is a minor.
(10) Transmitting obscene material to a child by computer, pursuant to Section 13A-6-111.
(11) Facilitating solicitation of unlawful sexual conduct with a child, pursuant to Section 13A-6-121.
(12) Electronic solicitation of a child or facilitating the online solicitation of a child, pursuant to Section 13A-6-122 or 13A-6-123.
(13) Traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act or facilitating the travel of a child for an unlawful sex act, pursuant to Section 13A-6-124 or 13A-6-125.
(14) Any solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses listed in subdivisions (1) to (13), inclusive.
(15) Any crime committed in any state or a federal, military, or foreign jurisdiction which, if committed in this state under the law existing at the time of the offense, would constitute an offense listed in subdivisions (1) to (13), inclusive.
(16) Any criminal sex offense in which the victim is a child under the age of 12 or any offense involving child pornography.
(17) Any crime committed in any jurisdiction which, regardless of the specific description or statutory elements, may be characterized or known as rape, sodomy, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual abuse, sexual torture, solicitation of a child, enticing or luring a child, child pornography, lewd and lascivious conduct, taking indecent liberties with a child, or molestation of a child.
(18) Any crime not listed in this subsection involving endangerment to the health, safety, or welfare of a child that may be created on or after March 31, 2010.
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