All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired, or incurred on May 11, 1977, are hereby saved and may be consummated according to the law in force when they were commenced. This chapter shall not be construed to affect any prosecution pending or begun before May 11, 1977.
Ala. Code § 26-15-4
Effect of Chapter Upon Existing Rights or Liabilities, Pending Prosecutions, Etc.
Known as the Alabama Child Abuse Act
The act spans §§ 26-15-1 to 26-15-4 (7 sections).
(Acts 1977, No. 502, p. 658, §5.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.