Code of Alabama
Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.

Section 26-17-606 - No Limitation to Adjudicate Parentage for a Child Having No Presumed, Acknowledged, or Adjudicated Father; Limitation for Child Support. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) a proceeding to...

Section 26-17-607 - Action to Disprove Parentage When There Is a Presumed Father. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a presumed...

Section 26-17-608 - Estoppel to Deny Paternity. - (a) In a proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a...

Section 26-17-609 - Limitation: Child Having Acknowledged. - (a) If a child has an acknowledged father, a signatory...

Section 26-17-611 - Proceeding Before Birth. - A proceeding to determine parentage may be commenced before the...

Section 26-17-612 - Child as Party; Representation. - (a) A minor child is a permissible party, but is...

Section 26-17-613 - Right to Counsel; Fees, Expenses, and Costs. - (a) In all proceedings under this chapter, any party may...

Part 2 - Special Rules for Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage.

Section 26-17-621 - Admissibility of Results of Genetic Testing; Expenses. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a record...

Section 26-17-622 - Consequences of Declining Genetic Testing. - (a) A court order for genetic testing is enforceable by...

Section 26-17-623 - Admission of Paternity Authorized. - (a) A defendant in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may...

Section 26-17-624 - Temporary Order. - (a) In a proceeding under this article, upon a motion...

Part 3 - Hearings and Adjudication.

Section 26-17-631 - Rules for Adjudication of Paternity. - The court shall apply the following rules to adjudicate the...

Section 26-17-632 - Jury Prohibited. - The court, without a jury, shall adjudicate paternity of a...

Section 26-17-633 - Hearings; Inspection of Records. - (a) On request of a party and for good cause...

Section 26-17-634 - Order on Default. - The court shall issue an order adjudicating the paternity of...

Section 26-17-635 - Dismissal for Want of Prosecution. - The court may issue an order dismissing a proceeding commenced...

Section 26-17-636 - Order Adjudicating Parentage; Limitation on Liability for Education and Support; Cost, Fees, and Expenses. - (a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a...

Section 26-17-637 - Binding Effect of Determination of Parentage. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a determination...

Section 26-17-638 - Post Judgment Motions and Hearings. - Post judgment motions and hearings are governed by the Alabama...

Article 7 - Child of Assisted Reproduction.

Section 26-17-701 - Scope of Article. - This article does not apply to the birth of a...

Section 26-17-702 - Parental Status of Donor. - A donor who donates to a licensed physician for use...

Section 26-17-703 - Husband's Paternity of Child of Assisted Reproduction. - If a husband provides sperm for, or consents to, assisted...

Section 26-17-704 - Consent to Assisted Reproduction. - (a) Consent by a married woman to assisted reproduction for...

Section 26-17-705 - Limitation on Husband's Dispute of Paternity. - The husband of a wife who gives birth to a...

Section 26-17-706 - Effect of Dissolution of Marriage. - (a) If a marriage is dissolved before placement of eggs,...

Section 26-17-707 - Parental Status of Deceased Spouse. - If a spouse dies before placement of eggs, sperm, or...

Article 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions.

Section 26-17-901 - Uniformity of Application and Construction. - In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be...

Section 26-17-902 - Severability Clause. - If any provision of this chapter or its application to...

Section 26-17-903 - Time of Taking Effect. - This chapter takes effect on January 1, 2009.

Section 26-17-904 - Transitional Provision. - A proceeding to adjudicate parentage which was commenced before January...

Section 26-17-905 - Orders - Enforcement. - Pursuant to the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, Sections...

Chapter 17A - Reopening of Paternity Case Based on Scientific Evidence.

Section 26-17A-1 - Reopening of Paternity Case. - (a) Upon petition of the defendant in a paternity proceeding...

Section 26-17A-2 - Claim for Damages Against Court Rendering Initial Order of Paternity. - In any decree setting aside an order of paternity pursuant...

Chapter 18 - Child Protection.

Section 26-18-1 - Short Title. - Repealed by Act 2008-277, §30, effective January 1, 2009.

Section 26-18-2 - Purpose; Precedence of Appeals. - Repealed by Act 2008-277, §30, effective January 1, 2009.

Section 26-18-3 - Definitions. - Repealed by Act 2008-277, §30, effective January 1, 2009.

