{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-13-5","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-13-5","heading":"Abandonment of Child.","body":"(a) A man or woman commits the crime of abandonment of a child when, being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than 18 years old, he or she deserts such child in any place with intent wholly to abandon it.\n(b) Abandonment of a child is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 13 Offenses Against the Family."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-13-5","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"9c579f0f4f9095439659a592bc65698c341676b5d1ab8e37e4a0d0738586eebd","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-13-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-13-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}