Current through 2024 Act No. 225.
Section 16-15-20 - IncestAny persons who shall have carnal intercourse with each other within the following degrees of relationship, to wit:
(1) A man with his mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, stepmother, sister, grandfather's wife, son's wife, grandson's wife, wife's mother, wife's grandmother, wife's daughter, wife's granddaughter, brother's daughter, sister's daughter, father's sister or mother's sister; or(2) A woman with her father, grandfather, son, grandson, stepfather, brother, grandmother's husband, daughter's husband, granddaughter's husband, husband's father, husband's grandfather, husband's son, husband's grandson, brother's son, sister's son, father's brother or mother's brother; Shall be guilty of incest and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars or imprisonment not less than one year in the Penitentiary, or both such fine and imprisonment.
1884 (19) 801; R. S. 258; Cr. C. '02 Section 295; Cr. C. '12 Section 388; Cr. C. '22 Section 381; 1932 Code Section 1440; 1942 Code Section 1440; 1952 Code Section 16-402; 1962 Code Section 16-402.