Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 26-14-2 (2026)
Purpose of Chapter.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
In order to protect children whose health and welfare may be adversely affected through abuse and neglect, the Legislature hereby provides for the reporting of such cases to the appropriate authorities. It is the intent of the Legislature that, as a result of such efforts, and through the cooperation of state, county, local agencies and divisions of government, protective services shall be made available in an effort to prevent further abuses and neglect, to safeguard and enforce the general welfare of such children, and to encourage cooperation among the states in dealing with the problems of child abuse.
(Acts 1975, No. 1124, p. 2213, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1990–2005 · leading case: Marks v. Tenbrunsel, 910 So. 2d 1255 (Ala. 2005).
Marks v. Tenbrunsel, 910 So. 2d 1255 (Ala. 2005). “" § 26-14-2, Ala.Code 1975. Sections 26-14-3 and 26-14-4, along with the immunity granted by § 26-14-9, are therefore intended to promote the reporting of child abuse.”
Ross v. State of Alabama, 15 F. Supp. 2d 1173 (M.D. Ala. 1998). “Ala.Code § 26-14-2 (1975); C.B. v. Bobo, 659 So.”
Decatur City Bd. of Educ. v. Aycock, 562 So. 2d 1331 (Ala. Civ. App. 1990). “Ala.Code 1975, § 26-14-2. School teachers and officials are among those required to report any known or suspected victim of child abuse or neglect to a duly constituted authority, which report is then presented to DHR so that DHR may carry out its responsibility to provide…”
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