Use of Anatomically Correct Dolls or Mannequins During Testimony or Deposition of Victim or Witness Under Age 10.

1. Law
2. Code of Alabama
3. Criminal Procedure.
4. Child Victims and Witnesses in Prosecutions for Sexual Offenses and Exploitation Involving Children.
5. General Provisions.
6. Use of Anatomically Correct Dolls or Mannequins During Testimony or Deposition of Victim or Witness Under Age 10.

Section 15-25-5

Use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins during testimony or deposition of victim or witness under age 10.

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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