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Alabama Code Title 26. Infants and Incompetents § 26-15-3 SECTION 26-15-3 TORTURE, WILLFUL ABUSE, ETC., OF CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE BY RESPONSIBLE PERSON

Current as of December 30, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A responsible person who shall torture, willfully abuse, willfully mistreat, cruelly beat, or otherwise willfully maltreat any child under the age of 18 years, on conviction, shall be guilty of a Class C felony.

(Acts 1977, No. 502, p. 658, §3; Act 2006-531, p. 1224, §1; Act 2023-466, §1.)

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alabama Code Title 26. Infants and Incompetents § 26-15-3 SECTION 26-15-3 TORTURE, WILLFUL ABUSE, ETC., OF CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE BY RESPONSIBLE PERSON - last updated December 30, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-26-infants-and-incompetents/al-code-sect-26-15-3/

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