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2022 Code of Alabama
Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.
Chapter 25 - Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 15-25-5 - Use of Anatomically Correct Dolls or Mannequins During Testimony or Deposition of Victim or Witness Under Age 10.
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AL Code § 15-25-5 (2022)
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Section 15-25-5
Use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins during testimony or deposition of victim or witness under age 10.
THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-201 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING.
In any criminal proceeding and juvenile cases wherein the defendant is alleged to have had unlawful sexual contact or penetration with or on a child, the court shall permit the use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins to assist an alleged victim or witness who is under the age of 10 in testifying on direct and cross-examination at trial, or in a videotaped deposition as provided in this article.
(Acts 1985, No. 85-743, p. 1143, §5.)
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