Alabama

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Commercial Email and Spam:

The State of Alabama has no statutes addressed specifically to commercial email and spam.

Telemarketing and Telephonic Anti-Solicitation:

The Alabama Telemarketing Act of 1994, codified at Alabama Code (1975), Title 8, Section 19A

Telephone Solicitations Act of 1999, codified at Alabama Code (1975), Title 8, Section 19C

Unlawful Trade Practices:

Deceptive Trade Practices Act of 1981, codified at Alabama Code (1975), Title 8, Section 19

Pornography:

Sex Offenses by Computer Use Involving a Child Act of 1997, codified at Alabama Code (1975), Title 13A, Chapter 6, Article 6

Solicitation of Children by Electronic Means Act of 2009, codified at Alabama Code (1975), Title 13A, Chapter 6, Article 6A

Computer-related Crime:

The Alabama Digital Crime Act of 2012 (repealed the Alabama Computer Crime Act of 1985, codified at Alabama Code (1975), Title 13A, Chapter 8, Article 5)

Additional Resources:

State of Alabama Consumer Protection Website

State of Alabama, Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division