Section 26-15-1
Section 26-15-1
Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as The Alabama Child Abuse Act.
(Acts 1977, No. 502, p. 658, §1.)Section 26-15-2
Section 26-15-2
'Responsible person' defined.
For the purposes of this chapter, wherever used, 'responsible person' means a child's natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, custodian or any other person who has the permanent or temporary care or custody or responsibility for the supervision of a child.
(Acts 1977, No. 502, p. 658, §2.)Section 26-15-3.1
Section 26-15-3.1
Aggravated child abuse.
(a) A responsible person, as defined in Section 26-15-2, commits the crime of aggravated child abuse if he or she does any of the following:
(1) He or she violates the provisions of Section 26-15-3 by acts taking place on more than one occasion.
(2) He or she violates Section 26-15-3 and in so doing also violates a court order concerning the parties or injunction.
(3) He or she violates the provisions of Section 26-15-3 which causes serious physical injury, as defined in Section 13A-1-2, to the child.
(b) The crime of aggravated child abuse is a Class B felony.
(Act 2001-371, p. 477, §1; Act 2002-403, p. 1015, §1.)Section 26-15-3
Section 26-15-3
Torture, willful abuse, etc., of child under 18 years of age by responsible person.
A responsible person, as defined in Section 26-15-2, who shall torture, willfully abuse, cruelly beat or otherwise willfully maltreat any child under the age of 18 years shall, on conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than 10 years.
(Acts 1977, No. 502, p. 658, §3.)Section 26-15-4
Section 26-15-4
Effect of chapter upon existing rights or liabilities, pending prosecutions, etc.
All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired or incurred on May 11, 1977 are hereby saved and may be consummated according to the law in force when they were commenced. This chapter shall not be construed to affect any prosecution pending or begun before May 11, 1977.
(Acts 1977, No. 502, p. 658, §5.)
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