Section 26-18-4 - Applicability of Rules of Juvenile Procedure; Allegation and Proof of Ability to Assume Custody of Child. - Repealed by Act 2008-277, §30, effective January 1, 2009.

Section 26-18-5 - Who May File Petition. - Amended and renumbered as Section 12-15-317 by Act 2008-277, §19,...

Section 26-18-6 - Service of Process. - Amended and renumbered as Section 12-15-318 by Act 2008-277, §19,...

Section 26-18-7 - Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights; Factors Considered; Presumption Arising From Abandonment. - Amended and renumbered as Section 12-15-319 by Act 2008-277, §19,...

Section 26-18-8 - Transfer of Custody. - Amended and renumbered as Section 12-15-320 by Act 2008-277, §19,...

Section 26-18-9 - Periodic Review of Efforts to Achieve Adoption of Child in Custody of Another After Parental Rights Terminated. - Amended and renumbered as Section 12-15-321 by Act 2008-277, §19,...

Section 26-18-10 - Authority of One in Custody to Place Child for Adoption or Consent to Adoption. - Amended and renumbered as Section 12-15-322 by Act 2008-277, §19,...

Section 26-18-11 - Applicability. - Renumbered as Section 12-15-324 by Act 2008-277, §19, effective January...

Chapter 19 - Bureau for Information on Missing Persons.

Section 26-19-1 - Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have...

Section 26-19-2 - Alabama Center for Missing and Exploited Children Created; General Purpose. - There is created within the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency...

Section 26-19-3 - Authority to Transfer, Hire, etc., Personnel. - The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency is...

Section 26-19-4 - Specific Functions of Bureau. - ACMEC shall be responsible for the following specific functions: (1)...

Section 26-19-5 - Law Enforcement Agencies to Report Missing Persons to Acmec; Contents of Report. - Any law enforcement agency in this state in which a...

Section 26-19-6 - Forwarding Report to Other Law Enforcement Agencies. - Upon completion of the report, a copy of the teletype...

Section 26-19-7 - Duties of Law Enforcement Agencies Upon Receiving Report of Missing Person. - Upon receiving a report of a person believed to be...

Section 26-19-8 - Duties of Law Enforcement Agencies Upon Locating Missing Person. - Immediately after a missing person is located, or an unidentified...

Section 26-19-9 - Board of Education to Compile and Distribute List of Missing School Children. - The State Board of Education shall perform the following functions:...

Section 26-19-10 - Public School Systems to Notify Department of Education and Acmec When Missing School Child Found. - Every public school system in this state shall notify the...

Chapter 19A - Missing Senior Citizen Alert.

Section 26-19A-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 26-19A-2 - Purpose. - The Missing and Endangered Persons Alert Act is enacted for...

Section 26-19A-3 - Definitions. - When used in this chapter, the following words and terms...

Section 26-19A-4 - Missing and Endangered Persons Alert - When Activated. - (a) A missing and endangered persons alert shall be activated...

Section 26-19A-5 - Missing and Endangered Persons Alert - Activation. - Once a determination has been made to activate the missing...

Section 26-19A-6 - Rules and Regulations. - The department may adopt any rules necessary to implement this...

Chapter 19B - Hiawayi Robinson Emergency Missing Child Alert System.

Section 26-19B-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 26-19B-2 - Emergency Missing Child Alert System Established; Implementation. - (a) There is established a statewide Emergency Missing Child Alert...

Section 26-19B-3 - Emergency Missing Child Alert - Criteria. - When a missing child report is given to a local...

Section 26-19B-4 - Emergency Missing Child Alert - Activation. - (a) Once a determination has been made to activate an...

Section 26-19B-5 - Duties of Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. - (a) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall do all...

Section 26-19B-6 - Liability of Entities and Individuals. - An entity or individual participating in the dissemination of an...

Chapter 20 - Sex Crime Records of Employees Supervising Children.

Section 26-20-1 - Certain Employers to Check Sex Crime Records of Applicants Who Would Supervise Minors; Limitations. - Repealed by Act 2000-775, p. 1775, §12, effective November 1,...

Section 26-20-2 - Other Employers to Obtain Statement From Employees Disclosing Sex Crimes; Required Information; Disposition of Form Statement; Verification Process. - Repealed by Act 2000-775, p. 1775, §12, effective November 1,...

