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Section 26-8A-1 - Purpose of chapter. - 26-8A-1. Purpose of chapter. It is the purpose of this...
Section 26-8A-2 - Abused or neglected child. - 26-8A-2. Abused or neglected child. In this chapter and chapter...
Section 26-8A-3 - Persons required to report child abuse or neglected child--Intentional failure as misdemeanor. - 26-8A-3. Persons required to report child abuse or neglected child--Intentional...
Section 26-8A-4 - Additional persons to report death resulting from abuse or neglect--Intentional failure as misdemeanor. - 26-8A-4. Additional persons to report death resulting from abuse or...
Section 26-8A-5 - Application of terms. - 26-8A-5. Application of terms. As used in §§26-8A-3 and 26-8A-7,...
Section 26-8A-6 - Report of abuse or neglect by hospital personnel--Failure as misdemeanor--Written policy required. - 26-8A-6. Report of abuse or neglect by hospital personnel--Failure as...
Section 26-8A-7 - Child abuse or neglect reports by school personnel--Failure as misdemeanor--Written policy required. - 26-8A-7. Child abuse or neglect reports by school personnel--Failure as...
Section 26-8A-8 - Oral report of abuse or neglect--To whom made--Response report. - 26-8A-8. Oral report of abuse or neglect--To whom made--Response report....
Section 26-8A-9 - Investigation of oral report--Other action permitted--Appointment of attorney--Compensation. - 26-8A-9. Investigation of oral report--Other action permitted--Appointment of attorney--Compensation. Upon...
Section 26-8A-10 - Report to social services--Content. - 26-8A-10. Report to social services--Content. A report made pursuant to...
Section 26-8A-10.1 - Notice to child's parents of determination of abuse or neglect--Contents--Confidentiality. - 26-8A-10.1. Notice to child's parents of determination of abuse or...
Section 26-8A-10.2 - Exception to notice requirement. - 26-8A-10.2. Exception to notice requirement. The provisions of §26-8A-10.1 do...
Section 26-8A-11 - Request to amend or remove record--Administrative hearing--Decision. - 26-8A-11. Request to amend or remove record--Administrative hearing--Decision. Within thirty...
Section 26-8A-11.1 - Request for a hearing to release name of complainant in unsubstantiated investigation. - 26-8A-11.1. Request for a hearing to release name of complainant...
Section 26-8A-12 - Operation of central registry for abuse and neglect--Adoption of rules. - 26-8A-12. Operation of central registry for abuse and neglect--Adoption of...
Section 26-8A-12.1 - Abuse and neglect screening of head start employees and adoptive or foster parents. - 26-8A-12.1. Abuse and neglect screening of head start employees and...
Section 26-8A-12.2 - Abuse and neglect screening required of certain current and potential employees and volunteers--Written consent required. - 26-8A-12.2. Abuse and neglect screening required of certain current and...
Section 26-8A-12.3 - Central registry check of kinship, foster care, adoption, and child welfare agency employment applicants. - 26-8A-12.3. Central registry check of kinship, foster care, adoption, and...
Section 26-8A-12.4 - Central registry check of prospective foster or adoptive parents at request of governmental social service agency for another state. - 26-8A-12.4. Central registry check of prospective foster or adoptive parents...
Section 26-8A-13 - Confidentiality of abuse or neglect information--Violation as misdemeanor--Release to certain parties. - 26-8A-13. Confidentiality of abuse or neglect information--Violation as misdemeanor--Release to...
Section 26-8A-13.1 - Certain child protection records to be provided to the court, court services, state's attorney, or agencies--Discovery--Fees. - 26-8A-13.1. Certain child protection records to be provided to the...
Section 26-8A-13.2 - Consent of possible caretaker required for central registry screenings. - 26-8A-13.2. Consent of possible caretaker required for central registry screenings....
Section 26-8A-13.3 - Allegations relating to military parent or guardian--Notice to defense department family advocacy program. - 26-8A-13.3. Allegations relating to military parent or guardian--Notice to defense...
Section 26-8A-14 - Immunity from liability. - 26-8A-14. Immunity from liability. Any person or party participating in...
Section 26-8A-15 - Communications not privileged in child abuse or neglect cases. - 26-8A-15. Communications not privileged in child abuse or neglect cases....
Section 26-8A-16 - Photographs, videotapes, or other images, and medical examinations taken without consent--Disposition. - 26-8A-16. Photographs, videotapes, or other images, and medical examinations taken...
