{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-13-6","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-13-6","heading":"Endangering Welfare of Child.","body":"(a) A man or woman commits the crime of endangering the welfare of a child when:\n(1) He or she knowingly directs or authorizes a child less than 16 years of age to engage in an occupation involving a substantial risk of danger to his life or health; or\n(2) He or she, as a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than 18 years of age, fails to exercise reasonable diligence in the control of such child to prevent him or her from becoming a “dependent child” or a “delinquent child,” as defined in Section 12-15-1.\n(b) A person does not commit an offense under Section 13A-13-4 or this section for the sole reason he provides a child under the age of 19 years or a dependent spouse with remedial treatment by spiritual means alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof in lieu of medical treatment.\n(c) Endangering the welfare 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-13-6","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"fe426506376b6c179407c8960b1621839a5dbb3d7b74afcd680d74b8979a50c3","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-13-5","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-13-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}