Section 26-20-3 - Penalty for False Statements by Employees. - Repealed by Act 2000-775, p. 1775, §12, effective November 1,...

Section 26-20-4 - Exempt Employees Required to Submit Statement. - Repealed by Act 2000-775, p. 1775, §12, effective November 1,...

Section 26-20-5 - "Sex Crime" Defined. - Repealed by Act 2000-775, p. 1775, §12, effective November 1,...

Section 26-20-6 - Records, Statements, etc., Required by Chapter to Be Confidential. - Repealed by Act 2000-775, p. 1775, §12, effective November 1,...

Chapter 21 - Parental Consent to Performing Abortion Upon Minor.

Section 26-21-1 - Legislative Purpose and Findings. - (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting...

Section 26-21-2 - Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:...

Section 26-21-3 - Written Consent of Parent or Guardian to Performing Abortion on Unemancipated Minor; Written Statement Where Abortion to Be Performed on Emancipated Minor; Waiver of Consent Requirement; Coercion; Forms. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (d)...

Section 26-21-4 - Procedure for Waiver of Consent Requirement - Notice to Parents or Guardian Prohibited; Participation in Proceedings; Right to Counsel; Assistance in Preparing Petition; Confidentiality; Contents of Petition; Precedence of Proceedin... - (a) A minor who elects not to seek or does...

Section 26-21-5 - Medical Emergencies. - This chapter shall not apply when, in the best clinical...

Section 26-21-6 - Penalties for Violation of Chapter. - (a)(1) Any person who intentionally performs or causes to be...

Section 26-21-6.1 - Civil Action Under Chapter. - In addition to whatever remedies are available under the common...

Section 26-21-7 - Nonliability of Physician for Claims Arising Out of Disclosure of Information; Nondisclosure of Information Regarding Abortion Pursuant to Court Order; Physician Has No Duty to Secure Waiver. - (a) No physician who complies with the parental consent requirements...

Section 26-21-8 - Confidentiality of Records and Information Involving Court Proceedings; Statistical Records; Penalty for Disclosure; Reports to Bureau of Vital Statistics. - (a) Records and information involving court proceedings conducted pursuant to...

Chapter 22 - Abortion of Viable Unborn Child.

Section 26-22-1 - Legislative Findings and Intent. - (a) The public policy of the State of Alabama is...

Section 26-22-2 - Definitions. - The following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ABORTION....

Section 26-22-3 - Prohibition, Exceptions, and Regulations. - (a) Prohibition. Except as provided in subsection (b), no person...

Section 26-22-4 - Viability Testing. - Except in the case of a medical emergency, prior to...

Section 26-22-5 - Interpretation. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to recognize a...

Chapter 23 - Alabama Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997.

Section 26-23-1 - Short Title. - This chapter may be cited as the Alabama Partial-Birth Abortion...

Section 26-23-2 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have...

Section 26-23-3 - Felony Conviction. - Any physician who knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion within this...

Section 26-23-4 - Life of Mother Exception. - Section 26-23-3 shall not apply to a partial-birth abortion that...

Section 26-23-5 - Civil Action. - The father, if married to the mother at the time...

Section 26-23-6 - Conspiracy. - A woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion is performed may...

Chapter 23A - The Woman's Right to Know Act.

Section 26-23A-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and cited as the Woman's...

Section 26-23A-2 - Legislative Findings; Purpose. - (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds that:...

Section 26-23A-3 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have...

Section 26-23A-4 - Except in the case of a medical emergency, no abortion...

Section 26-23A-5 - Publication of Required Materials. - (a) The Department of Public Health shall publish within 180...

Section 26-23A-6 - Availability of Information in Video Format; Ultrasound Image. - (a) All facilities where abortions are performed and all facilities...

Section 26-23A-7 - Abortions to Be Performed by Physician. - Only a physician may perform an abortion.

Section 26-23A-8 - Medical Emergency Abortions. - (a) Where a medical emergency compels the performance of an...

Section 26-23A-9 - Violations. - (a) Any person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violates this...

Section 26-23A-10 - Remedies. - In addition to whatever remedies are available under the common...

Section 26-23A-11 - Anonymity in Court Proceedings. - In every civil or criminal proceeding or action brought under...

Section 26-23A-12 - Construction of Chapter. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating or...

Section 26-23A-13 - Severability. - If any one or more provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause,...