Section 26-8A-17 - Child protection teams. - 26-8A-17. Child protection teams. The secretary of social services may...
Section 26-8A-18 - Appointment of counsel--Compensation--Assistance. - 26-8A-18. Appointment of counsel--Compensation--Assistance. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§26-7A-31 and...
Section 26-8A-19 - Abused and neglected child defense fund--Distribution to counties--Pro rata. - 26-8A-19. Abused and neglected child defense fund--Distribution to counties--Pro rata....
Section 26-8A-20 - Appointment of representative of child's best interest--Duties. - 26-8A-20. Appointment of representative of child's best interest--Duties. If a...
Section 26-8A-21 - Reasonable efforts to eliminate need for removal--Reasonable efforts to return child to home--Determining adequacy of efforts. - 26-8A-21. Reasonable efforts to eliminate need for removal--Reasonable efforts to...
Section 26-8A-21.1 - Exceptions to §26-8A-21. - 26-8A-21.1. Exceptions to §26-8A-21. Nothing in §26-8A-21 requires reunification of...
Section 26-8A-21.2 - Permanency hearing required if child is not to be returned to parents--Court to determine placement--Final dispositional hearing. - 26-8A-21.2. Permanency hearing required if child is not to be...
Section 26-8A-22 - Final decree of disposition--Permitted disposition when parental rights not terminated--Annual permanency hearing for child in foster care. - 26-8A-22. Final decree of disposition--Permitted disposition when parental rights not...
Section 26-8A-22.1 - Court to require instruction in parenting as part of sentence in certain convictions. - 26-8A-22.1. Court to require instruction in parenting as part of...
Section 26-8A-23 - Court-ordered medical, psychological or psychiatric treatment of spiritually-treated child. - 26-8A-23. Court-ordered medical, psychological or psychiatric treatment of spiritually-treated child....
Section 26-8A-24 - Periodic review hearings of foster care status--Petition for judicial action. - 26-8A-24. Periodic review hearings of foster care status--Petition for judicial...
Section 26-8A-25 - Criteria for determining continued placement of child separate from home. - 26-8A-25. Criteria for determining continued placement of child separate from...
Section 26-8A-26 - Termination of parental rights--Return of child to parents or continued placement--Annual permanency hearing for child in foster care. - 26-8A-26. Termination of parental rights--Return of child to parents or...
Section 26-8A-26.1 - Additional reasons for termination of parental rights. - 26-8A-26.1. Additional reasons for termination of parental rights. In addition...
Section 26-8A-27 - Final decree terminating parental rights of one or both parents--Child support arrearages--Custody of child. - 26-8A-27. Final decree terminating parental rights of one or both...
Section 26-8A-28 - Notice of order or final decree--Service--Appeal. - 26-8A-28. Notice of order or final decree--Service--Appeal. Notice of entry...
Section 26-8A-29 - Continuing jurisdiction over abused or neglected child. - 26-8A-29. Continuing jurisdiction over abused or neglected child. In any...
Section 26-8A-29.1 - Request for hearing by relative denied adoptive placement--Time limits--Intervention. - 26-8A-29.1. Request for hearing by relative denied adoptive placement--Time limits--Intervention....
Section 26-8A-30 - Testimony of child by closed circuit television--Hearing to determine necessity. - 26-8A-30. Testimony of child by closed circuit television--Hearing to determine...
Section 26-8A-31 - Persons allowed to be present during closed circuit television testimony--Display of defendant's image in room where witness testifies. - 26-8A-31. Persons allowed to be present during closed circuit television...
Section 26-8A-32 - Due regard to be afforded Indian Child Welfare Act. - 26-8A-32.Due regard to be afforded Indian Child Welfare Act. Due...
Section 26-8A-33 - Proceeding involving child covered by Indian Child Welfare Act. - 26-8A-33.Proceeding involving child covered by Indian Child Welfare Act. In...
Section 26-8A-34 - Alcohol or drug testing as condition of child placement or return. - 26-8A-34. Alcohol or drug testing as condition of child placement...
Section 26-8A-35 - Toxicology test of newborn infant for exposure to controlled substance--Report of positive result. - 26-8A-35. Toxicology test of newborn infant for exposure to controlled...
Section 26-8A-36 - Immunity from liability for administering or not administering toxicology test. - 26-8A-36. Immunity from liability for administering or not administering toxicology...
Section 26-8A-37 - Health care practitioner defined. - 26-8A-37. Health care practitioner defined. For purposes of §§26-8A-35 and...