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AL Code § 15-25-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 15-25-1 - Prosecution for Physical or Sexual Offense or Exploitation Involving Child Under Age 16 - Leading Questions of Victim or Witness Under Age 10.

Section 15-25-1Prosecution for physical or sexual offense or exploitation involving child under age 16 - Leading questions of victim or witness under age 10. In any criminal prosecution for a physical offense or a sexual offense wherein the alleged victim is a child under the age of 16 years and in any criminal prosecution involving the sexual exploitation of a child under the age of 16, the court may allow leading questions at trial by the prosecution or defense of any victim or witness in a case who is under the age of 10, if the court determines that the allowance of leading questions will further the interests of justice. The court may on motion of the prosecution or the defense, or on its own motion, limit the scope and extent of any leading questions. (Acts 1985, No. 85-743, p. 1194, §1; Acts 1994, No. 94-704, p. 1359, §1.)
AL Code § 15-25-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 15-25-4 - Appropriation for Equipment to View Videotaped Depositions.

Section 15-25-4Appropriation for equipment to view videotaped depositions. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund the sum of $104,400.00 to the unified judicial system to furnish courts with the necessary equipment to view videotaped depositions as provided for in this article. (Acts 1985, No. 85-743, p. 1143, §4.)
AL Code § 15-25-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 15-25-5 - Use of Anatomically Correct Dolls or Mannequins During Testimony or Deposition of Victim or Witness Under Age 10.

Section 15-25-5Use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins during testimony or deposition of victim or witness under age 10. In any criminal proceeding and juvenile cases wherein the defendant is alleged to have had unlawful sexual contact or penetration with or on a child, the court shall permit the use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins to assist an alleged victim or witness who is under the age of 10 in testifying on direct and cross-examination at trial, or in a videotaped deposition as provided in this article. (Acts 1985, No. 85-743, p. 1143, §5.)
AL Code § 15-25-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 15-25-6 - Actions to Minimize Length of Proceedings Stressful to Child; Considerations in Ruling on Motion for Delay or Continuance.

Section 15-25-6Actions to minimize length of proceedings stressful to child; considerations in ruling on motion for delay or continuance. In all criminal cases and juvenile proceedings involving offenses set out in Section 15-25-1, wherein the victim hereof or a witness to the offense is under the age of 16 years, the court and the district attorney shall take appropriate action to ensure a speedy trial in order to minimize the length of time the child must endure the stress of involvement in the proceedings. In ruling on any motion or other request for a delay or continuance of proceedings, the court shall consider and give weight to any adverse impact the delay or continuance may have on the well-being of a child victim or witness. (Acts 1985, No. 85-743, p. 1143, §6.)
AL Code § 15-25-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 2 - The Child Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act of 1989.|Section 15-25-30 - Short Title.

Section 15-25-30Short title. This article shall be entitled "The Child Physical and Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act." (Acts 1989, No. 89-876, p. 1754, §1; Acts 1994, No. 94-704, p. 1359, §1.)
AL Code § 15-25-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 2 - The Child Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act of 1989.|Section 15-25-31 - Out-of-Court Statement - When Admissible.

Section 15-25-31Out-of-court statement - When admissible. An out-of-court statement made by a child under 12 years of age at the time the statement is made concerning an act that is a material element of any crime involving child physical offense, sexual offense, and exploitation, as defined in Section 15-25-39, which statement is not otherwise admissible in evidence, is admissible in evidence in criminal proceedings, if the requirements of Section 15-25-32 are met. (Acts 1989, No. 89-876, p. 1754, §2; Acts 1994, No. 94-704, p. 1359, §1; Act 2016-354, §2.)
AL Code § 15-25-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 2 - The Child Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act of 1989.|Section 15-25-32 - Out-of-Court Statement - Requirements for Admissibility.

