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12-15-132
Section 12-15-132 Proceedings against children violating terms of probation or aftercare;
disposition of these children. (a) A child on probation or aftercare incident to an adjudication
as a delinquent child or a child in need of supervision who violates the terms of his or her
probation or aftercare may be proceeded against for a revocation of the order. (b) A proceeding
to revoke probation or aftercare shall be commenced by the filing of a petition entitled "petition
to revoke probation" or "petition to revoke aftercare." Except as otherwise
provided, these petitions shall be screened, reviewed, and prepared in the same manner and
shall contain the same information as provided in Sections 12-15-120 and 12-15-121. The petition
shall recite the date that the child was placed on probation or aftercare and shall state
the time and manner in which notice of the terms of probation or aftercare was given. (c)
Probation or aftercare revocation proceedings shall require clear and convincing...
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12-15-201
Section 12-15-201 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms and
phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) AVERAGE COST OF DETENTION. The average cost
of detention of children as determined from experience in Alabama and as computed by the Department
of Youth Services. (2) CONSENT DECREE. An order, entered after the filing of a delinquency
or child in need of supervision petition and before the entry of an adjudication order, suspending
the proceedings and placing the child under supervision pursuant to terms and conditions agreed
to between the child and his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and approved
by the juvenile court. (3) NONOFFENDER. A child who is subject to the jurisdiction of the
juvenile court for reasons other than the legally prohibited conduct of the child. (4) STATUS
OFFENDER. A status offender is an individual who has been charged with or adjudicated for
conduct that would not, pursuant to the law of the jurisdiction in which...
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12-15-102
Section 12-15-102 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases
have the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age or older. (2) AFTERCARE.
Conditions and supervision as the juvenile court orders after release from the Department
of Youth Services. (3) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18 years, or under 21 years of
age and before the juvenile court for a delinquency matter arising before that individual's
18th birthday, or under 19 years of age and before the juvenile court for a child in need
of supervision matter or commitment to the State Department of Mental Health or under 19 years
of age and before the juvenile court for a proceeding initiated under Section 12-15-115(b)(2).
Where a delinquency petition alleges that an individual, prior to the individual's 18th birthday,
has committed an offense for which there is no statute of limitation pursuant to Section
15-3-5, the term child also shall include the individual subject to the...
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12-15-207
Section 12-15-207 Filing of petition and conduct of hearing as to necessity for continuation
of detention or shelter care of a child; violation of probation and aftercare. (a) When a
child is not released from detention or shelter care as provided in Section 12-15-127,
a petition shall be filed and a hearing held within 72 hours of placement in detention or
shelter care, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays included, to determine probable cause and to
determine whether or not continued detention or shelter care is required. (b) Notice of the
detention or shelter care hearing, either verbal or written, stating the date, time, place,
and purpose of the hearing and the right to counsel shall be given by a juvenile probation
officer to the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian if they can be found and to the
child if the child is over 12 years of age . (c) At the commencement of the detention or shelter
care hearing, the juvenile court shall advise the parent, legal guardian, legal...
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12-15-211
Section 12-15-211 Suspension of proceedings and continuation of cases under terms and
conditions agreed to by parties. (a) The juvenile court may suspend delinquency or child in
need of supervision proceedings pursuant to a consent decree. The terms and conditions of
the consent decree shall be agreed to by the child and his or her parent, legal guardian,
or legal custodian. The consent decree shall be entered at any time after the filing of a
delinquency or child in need of supervision petition and before the entry of an adjudication
order. The child and his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be advised
of their rights, including the right to counsel. (b) Where an objection is made by the prosecutor,
the juvenile court, after considering the objection and the reasons therefor, shall proceed
to determine whether it is appropriate to enter a consent decree. (c) A consent decree shall
remain in force for six months unless the child is discharged sooner by the...
