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About Civil State Laws Products
About Criminal State Laws Products
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The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information provides an array of products related to State civil laws on child maltreatment and related child welfare issues. We can help professionals to identify:
- Definitions of child abuse and neglect
- Requirements and procedures for reporting child abuse, including reporter immunity and penalties for failure to report
- Central registry expungement and confidentiality legislation
- Permanency planning and systems of judicial review for children in out of home care
- Recognition and protection for children who are collateral victims of domestic violence
- Analyses of civil laws through statewide comparisons
The Clearinghouse's civil State laws products are intended as research tools and do not substitute for the official version of any statute. In addition, users should not interpret any content of Clearinghouse products as legal advice; instead, seek the guidance of qualified legal counsel.
For more information on civil laws or additional publications related to child maltreatment or child welfare, contact:
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
330 C St., SW
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: (800) FYI-3366; (703) 385-7565
E-mail: nccanch@calib.com
Web site: http://www.calib.com/nccanch
You also may order photocopies of any of the Clearinghouse Civil State Laws products. Contact the Clearinghouse at 800-FYI-3366 or send an e-mail to nccanch@calib.com.
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Compendia of Civil State Laws
The Clearinghouse has developed compendia of civil state laws to help legal and non-legal professionals in the analysis, formulation, and implementation of child protection and child welfare legislation. The Compendia (previously titled State Statutes Elements) contain citations and text of key civil statutes pertaining to child maltreatment, child welfare, and domestic violence. The Compendia are updated and expanded annually. The Compendia are intended as research tools and do not substitute for the official version of any statute.
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Reporting Laws
Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect.
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Mandatory Reporters
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Immunity for Reporters.
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Penalties for Failure to Report & false reports.
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Reporting Procedures.
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Special Reporting Procedures: Suspicious Deaths.
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Special Reporting Procedures: Drug-Exposed Infants
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Central Registries/Reporting Records
Establishment and Purpose.
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Contents and Maintenance.
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Expungement of Records.
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Confidentiality of Records.
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Permanency Planning
Termination of Parental Rights.
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Planning and Decision-Making for the Permanent Placement of Children.
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Domestic Violence
Definitions of Domestic Violence.
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Child Witnesses to Domestic Violence. Transgeneration of abuse.
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Ready Reference
Ready Reference publications contain excerpts of text with citations from specific sections of each State's code that focus on a single issue of special interest. While every attempt has been made to be as complete as possible, additional information on these topics may be in other sections of a State's code as well as in agency regulations, case law, and informal practices and procedures.
Reporting Laws: Religious Exemptions.
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Reporting Laws: Drug-Exposed Infants.
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Reporting Laws: Cross-Reporting Among Systems.
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Reporting Laws: Clergy as Mandated Reporters.
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Issue Papers
Issue papers provide an overview of legislative activities across States, including common statutory elements and variations.
Current Trends in Child Maltreatment Reporting Laws.
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About Criminal State Laws Products
To help meet the information needs of prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and other professionals who work to adjudicate criminal child maltreatment, the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse (NCPCA), American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI), has developed Child Abuse and Neglect State Statutes Elements. The Elements contain citations and text of key criminal statutes related to investigations, child witnesses, and crimes.
The State Statutes Elements should be used only as research tools, and not as a replacement for the official version of any statute. In addition, because many other factors besides the statutes collected for the Elements may influence a particular case, users should not rely on this information for legal advice but instead seek the advice of counsel.
NCPCA also has produced several criminal Statutes-at-a-Glance publications. Statutes-at-a-Glance highlight specific topics from the criminal State laws Elements, presented in a table format to provide a quick overview and comparison across the States.
Posted below are the 2000 editions of the criminal State Statutes Elements and the criminal Statutes-At-A-Glance. The 2000 editions are current through December 31, 1999.
For updated information about criminal child abuse and neglect State statutes, contact:
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW
Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
703.385.7565 or 800.394.3366
Web site: http://www.childwelfare.gov/index.cfm (This link opens a new browser window to an external Web site. To return to the current page, close the new window.)
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Criminal State Statutes Elements
Investigations Current
Mandatory Autopsies and Child Death Review Teams
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Authorization for Joint Investigations
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Authorization for Multidisciplinary Teams
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HIV Testing of Sex Offenders
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Sex Offender Registration
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Public Notification of the Release of Sex Offenders
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Child Witnesses current data
The Use of Closed-Circuit Television Testimony
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Admissibility of Videotaped Depositions or Testimony
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Admissibility of Videotaped Interviews or Statements
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Child Hearsay Exceptions
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Competency of Child Witnesses to Testify
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Protecting the Identity of Child Victims
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Authorization for Special Support Persons in Criminal Child Abuse Proceedings
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Special Statutes of Limitation for Offenses Against Children
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Special Procedures in Criminal Child Abuse Cases
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Crimes Updated Current Data
Child Homicide
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Child Pornography
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Child Prostitution
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Criminal Neglect and Abandonment
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Emotional Abuse
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Physical Abuse
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Sexual Offenses
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Statutes-at-a-Glance (criminal statutes) Current data
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