Chapter 23B - Alabama Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.

Section 26-23B-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 26-23B-2 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature makes all of the following findings: (1) Pain...

Section 26-23B-3 - Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have...

Section 26-23B-4 - Determination of Postfertilization Age of Unborn Child. - (a) Except in the case of a medical emergency, no...

Section 26-23B-5 - Abortion Prohibited Where Postfertilization Age of Unborn Child at Least 20 Weeks; Exception. - (a) No person shall perform or induce or attempt to...

Section 26-23B-6 - Criminal Penalties. - Any person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly performs or induces...

Section 26-23B-7 - Civil Remedies. - (a) Any woman upon whom an abortion has been performed...

Section 26-23B-8 - Preservation of Anonymity. - In every civil or criminal proceeding or action brought under...

Section 26-23B-9 - Construction With Other Laws. - The provisions of this chapter are supplemental to and shall...

Chapter 23C - Federal Abortion Mandate Opt Out Act.

Section 26-23C-1 - Short Title. - This act shall be known as the "Federal Abortion Mandate...

Section 26-23C-2 - Legislative Findings. - (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds all...

Section 26-23C-3 - Opt Out of Abortion Coverage. - (a) No abortion coverage may be provided by a qualified...

Section 26-23C-4 - Construction of Chapter. - (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating...

Chapter 23D - Ectopic Pregnancy.

Section 26-23D-1 - Ectopic Pregnancy. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term ectopic...

Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.

Section 26-23E-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 26-23E-2 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds all of the following: (1) That the...

Section 26-23E-3 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have...

Section 26-23E-4 - Physician Requirements. - (a) Only a physician may perform an abortion. (b) During...

Section 26-23E-5 - Nursing Care. - At all times during procedures in an abortion or reproductive...

Section 26-23E-6 - Patient Care. - All patient care in an abortion or reproductive health center...

Section 26-23E-7 - Prescription of Abortion-Inducing Drugs. - Only a physician may give, sell, dispense, administer, or otherwise...

Section 26-23E-8 - Office-Based Procedure Requirements. - Physicians performing abortion procedures in abortion or reproductive health centers...

Section 26-23E-9 - Abortion or Reproductive Health Center Requiremetns. - An abortion or reproductive health center shall be classified as...

Section 26-23E-10 - Paternity Inquiries of Pregnant Minor Child; Reporting Requirements. - (a) Any minor child under the age of 16 seeking...

Section 26-23E-11 - Promulgation of Rules. - The Board of Health shall publish amended rules for abortion...

Section 26-23E-12 - Violations. - (a) Any person other than a physician who performs or...

Section 26-23E-13 - Civil Action for Damages. - Any person who can demonstrate personal injury, including physical injury,...

Section 26-23E-14 - Adverse Licensure Action. - (a) The failure of any physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant,...

Section 26-23E-15 - Remedies. - Upon application by the Department of Public Health, a circuit...

Section 26-23E-16 - Construction of Chapter. - (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating...

Section 26-23E-17 - Intervention. - The Alabama Legislature, by joint resolution, may appoint one or...

Chapter 23F - Unborn Infants Dignity of Life Act.

Section 26-23F-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 26-23F-2 - Legislative Findings; Purpose. - (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds and...

Section 26-23F-3 - Definitions. - For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and...

Section 26-23F-4 - Release and Dignified Final Disposition of Bodily Remains of Unborn Infants. - The mother, father, or authorized representative may request the release...

Section 26-23F-5 - Sale or Other Disposition of Bodily Remains of Unborn Infant. - (a)(1) No person shall knowingly accept compensation or payment for...

Section 26-23F-6 - Violations. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who...

Section 26-23F-7 - Remedies and Penalties. - (a) In addition to other remedies available under law or...

Section 26-23F-8 - Construction of Chapter. - (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect...

Section 26-23F-9 - Relation to Other Laws. - Nothing in this chapter shall modify, amend, repeal, or supersede...

Section 26-23F-10 - Exceptions Under Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. - Sections 26-23F-5, 26-23F-6, and 26-23F-7 shall not apply to a...

Chapter 23G - Alabama Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act.

Section 26-23G-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 26-23G-2 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall...

Section 26-23G-3 - Dismemberment Abortion Prohibited Unless Necessary to Prevent Serious Health Risk to Mother of Unborn Child. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be...

