§ 15-25-39 — “A Child Physical Offense, Sexual Offense, or Violent Offense” Defined

Alabama § 15-25-39

• Jurisdiction: 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

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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.

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.)