{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-26-14-6.1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 26-14-6.1","heading":"Duties and Responsibilities for Investigation of Reports.","body":"The duty and responsibility for the investigation of reports of suspected child abuse or neglect shall be as follows:\n(1) Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect involving disciplinary or corporal punishment committed in a public or private school or kindergarten shall be investigated by law enforcement agencies.\n(2) Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect committed in a state-operated child residential facility shall be investigated by law enforcement agencies.\n(3) All other reports of suspected child abuse and neglect shall be investigated by the Department of Human Resources.","path":["Title 26 Infants and Incompetents.","Chapter 14 Reporting of Child Abuse or Neglect."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-14-6.1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"1ddda96046d74eebbd45aed19d0f6a9d48a22bd92b271433e0f0815ec63a5572","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-26-14-6","next":"us-al/ala.-code-26-14-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}