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16-28-21
Section 16-28-21 Juvenile court jurisdiction. The juvenile court of the county shall
have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all prosecutions or proceedings arising under
the provisions of this article against or concerning any parent, guardian or other person
having charge or control of a child, or against or concerning any child or other person for
the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this article and effecting its objects, and all
provisions of Chapter 15 of Title 12 shall apply to prosecutions or proceedings arising under
the provisions and terms of this article. (School Code 1927, §320; Code 1940, T. 52, §316.)...
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12-15-109
Section 12-15-109 Issuance of orders to parents for payment of court costs, fees of
attorneys, and expenses for support, treatment of children under the jurisdiction of the juvenile
court pursuant to this chapter; manner of payment; proceedings upon failure of parents to
pay amounts directed. If, after making a parent, or other person legally obligated to care
for and support a child, a party to the action pursuant to this chapter and the Alabama Rules
of Juvenile Procedure and after a hearing, the juvenile court finds that the parent or other
person is financially able to pay all or part of the court costs, as provided by law, attorney
fees, and expenses with respect to examination, treatment, care, detention, or support of
the child incurred from the commencement of the proceeding in carrying out this chapter, the
juvenile court shall order them to pay the same and may prescribe the manner of payment. Unless
otherwise ordered, payment shall be made to the clerk of the juvenile court...
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12-15-219
Section 12-15-219 Serious juvenile offenders; disposition; serious juvenile offender
review panel; facility and programs. (a) The juvenile court may find a child to be a serious
juvenile offender if: (1) The child is adjudicated delinquent and the delinquent act or acts
charged in the petition would constitute any of the following if committed by an adult: a.
A Class A felony. b. A felony resulting in serious physical injury as defined in subdivision
(14) of Section 13A-1-2. c. A felony involving deadly physical force as defined in
subdivision (6) of Section 13A-1-2; or a deadly weapon as defined in subdivision (7)
of Section 13A-1-2; or a dangerous instrument as defined in subdivision (5) of Section
13A-1-2. (2) The child has been adjudicated delinquent for an act which would constitute a
Class A or B felony or burglary in the third degree involving a residence and the child has
previously been adjudicated delinquent of two previous acts which would have been a Class
A or B felony or...
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12-15-121
Section 12-15-121 Form, contents, and execution of juvenile petitions. (a) A juvenile
petition alleging delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency may be signed by any
person 18 years of age or older, other than a juvenile court intake officer, who has knowledge
of the facts alleged or is informed of them and believes that they are true. However, the
person signing a dependency petition, in the petition or in an attached affidavit, shall give
information, if reasonably ascertainable, as required in Section 30-3B-209. (b) A petition
shall be entitled "In the matter of _____, a child" and shall be made under oath.
(c) The petition shall set forth with specificity all of the following: (1) The facts which
bring the child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the facts constituting the alleged
dependency, delinquency, or need of supervision and the facts showing that the child is in
need of supervision, treatment, rehabilitation, care, or the protection of the state, as the...
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12-15-128
Section 12-15-128 Authority and criteria for continuation of detention or shelter care
of children taken into custody beyond 72 hours. (a) An allegedly delinquent child, dependent
child, or child in need of supervision lawfully taken into custody shall immediately be released,
upon the ascertainment of the necessary facts, to the care, custody, and control of the parent,
legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child, unless the juvenile court or juvenile court intake officer, subject
to the limitations in Section 12-15-208, finds any of the following: (1) The child
has no parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child. (2) The release of the child would present a clear and substantial
threat of a serious nature to the person or property of others and where the child is alleged
to be delinquent. (3) The release of the child would present a...
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12-15-204
Section 12-15-204 Acts for which person who has attained age 16 shall be charged, arrested,
and tried as adult; removal of person from jurisdiction of juvenile court. (a) Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, any person who has attained the age of 16 years at the time of
the conduct charged and who is charged with the commission of any act or conduct, which if
committed by an adult would constitute any of the following, shall not be subject to the jurisdiction
of juvenile court but shall be charged, arrested, and tried as an adult: (1) A capital offense.
(2) A Class A felony. (3) A felony which has as an element thereof the use of a deadly weapon.
(4) A felony which has as an element thereof the causing of death or serious physical injury.
(5) A felony which has as an element thereof the use of a dangerous instrument against any
person who is one of the following: a. A law enforcement officer or official. b. A correctional
officer or official. c. A parole or probation officer or...
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12-15-212
Section 12-15-212 Conduct of delinquency and child in need of supervision hearings.
(a) If the allegations are denied, the juvenile court shall proceed to hear evidence on the
petition. If the juvenile court finds on proof beyond a reasonable doubt, based upon competent,
material, and relevant evidence, that the child committed the acts by reason of which the
child is alleged to be delinquent or in need of supervision, the juvenile court shall record
its findings and proceed to determine whether the child is in need of care or rehabilitation.
If the juvenile court finds that the allegations in the petition have not been established,
the juvenile court shall dismiss the petition and order the child discharged from any detention
or temporary care, theretofore ordered in the proceedings. (b) If the child admits to the
allegations contained in the petition, the juvenile court shall record its findings and proceed
to determine whether the child is in need of care or rehabilitation. (c) When...
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12-15-108
Section 12-15-108 Liability of counties for expenses of maintenance and care of children
under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to this chapter; reimbursement. Except
as otherwise provided in this chapter, all expenses necessary or appropriate to the carrying
out of the purposes and intent of this chapter and all expenses of maintenance and care of
children under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to this chapter that may be
incurred by order of the juvenile court in carrying out the provisions and intent of this
chapter (except costs paid by parents, legal guardians, legal custodians, or trustees and
court costs as provided by law) shall be valid charges and preferred claims against the county
. These claims shall be paid by the county treasurer when itemized and sworn to by the creditor
or other persons knowing the facts in the case and when approved by the juvenile court. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a municipality shall reimburse the county the actual...
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12-15-131
Section 12-15-131 Issuance of orders restraining conduct of parties to proceedings.
In any proceeding commenced pursuant to this chapter, on motion of the juvenile court or on
motion of a party, the juvenile court may make an order restraining the conduct of any party
over whom the juvenile court has obtained jurisdiction, if all of the following occur: (1)
An order of disposition of a delinquent child, dependent child, or a child in need of supervision
has been made in a proceeding pursuant to this chapter. (2) The juvenile court finds that
the conduct of the party is or may be detrimental or harmful to the delinquent child, dependent
child, or child in need of supervision and will tend to defeat the execution of the order
of disposition made. (3) Notice of the motion and the grounds therein and an opportunity to
be heard thereon have been given to the party against whom the order is directed. (Acts 1975,
No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-141; §12-15-73; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277,...
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12-15-316
Section 12-15-316 Modification, extension, or termination of orders of custody or protective
supervision generally. An order awarding legal custody or an order of protective supervision
made by the juvenile court in the case of a child may be modified, terminated, or extended
on motion by any of the following: (1) A child, whose legal custody has been transferred to
a department, institution, agency, or person, requesting the juvenile court for a modification
or termination of the order, alleging that the child is no longer dependent or that protective
supervision is no longer necessary. (2) A department, institution, agency, or person vested
with legal custody or responsibility for protective supervision, requesting the juvenile court
for a modification, an extension, or a termination of the order on the grounds that this action
is in the best interests of the child. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §18.)...
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