Section 26-23G-4 - Injunctive Relief. - (a) A cause of action for injunctive relief against an...

Section 26-23G-5 - Civil Damages. - (a) A cause of action for civil damages against an...

Section 26-23G-6 - Attorney Fees. - (a) If judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff...

Section 26-23G-7 - Criminal Penalties. - Whoever is found to have violated Section 26-23G-3 shall be...

Section 26-23G-8 - Anonymity of Certain Individuals in Court Proceedings. - In every civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding or action brought...

Section 26-23G-9 - Construction of Chapter. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating or...

Chapter 23H - The Alabama Human Life Protection Act.

Section 26-23H-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known as The Alabama Human Life...

Section 26-23H-2 - Legislative Findings. - (a) This state's statute criminalizing abortion, Section 13A-13-7, has never...

Section 26-23H-3 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have...

Section 26-23H-4 - Abortion Prohibited; Exception. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally...

Section 26-23H-5 - Liability. - No woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted...

Section 26-23H-6 - Violations. - (a) An abortion performed in violation of this chapter is...

Section 26-23H-7 - Medical Emergencies. - This chapter shall not apply to a physician licensed in...

Section 26-23H-8 - Construction With Other Laws. - The construction of existing statutes and regulations that regulate or...

Chapter 23I - Gianna's Law

Section 26-23I-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 26-23I-2 - Preservation of the Life of a Child Born Alive After an Abortion or Attempted Abortion. - (a) A living human child born alive after an abortion...

Section 26-23I-3 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective August 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - Nothing in this chapter shall make legal an abortion that...

Chapter 24 - Department of Early Childhood Edcuation.

Article 1 - Commissioner, Powers, Duties.

Section 26-24-1 - Department Established and Renamed. - (a) Commencing on August 1, 2015, the Department of Children's...

Section 26-24-2 - Secretary of Early Childhood Education. - (a) The department shall be headed by and shall be...

Section 26-24-3 - Duties of Secretary. - The duties of the secretary shall include, but not be...

Section 26-24-4 - Powers of Secretary. - (a) All functions and duties of the department shall be...

Section 26-24-5 - Performance of Duties. - In the performance of the functions and duties of the...

Section 26-24-6 - Office Space; Clerical Support, Etc. - The Governor may provide office space for the use of...

Article 2 - Office of School Readiness.

Section 26-24-20 - Office Created. - The Office of School Readiness is created within the Department...

Section 26-24-21 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms shall have...

Section 26-24-22 - Director. - (a) The chief administrative and executive officer of the office...

Section 26-24-23 - Duties of Office. - The Office of School Readiness shall do all of the...

Section 26-24-24 - Entities That May Participate. - The following entities may voluntarily, but shall not be required...

Section 26-24-25 - Collaboration on Programs. - As additional funds become available, all programs within each county...

Section 26-24-26 - Effect on Employees. - This article shall not result in the net loss of...

Article 3 - Alabama Children's Policy Council.

Section 26-24-30 - Alabama Children's Policy Council. - (a) The Alabama Children's Policy Council is hereby created and...

Section 26-24-31 - Alabama Children's Policy Council Fund. - (a) There is hereby established the Alabama Children's Policy Council...

Section 26-24-32 - Expenses of Alabama Children's Policy Council Members Who Are State Officers or Employees. - The members of the Alabama Children's Policy Council who are...

Section 26-24-33 - County Children's Policy Councils - Generally. - (a) A county children's policy council is hereby created in...

Section 26-24-34 - County Children's Policy Councils - Duties. - The duties of the county children's policy council shall include,...

Section 26-24-35 - Juvenile Justice Coordinating Councils Renamed. - All references to the "Alabama Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council" and...

Chapter 25 - Leaving Abandoned Infant With Emergency Medical Services Provider.

Section 26-25-1 - Possession and Protection of Abandoned Child. - (a) An emergency medical services provider, without a court order,...

Section 26-25-2 - Notification to Department of Human Resources. - (a) No later than the close of the first business...

Section 26-25-3 - Affirmative Defense Under Criminal Prosecution. - It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Sections 13A-13-4,...

Section 26-25-4 - Emergency Medical Services Provider. - For the purposes of this chapter, an emergency medical services...

Section 26-25-5 - Liability. - No person or other entity subject to the provisions of...

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Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.