Alabama Statutes
§ 15-25-39 — “A Child Physical Offense, Sexual Offense, or Violent Offense” Defined
Alabama·Title 15 Criminal Procedure·Ch. 25 Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children·Art. 2 The Child and Protected Person Physical and Sexual Abuse, and Violent Offense Victim Protection Act
For purposes of this article, “a physical offense, sexual offense, or violent offense” is defined to include the following crimes, when one or more of the victims or witnesses is a child under 12 years of age or is a protected person as provided in Section 15-25-1:
(1)A sex offense pursuant to Section 15-20A-5.
(2)A violent offense pursuant to Section 12-25-32.
(3)Aggravated child abuse as provided in Section 26-15-3.1.
(4)Assault in any degree.
(5)Any offense involving domestic violence, elder abuse, or a violation of a protection order.
(6)Any attempt to commit any of the offenses listed in subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive.
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Legislative History
(Acts 1989, No. 89-876, p. 1754, §9; Acts 1994, No. 94-704, p. 1359, §1; Act 2022-201, §2; Act 2023-462, §1.)
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