{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-194","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-6-194","heading":"Elder Abuse and Neglect - Third Degree.","body":"(a) A person commits the crime of elder abuse and neglect in the third degree if he or she does any of the following:\n(1) Recklessly abuses or neglects any elderly person and the abuse or neglect causes physical injury.\n(2) Recklessly emotionally abuses any elderly person.\n(b) Elder abuse and neglect in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 6 Offenses Involving Danger to the Person.","Article 9 Protecting Alabama’s Elders Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-6-194","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"cd2c4ae48d21966ce0087a9cbf15a93134c39287aab54b289941fd6592d2de30","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-193","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-195"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}