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12-15-107
Section 12-15-107 Juvenile probation officers - Duties of juvenile probation officers
generally; powers of juvenile probation officers as to taking into custody and placing in
shelter or detention care of children generally; procedure upon taking into custody of child
by juvenile probation officer generally. (a) For the purpose of carrying out the objectives
and purposes of this chapter and subject to the limitations of this chapter or imposed by
the juvenile court, a juvenile probation officer shall perform the following duties: (1) Make
investigations, reports, and recommendations to the juvenile court. (2) Serve as a juvenile
court intake officer when designated by the juvenile court judge. (3) Supervise and assist
a child placed on probation or aftercare by order of the juvenile court or other authority
of law until the terms of probation or aftercare expire or are otherwise terminated. (4) Make
appropriate referrals to other private or public departments or agencies of the...
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44-1-36
Section 44-1-36 Commitment of mentally ill or retarded youth to state hospital; discharge
of rehabilitated youth; release of youth into aftercare; termination or extension of orders
of commitment. (a) In the event a committed youth shall be diagnosed in writing as mentally
ill to the degree that said youth is unable to profit from the programs operated by the department
of youth services for the benefit of delinquent youth, the department may petition the proper
juvenile court for the commitment of the said youth to the state hospital for the mentally
ill. The diagnosis must be made by a person who is legally and professionally qualified under
the laws of Alabama to make such a diagnosis. (b) In the event a committed youth shall be
diagnosed in writing as mentally retarded to the degree that said youth is unable to profit
from the programs operated by the department for the benefit of delinquent youth, the department
may petition the proper juvenile court for the commitment of the said...
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12-15-314
Section 12-15-314 Dispositions for dependent children. (a) If a child is found to be
dependent, the juvenile court may make any of the following orders of disposition to protect
the welfare of the child: (1) Permit the child to remain with the parent, legal guardian,
or other legal custodian of the child, subject to conditions and limitations as the juvenile
court may prescribe. (2) Place the child under protective supervision under the Department
of Human Resources. (3) Transfer legal custody to any of the following: a. The Department
of Human Resources. b. A local public or private agency, organization, or facility willing
and able to assume the education, care, and maintenance of the child and which is licensed
by the Department of Human Resources or otherwise authorized by law to receive and provide
care for the child. c. A relative or other individual who, after study by the Department of
Human Resources, is found by the juvenile court to be qualified to receive and care for the...

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12-15-502
Section 12-15-502 Referral of multiple needs child case to county team. After the filing
of a petition alleging that a child is delinquent, dependent, or in need of supervision, or
after the filing of a petition seeking mental commitment of a minor or child pursuant to Article
4, the juvenile court, on its own motion or motion of a party, may refer the above-referenced
child to the county team for recommendation if the petition alleged or evidence reveals to
the juvenile court that the child may be a multiple needs child. If the case involves a child
in need of supervision, or a status offender as defined in subdivision (4) of Section
12-15-201, who is at imminent risk of being placed in the legal or physical custody of the
Department of Human Resources, the juvenile court shall refer the case to the county team.
This referral may occur prior to any hearing, or the juvenile court may suspend proceedings
during the hearing or prior to disposition to review the findings and...
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12-15-136
Section 12-15-136 Proceedings for sealing legal and social files and records of courts,
pertaining to certain persons and effect thereof. (a) On motion of a person who has been the
subject of a delinquency or child in need of supervision petition , the juvenile court may
order the sealing of the legal and social files and records of the juvenile court pertaining
to the person if it finds that: (1) Two years have elapsed since the final discharge of the
person from legal custody or supervision or two years after the entry of any other order of
the juvenile court not involving custody or supervision; and (2) The person has not been convicted
or adjudicated delinquent or a youthful offender of any felony or a misdemeanor involving
sexual offenses, drugs, weapons, or violence, or threats of violence, prior to the filing
of the motion and no proceeding is pending seeking the conviction or adjudication. (b) The
motion and the order may include the records, reports, or information specified...
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