Section 15-25-32Out-of-court statement - Requirements for admissibility. An out-of-court statement may be admitted as provided in Section 15-25-31, if: (1) The child testifies at the proceeding, or testifies by means of video tape deposition as provided by Section 15-25-2, or testifies by means of closed circuit television as is provided in Section 15-25-3, and at the time of such testimony is subject to cross-examination about the out-of-court statements; or (2)a. The child is found by the court to be unavailable to testify on any of these grounds: 1. The child's death; 2. The court finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant or someone acting on behalf of the defendant has intentionally removed the child from the jurisdiction of the court; 3. The child's total failure of memory; 4. The child's physical or mental disability; 5. The child's incompetency, including the child's inability to communicate about the offense because of fear or a similar reason; or 6. Substantial likelihood that the child would suffer severe emotional trauma from testifying at the proceeding or by means of closed circuit television; and b. The child's out-of-court statement is shown to the reasonable satisfaction of the court to possess particularized guarantees of trustworthiness. (Acts 1989, No. 89-876, p. 1754, §3.)
AL Code § 15-25-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 2 - The Child Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act of 1989.|Section 15-25-33 - Expert Testimony as to Unavailability of Child to Testify.

Section 15-25-33Expert testimony as to unavailability of child to testify. A finding of unavailability under Section 15-25-32(2)a.1., 3., 4., 5. and 6. must be supported by expert testimony. (Acts 1989, No. 89-876, p. 1754, §4.)
AL Code § 15-25-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 2 - The Child Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act of 1989.|Section 15-25-34 - Corroborative Evidence Prerequisite to Admission of Statement.

Section 15-25-34Corroborative evidence prerequisite to admission of statement. Before a statement may be admitted pursuant to this article on the grounds that the child declarant is unavailable as a witness, such statement may be admitted only if there is corroborative evidence of the act. (Acts 1989, No. 89-876, p. 1754, §4.5.)
AL Code § 15-25-35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 2 - The Child Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act of 1989.|Section 15-25-35 - Notice to Adverse Party.

Section 15-25-35Notice to adverse party. The proponent of the statement must inform the adverse party of the opponent's intention to offer the statement and the content of the statement sufficiently in advance of the proceeding to provide the defendant with a fair opportunity to prepare a response to the statement before the proceeding at which it is offered. (Acts 1989, No. 89-876, p. 1754, §5.)
AL Code § 15-25-36 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 2 - The Child Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act of 1989.|Section 15-25-36 - Court to Inform Jury as to Out-of-Court Statement.

Section 15-25-36Court to inform jury as to out-of-court statement. The court shall inform the jury that the out-of-court statement was taken without the defendant being afforded cross examination of such out-of-court statement. (Acts 1989, No. 89-876, p. 1754, §6.)
AL Code § 15-25-37 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 2 - The Child Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act of 1989.|Section 15-25-37 - Factors in Considering Trustworthiness of Statement.

Section 15-25-37Factors in considering trustworthiness of statement. In determining whether a statement possesses particularized guarantees of trustworthiness under Section 15-25-32(2)b, the court shall consider any one, but is not limited to, the following factors: (1) The child's personal knowledge of the event; (2) The age and maturity of the child; (3) Certainty that the statement was made, including the credibility of the person testifying about the statement; (4) Any apparent motive the child may have to falsify or distort the event, including bias, corruption, or coercion; (5) The timing of the child's statement; (6) Whether more than one person heard the statement; (7) Whether the child was suffering from pain or distress when making the statement; (8) The nature and duration of any alleged abuse; (9) Whether the child's young age makes it unlikely that the child fabricated a statement that represents a graphic, detailed account beyond the child's knowledge and experience; (10) Whether the statement has a "ring of verity," has an internal consistency or coherence, and uses terminology appropriate to the child's age; (11) Whether the statement is spontaneous or directly responsive to questions; (12) Whether the statement is suggestive due to improperly leading questions; (13) Whether extrinsic evidence exists to show the defendant's opportunity to commit the act complained of in the child's statement. (Acts 1989, No. 89-876, p. 1754, §7.)
AL Code § 15-25-38 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 2 - The Child Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act of 1989.|Section 15-25-38 - Recorded Findings of the Court.

