NCJ Number
143437
Date Published
1992
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This volume summarizes State statutes providing a religious defense to criminal child abuse and neglect charges.
Abstract
The compilation, which excludes military and tribal laws and is current through 1991, encompasses statutes that specifically state an offense is not committed by the failure to provide medical care due to religious beliefs. Each State law is annotated; States with this type of law include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.