GroundRules
Ala. Code § 15-25-31: Out-of-Court Statement - When Admissible.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 15 Criminal Procedure.
- Chapter 25 Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.
- Article 2 The Child and Protected Person Physical and Sexual Abuse, and Violent Offense Victim Protection Act.
An out-of-court statement made by a child under 12 years of age at the time the statement is made, or by a protected person as defined in Section 15-25-1, concerning an act that is a material element of any crime involving a physical offense, sexual offense, or violent offense, 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.
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