Section 15-25-38Recorded findings of the court. The court shall support with findings and record any rulings pertaining to the child's unavailability and the trustworthiness of the out-of-court statement. (Acts 1989, No. 89-876, p. 1754, §8.)
AL Code § 15-25-39 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 2 - The Child Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act of 1989.|Section 15-25-39 - "A Child Physical Offense, Sexual Offense, and Exploitation" Defined.

Section 15-25-39"A child physical offense, sexual offense, and exploitation" defined. For purposes of this article, "a child physical offense, sexual offense, and exploitation" is defined to include the following crimes, when one or more of the victims is a child under 12 years of age: (1) Rape in any degree. (2) Sodomy in any degree. (3) Sexual abuse in any degree. (4) Sexual misconduct. (5) Enticing a child to enter a vehicle, room, house, office, or other place, for immoral purposes. (6) Any crime involving the production of child pornography. (7) Torture and willful abuse of a child under 18 years of age by responsible person as defined in Section 26-15-3. (8) Sexual torture as defined in Section 13A-6-65.1. (9) Attempted murder. (10) Assault first degree. (11) Assault second degree. (12) Assault third degree. (13) Harassment. (Acts 1989, No. 89-876, p. 1754, §9; Acts 1994, No. 94-704, p. 1359, §1.)
AL Code § 15-25-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.|Article 2 - The Child Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act of 1989.|Section 15-25-40 - Effect Upon Otherwise Admissible Out-of-Court Statements.

Section 15-25-40Effect upon otherwise admissible out-of-court statements. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to limit or prevent the admissibility of any out-of-court statement that would be admissible if this article did not exist. (Acts 1989, No. 89-876, p. 1754, §10.)
AL Code § 16-5-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-5-1 - Definitions.

Section 16-5-1Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings respectively prescribed for them, except when the context otherwise requires: (1) PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Those public educational institutions in Alabama which have been authorized by the Legislature or by the constitution to provide formal education, including vocational, technical, collegiate, professional or any other form of education, above the secondary school level. (2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education created by this article. (3) INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. A series of courses at any one location which culminates in a degree, certificate or other formal recognition of academic credit. (4) UNIT. A school, college, division or institute and includes the establishment of any new branch or campus. The term does not include reasonable extension or alterations of existing curricula or programs which have a direct relationship to existing programs previously approved by the commission; the commission may, under its rule-making authority, define the character of such reasonable extension and alterations. (5) OFF-CAMPUS OFFERING. Any credit course, instructional unit or instructional program conducted off the main campus of any postsecondary institution in existence and separately accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, at the time of the passage of this article, or of any new campus previously or hereafter approved by the commission. (Acts 1969, Ex. Sess., No. 14, p. 28, §1; Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §1.)
AL Code § 16-5-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-5-2 - Composition; Appointment; Qualifications of Members; Duties.

Section 16-5-2Composition; appointment; qualifications of members; duties. (a) The commission shall consist of 12 members. Ten of these members shall be appointed by the Governor, one shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One person shall be appointed from each United States Congressional District in Alabama and shall reside or maintain an office or place of business within the congressional district from which he is appointed, and the remaining members shall be appointed from the state at large with no more than two in number of the total 12 members being from the same congressional district. (b) The 12 members shall be citizens of the state and shall be selected, as far as may be practicable, on the basis of their interest in higher education. Appointees shall be selected without regard to political affiliation and appointments shall be of a nature as to aid the work of the commission and to inspire the highest degree of cooperation and confidence. No member of the commission shall be on the governing boards, be employed by or directly connected with any institution of higher education in the state, the State Department of Education or any county or other local board of education. No member of the commission shall serve past June 30th following his seventieth birthday. All members of the commission shall be deemed members at large charged with the responsibility of serving the best interest of the entire system of higher education in the state. No member shall act as the representative of any particular region or of any particular institution of higher education. New appointments to the commission shall be made so that the total membership of the commission is broadly representative of the total population of the State of Alabama. (c) The commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Legislature and the Governor of this state in respect to all matters pertaining to state funds for the operation and the allocation of funds for capital improvements of state supported institutions of higher education. The initial membership of the commission and the term of each initial member is as follows in Section 16-5-3. (Acts 1969, Ex. Sess., No. 14, p. 28, §2; Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §2.)
AL Code § 16-5-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-5-3 - Terms of Office; Reconfirmation of Current Members; Appointment of New Members; Vacancies; Reappointment.

