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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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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12-15-105
Section 12-15-105 Exercise of authority by district attorneys in juvenile court proceedings
generally; assistance by district attorneys in the juvenile courts; representation of the
state by district attorneys in cases appealed from juvenile courts. (a) The district attorney
of the judicial circuit in which delinquency or child in need of supervision cases are filed
may exercise his or her authority in all delinquency and child in need of supervision cases
arising pursuant to this chapter. (b) The juvenile court may call upon the district attorney
to assist the juvenile court in any proceeding pursuant to this chapter. It shall be the duty
of the district attorney to render this assistance when so requested. (c) Notwithstanding
Title 36, the district attorney shall represent the state in all delinquency and child in
need of supervision cases appealed from the juvenile court. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,
§5-107; §12-15-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §1.)...
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12-15-116
Section 12-15-116 Original jurisdiction - Criminal. (a) A juvenile court shall have
exclusive original jurisdiction to try any individual committing any of the following offenses
while 18 years of age or older: (1) Contributing to the delinquency, in need of supervision,
or dependency of a child in violation of Section 12-15-111. (2) Opposing or interfering
with a juvenile probation officer or a representative of the Department of Human Resources
in violation of Section 12-15-112. (3) Violating any of the confidentiality provisions
of Sections 12-15-133, 12-15-134, 12-15-135, or 12-15-217. (4) Nonsupport in violation of
Section 13A-13-4. (5) Violating any of the juvenile sex offender provisions of Section
15-20A-27(b)(1). (6) Violating any of the provisions of the compulsory school attendance laws
in Section 16-28-12. (b) All criminal cases before the juvenile court shall be governed
by the laws relating thereto and shall be initiated by complaint made before a judge or magistrate...

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12-15-118
Section 12-15-118 Duties of juvenile court intake officers. A person employed by the
judicial branch of government who is designated by a juvenile court as a juvenile court intake
officer shall perform the following duties: (1) Receive and examine written complaints or
petitions, made under oath, of allegations of delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency
or concerning proceedings filed pursuant to Section 12-15-132. (2) Refer to the Department
of Human Resources for investigations, reports, and recommendations those complaints and allegations
of dependency or other appropriate matters and may refer to the Department of Human Resources
for investigations, reports, and recommendations those complaints on children in need of supervision.
(Act 2008-277, p. 441, §6.)...
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12-15-405
Section 12-15-405 Notice of hearing; appointment of counsel for the minor or child.
(a) When any minor or child against whom a petition has been filed seeking to commit the minor
or child to the custody of the department is initially brought before the juvenile court,
the juvenile court shall provide a copy of the petition and if requested, read the petition
to the minor or child and to his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and counsel,
and inform those persons verbally and in writing of the date, time, and place of the next
hearing to be held in regard to the minor or child, the purpose of the hearing, the rights
of the minor or child at the hearing, and the possible consequences of the hearing. (b) The
juvenile court shall appoint a child's attorney for the minor or child. The juvenile court
may appoint a guardian ad litem in addition to the child's attorney. No statement made or
act done by the minor or child in the presence of the juvenile court prior to the minor...

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12-15-114
Section 12-15-114 Original jurisdiction - Juvenile. (a) A juvenile court shall exercise
exclusive original jurisdiction of juvenile court proceedings in which a child is alleged
to have committed a delinquent act, to be dependent, or to be in need of supervision. A dependency
action shall not include a custody dispute between parents. Juvenile cases before the juvenile
court shall be initiated through the juvenile court intake office pursuant to this chapter.
(b) A juvenile court shall not have jurisdiction over any delinquent act committed by an individual
before his or her 18th birthday for which a petition has not been filed before the individual
reaches 21 years of age, except when the delinquent act is an offense having no statute of
limitation as provided in Section 15-3-5. (c) A juvenile court shall also exercise
exclusive original jurisdiction over each of the following: (1) Proceedings pursuant to the
Interstate Compact on Juveniles and the Interstate Compact on Placement of...
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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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12-15-313
Section 12-15-313 Ordering and preparation of report concerning a child and family;
ordering, conduct, and certification of findings of physical or mental examination of child
prior to hearing on petition generally; examination of parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian
after hearing where ability to care for or supervise child at issue. (a) After a petition
alleging dependency has been filed, the juvenile court may direct that a study and report
to the juvenile court be made by the Department of Human Resources with recommendations concerning
the child, his or her family, his or her environment, and other matters relevant to the need
for treatment or disposition of the case. (b) Where there are indications that the child may
be physically ill or a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, on its own
motion or motion of a party, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician,
psychiatrist, psychologist, or other qualified examiner under the...
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12-15-110
Section 12-15-110 Punishment for contempt of court of persons disobeying orders of the
juvenile court generally. (a) Subject to the laws relating to the procedures therefor and
the limitations thereon, the juvenile court may punish a person for contempt of court for
disobeying an order of the juvenile court or for obstructing or interfering with the proceedings
of the juvenile court or the enforcement of its orders. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions
of subsection (a), the juvenile court shall be limited in the actions it may take with respect
to a child violating the terms and conditions of the order of protective supervision as this
term is defined in subdivision (5) of Section 12-15-301, to those which the juvenile
court could have taken at the time of the original disposition of the juvenile court pursuant
to subsection (a) of Section 12-15-314. (c) A finding of indirect contempt not based
on a delinquency petition does not constitute an adjudication of delinquency. (Acts 1975,
No....
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