Alabama Statutes

§ 26-15-3 — Torture, Willful Abuse, Etc., of Child Under 18 Years of Age by Responsible Person

Alabama·Title 26 Infants and Incompetents·Ch. 15 Child Abuse Generally

A responsible person who shall torture, willfully abuse, willfully mistreat, cruelly beat, or otherwise willfully maltreat any child under the age of 18 years, on conviction, shall be guilty of a Class C felony.

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Related

Gullatt v. State

409 So. 2d 466 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 1981)

57 case citations

Contreras v. Thomas (INMATE 3)

(M.D. Alabama, 2024)

Legislative History

(Acts 1977, No. 502, p. 658, §3; Act 2006-531, p. 1224, §1; Act 2023-466, §1.)

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