Section 16-5-3Terms of office; reconfirmation of current members; appointment of new members; vacancies; reappointment. (a) Members of the commission shall be selected for nine-year terms expiring on August 31 of the respective year. The current nine members are subject to reconfirmation by the Senate and shall continue to the expiration of their respective terms subsequent to such reconfirmation, but shall continue to serve as appointed until such reconfirmation. In the event that the Senate shall fail to reconfirm a current member, the Governor shall with the advice and consent of the Senate appoint a replacement for the unexpired term. Of the three new appointees, one shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of three years, one shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor for a term of six years and one by the Speaker of the House of Representatives for a term of nine years. (b) The members of the commission shall continue to serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors have been appointed. In the event that the number of congressional districts shall change, incumbents on the commission shall complete their terms as members of the commission. If the number of congressional districts shall change, the membership will remain at 12 with the number of at-large memberships being adjusted, if necessary, so that each congressional district is represented. If the Senate is not in session or is in recess when the term of a member expires, the initial appointing authority shall make a temporary appointment of a succeeding member who shall serve subject to subsequent Senate approval of the appointment. (c) Vacancies and new appointments on the commission shall be filled by appointment of the ex officio officer responsible for the initial appointment. If the Senate is not in session or is in recess when the appointment is made, the appointee shall serve subject to subsequent approval of the appointment. (d) Any person who serves for five or more years as a member of the commission shall not be eligible for reappointment to succeed himself or herself until the next vacancy occurs after his or her successor is named. (Acts 1969, Ex. Sess., No. 14, p. 28, §3; Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §3.)
AL Code § 16-5-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-5-5 - Commission to Analyze and Evaluate Education Needs; Advisory and Consultant Groups; Council of Presidents.

Section 16-5-5Commission to analyze and evaluate education needs; advisory and consultant groups; Council of Presidents. The commission, in consultation with the agencies and institutions concerned with higher education in this state, shall analyze and evaluate on a continuing basis the present and future needs for instruction, research and public service in postsecondary education in the state, including facilities, and assess the present and future capabilities. The use of advisory groups and consultants, as deemed desirable, may be used to meet these needs in order to provide the highest possible quality of collegiate and university education to all persons in the state able and willing to participate. One such advisory committee shall be the Council of Presidents, consisting of the president of each public four-year institution of higher education and Athens State University, the Chancellor of Postsecondary Education, and the presidents of three public two-year institutions of higher education, to be selected by the chancellor. (Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §5; Act 2014-326, p. 1212, §1.)
AL Code § 16-5-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-5-6 - Long-Range Planning.

Section 16-5-6Long-range planning. The commission shall be responsible for statewide long-range planning for postsecondary education in Alabama. Such planning shall be the result of continuous study, analysis and evaluation. Plans will include the establishment of statewide objectives and priorities with methods and guidelines for achieving them. (Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §6.)
AL Code § 16-5-8.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-5-8.1 - Computation of Grades Earned at Another Institution.

Section 16-5-8.1Computation of grades earned at another institution. Nothing in subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8 shall be deemed to require a public institution to include any grades earned at another institution in the computation of a student's grade point average at that institution. However, if any public institution includes freshman and sophomore level course grades earned at any other public institution in the computation of a student's grade point average, all freshman and sophomore level course grades earned at all public institutions shall be included in the computation. (Acts 1994, No. 94-202, p. 257, §2; Acts 1995, No. 95-255, p. 427, §1.)
AL Code § 16-5-8.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-5-8.2 - Equal Access for All Citizens.

Section 16-5-8.2Equal access for all citizens. Nothing in subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8 shall be interpreted or used in any way to discourage or impede the efforts or abilities of the historically black institutions or their officials to carry out the mandates and objectives of federal court decrees and to provide equal access for all citizens of Alabama to full benefits of higher education. (Acts 1994, No. 94-202, p. 257, §3.)