(a) Meetings of the state team and of local teams shall be closed to the public and not subject to the State Sunshine Law when the state team or local team is discussing a specific child death.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C misdemeanorup to 3 monthsup to $500
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 26-16-97

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Information identifying a deceased child, a family member, guardian or caretaker of a deceased child, or an alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse or neglect upon a child, may not be disclosed during a meeting which is open to the public.
(c) Information regarding the involvement of any agency with the deceased child or family may not be disclosed during a public meeting.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the state team or a local team from requesting the attendance at a team meeting of a person who has information relevant to the team’s exercise of its purpose and duties.
(e) Any person who intentionally violates any portion of this section commits a Class C misdemeanor and shall be punished as prescribed by law.

Any person who violates the provisions of confidentiality in any proceedings conducted by either a local team or the state team shall be removed from the team in addition to any other penalty.

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