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Article 1 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.
Section 26-16-1 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 26-16-2 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following words and phrases...
Section 26-16-3 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Board Created; Department Created; Director; Staff. - (a) The State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board is...
Section 26-16-3.1 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Transfer of Rights, Duties, Property, etc., to Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. - (a) Except as necessary to comply with this section and...
Section 26-16-4 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Composition; Terms; Officers and Committees; Compensation. - (a) The state board shall be composed of the following...
Section 26-16-5 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Public Biannual Meetings Required; Notice; Books, Records, etc., to Be Public Records. - (a) The business of the state board shall be conducted...
Section 26-16-6 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Duties and Functions of Board and Department. - (a) The state board shall do all of the following:...
Section 26-16-7 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Recommendation to Governor, etc., of Changes in State Programs Which Will Reduce Problem of Child Abuse, Etc. - The state board may recommend to the Governor and the...
Section 26-16-8 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Acceptance of Federal Funds; Authorized; Conditions; Disposition of Funds. - The state board may accept federal funds granted by Congress...
Section 26-16-9 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Disbursement Generally. - (a) The state board may authorize the disbursement of available...
Section 26-16-10 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Criteria for Making Grants to Local Councils. - In making grants to a local council, the state board...
Section 26-16-11 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Promulgation of Rules. - Not later than two years after August 8, 1983, the...
Section 26-16-12 - Review of Board Conducted Every Five Years. - A thorough, independent review of the functions, responsibilities, and performance...
Section 26-16-13 - State Agencies to Share Information Concerning Investigations of Child Abuse or Neglect. - Law enforcement agencies of this state, social service agencies of...
Article 2 - Children's Trust Fund.
Section 26-16-30 - Creation of Fund; Purpose; Investment; Disposition. - (a) The Children's Trust Fund is created as a separate...
Section 26-16-31 - (Repealed Effective for Tax Years Beginning After December 31, 2005) State Income Tax Refund Designation Program - Authorization; Procedure. - (a) For the tax year beginning October 1, 1983, and...
Section 26-16-32 - State Income Tax Refund Designation Program - Disposition of Contributions. - (a) Each year that the refund designation program established in...
Section 26-16-33 - General Repealer; Construction of Article. - All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this...
Article 3 - Multi-Disciplinary Child Protection Teams.
Section 26-16-50 - Department of Human Resources to Provide for Teams; Composition of Teams. - The Department of Human Resources shall provide for the development...
Section 26-16-51 - Department of Human Resources to Adopt Guidelines and Criteria; General Role and Functions of Teams. - The Department of Human Resources shall adopt guidelines and criteria...
Section 26-16-52 - Ad Hoc Child Abuse Protection Team Advisory Committee Created; Composition, Duties, etc.; Annual Report. - Upon October 1, 1985, an ad hoc child abuse protection...
Section 26-16-53 - Existing Child Abuse Prevention Teams Preserved and Exempted From Article. - Child abuse prevention teams in existence as of October 1,...
Article 4 - Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers.
Section 26-16-70 - Membership; Eligibility. - (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have...
Section 26-16-71 - Allocation of Funds to Eligible Centers. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms...
Section 26-16-72 - Initial Funding; Failure to Meet Standards. - Any new child advocacy center within the State of Alabama...
Section 26-16-73 - Allocation of Funds by Network Board of Directors. - The network board of directors shall be responsible for allocating...
Article 5 - Child Death Review Teams.
Section 26-16-90 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds and declares that: Every child is entitled...
Section 26-16-91 - Definitions. - The following words and phrases have the following meanings unless...
Section 26-16-92 - State Policy. - It is the policy of this state that responding to...
Section 26-16-93 - State Child Death Review Team - Created. - (a) There is hereby created the State Child Death Review...
Section 26-16-94 - State Child Death Review Team - Purpose; Duties. - The purpose of the state team is to decrease the...
Section 26-16-95 - Liability of Team Members. - State and local team members shall be immune from any...
Section 26-16-96 - Local Child Death Review Teams. - (a) There are hereby created local child death review teams....
Section 26-16-97 - Meetings; Disclosure of Information; Violation; Penalties. - (a) Meetings of the state team and of local teams...
Section 26-16-98 - Confidentiality of Information and Records. - (a) All information and records acquired by the state team...
Section 26-16-99 - Duties of Coroner/medical Examiner. - The duties of the coroner/medical examiner shall include the following:...
Article 6 - Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation Act.
Section 26-16-110 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 26-16-111 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds and declares all the following: (1) Protection...
Section 26-16-112 - Definitions. - For purposes of this arciclet, the following words shall have...
Section 26-16-113 - Alabama Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation Team. - (a) There is established the Alabama Sudden Unexplained Infant Death...
Section 26-16-114 - Investigations; Training; Protocol and Reporting Forms. - (a) An investigation shall be performed utilizing protocol and forms...
Section 26-16-115 - Duties of County Coroner or Medical Examiner. - (a) In every case of SUID, the county coroner or...