Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act
- Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
- Subchapter 2 - Offenses and Penalties
- § 12-18-201 - Failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree.
- § 12-18-202 - Failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the second degree.
- § 12-18-203 - Making a false report under this chapter.
- § 12-18-204 - Unlawful restriction of child abuse reporting.
- § 12-18-205 - Unlawful disclosure of data or information under this chapter.
- § 12-18-206 - Civil liability for failure to report.
- § 12-18-207 - Judicial and prosecutorial disclosure.
- § 12-18-208 - Subsequent disclosure by a subject of a report.
- § 12-18-209 - Imposition of penalties.
- Subchapter 3 - Child Abuse Hotline
- § 12-18-301 - Creation.
- § 12-18-302 - Reports by mandated reporters.
- § 12-18-303 - Minimum requirements for a report to be accepted.
- § 12-18-304 - Qualifying reports of certain types of physical abuse.
- § 12-18-305 - Garrett's Law reports.
- § 12-18-306 - Reports naming an adult as the victim.
- § 12-18-307 - Reports alleging Munchausen syndrome by proxy or factitious illness.
- § 12-18-308 - Reports of injury to a child's intellectual, emotional, or psychological development.
- § 12-18-309 - Reports alleging that a child is dependent-neglected.
- Subchapter 4 - Reporting Suspected Child Maltreatment
- Subchapter 5 - Notice Procedures After a Report of Suspected Child Maltreatment Has Been Made
- § 12-18-501 - Notice of a report to the Child Abuse Hotline.
- § 12-18-502 - Release and disclosure of data generally.
- § 12-18-503 - Notification generally.
- § 12-18-504 - Notification in cases of reports of severe maltreatment.
- § 12-18-505 - Notification to the child's school.
- § 12-18-506 - Notice when the alleged offender works with children or is engaged in child-related activities.
- § 12-18-507 - Notice when the alleged victim is a resident of a facility licensed, registered, or operated by the state.
- Subchapter 6 - Investigative Proceedings
- § 12-18-601 - Assignment to investigative agency.
- § 12-18-602 - Initiation of the investigation.
- § 12-18-603 - Accompaniment by law enforcement.
- § 12-18-604 - Services during the investigation.
- § 12-18-605 - Investigative interviews.
- § 12-18-606 - When the alleged offender is a family member or lives in the home with the alleged victim.
- § 12-18-607 - When the alleged offender is not a family member or not living in the home with the alleged victim.
- § 12-18-608 - Interview of the alleged child victim.
- § 12-18-609 - Right to enter for the purposes of the investigation.
- § 12-18-610 - Access to the child's school records.
- § 12-18-611 - Inspection of personnel and volunteer records.
- § 12-18-612 - Criminal background check.
- § 12-18-613 - Access to miscellaneous records.
- § 12-18-614 - Submission to a physical exam or other testing.
- § 12-18-615 - Radiology procedures, photographs, videotapes, and medical records.
- § 12-18-616 - Timing.
- § 12-18-617 - Authority to pursue other remedies.
- § 12-18-618 - Religious bias prohibited.
- § 12-18-619 - Closing investigations.
- § 12-18-620 - Release of information on pending investigation.
- Subchapter 7 - Investigative Findings
- § 12-18-701 - Generally.
- § 12-18-702 - Investigative determination.
- § 12-18-703 - Notice generally.
- § 12-18-704 - Notice if the alleged offender is under ten years of age.
- § 12-18-705 - Notice if the alleged offender is ten years of age or older.
- § 12-18-706 - Notice if the alleged offender is eighteen years of age or older.
- § 12-18-707 - Notice when the alleged offender works with children or is engaged in child-related activities.
- § 12-18-708 - Miscellaneous notice requirements.
- § 12-18-709 - Confidentiality.
- § 12-18-710 - Release of information on true investigative determination pending due process.
- § 12-18-711 - Fee for copying investigative file.
- Subchapter 8 - Administrative Hearings
- § 12-18-801 - Time to complete administrative hearing.
- § 12-18-802 - Subpoenas -- Form.
- § 12-18-803 - Privileged communications as evidence -- Exception.
- § 12-18-804 - Defenses and affirmative defenses.
- § 12-18-805 - Video teleconferencing and teleconferencing options.
- § 12-18-806 - Continuances.
- § 12-18-807 - Administrative judgments and adjudications.
- § 12-18-808 - Notice of juvenile division circuit court proceedings.
- § 12-18-809 - Confidentiality.
- § 12-18-810 - Authority to amend investigative determinations based on evidence.
- § 12-18-811 - Expedited administrative hearings.
- § 12-18-812 - Preliminary administrative hearing.
- § 12-18-813 - Notice of investigative determination upon satisfaction of due process.
- Subchapter 9 - Child Maltreatment Central Registry
- § 12-18-901 - Creation.
- § 12-18-902 - Contents.
- § 12-18-903 - Placement in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.
- § 12-18-904 - Child Maltreatment Central Registry generally.
- § 12-18-905 - Provisional placement in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.
- § 12-18-906 - Allegations determined to be unsubstantiated not to be included.
- § 12-18-907 - Rules.
- § 12-18-908 - Removal of name from the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.
- § 12-18-909 - Availability of true reports of child maltreatment from the central registry.
- § 12-18-910 - Availability of screened-out and unsubstantiated reports.
- Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody
- § 12-18-1001 - Protective custody generally.
- § 12-18-1002 - Placement in a foster home.
- § 12-18-1003 - Consent for health care and services.
- § 12-18-1004 - Notice when custody is invoked.
- § 12-18-1005 - Location.
- § 12-18-1006 - Custody of children generally -- Health and safety of the child.
- § 12-18-1007 - Services to families generally.
- § 12-18-1008 - Removal from home -- Procedure.
- § 12-18-1009 - When the investigation determines that the child can safely remain at home.
- § 12-18-1010 - When a child maltreatment investigation is determined to be true.
- § 12-18-1011 - When a report of child maltreatment is determined to be unsubstantiated.
- Subchapter 11 - Public Disclosure of Information on Fatalities and Near Fatalities
- § 12-18-1101 - Procedure if the investigation is pending on a fatality.
- § 12-18-1102 - Procedure if the investigation results in a true report related to a fatality.
- § 12-18-1103 - Procedure if the investigation results in an unsubstantiated report related to a fatality.
- § 12-18-1104 - Information not to be released regarding a child fatality.
- § 12-18-1105 - Procedure if the investigation is pending related to a near fatality.
- § 12-18-1106 - Procedure if the investigation results in a true report related to a near fatality.
- § 12-18-1107 - Procedure if the investigation results in an unsubstantiated report related to a near fatality.
- § 12-18-1108 - Information not to be released in a child near fatality.