12-15-138
Section 12-15-138 Power of juvenile courts to enter protection or restraint ex parte order;
when order may be entered; purpose of order. The juvenile court, at any time after a dependency
petition has been filed, or on an emergency basis, may enter an order of protection or restraint
to protect the health or safety of a child subject to the proceeding. (Acts 1991, No. 91-661,
p. 1265, §1; §12-15-150; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §9.)...
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12-15-141
Section 12-15-141 Emergency ex parte orders authorized upon showing of verified evidence of
abuse or neglect; evidence required; hearing required within 72 hours of issuance of order.
The juvenile court may enter an ex parte order of protection or restraint on an emergency
basis, without prior notice and a hearing, upon a showing of verified written or verbal evidence
of abuse or neglect injurious to the health or safety of a child subject to a juvenile court
proceeding and the likelihood that the abuse or neglect will continue unless the order is
issued. If an emergency order is issued, a hearing, after notice, shall be held within 72
hours of the written evidence or the next judicial business day thereafter, to either dissolve,
continue, or modify the order. (Acts 1991, No. 91-661, p. 1265, §4; §12-15-153; amended
and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §9.)...
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12-15-701
Section 12-15-701 Definitions; applicability of prostitution statutes; procedures. (a) For
the purposes of this section, sexually exploited child shall mean an individual under the
age of 18 years who is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and who has been subjected
to sexual exploitation because he or she is any of the following: (1) A victim of the crime
of human trafficking sexual servitude as provided in Section 13A-6-150, et seq. (2) Engaged
in prostitution as provided in Section 13A-12-120 or 13A-12-121. (3) A victim of the crime
of promoting prostitution as provided in Section 13A-12-111, 13A-12-112, or 13A-12-113. (b)
A sexually exploited child may not be adjudicated delinquent or convicted of a crime of prostitution
as provided in Section 13A-12-120 or 13A-12-121, or any municipal ordinance prohibiting such
acts. (c) In any proceeding based upon a child's arrest for an act of prostitution, there
is a presumption that the child satisfies the definition of a sexually...
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12-15-139
Section 12-15-139 Requisites for order; notice and hearing; evidentiary standard; showing of
necessity to protect health or safety of child subject to a juvenile court proceeding, best
interests of the child. A protection or restraint order may be issued by the juvenile court,
after notice and a hearing, upon proper showing by a preponderance of the evidence that an
order is necessary to protect the health or safety of the child subject to a juvenile court
proceeding or is otherwise in the best interests of the child. (Acts 1991, No. 91-661, p.
1265, §2; §12-15-151; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §9.)...
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12-15-142
Section 12-15-142 Modification, extension, or termination of order after notice and hearing
for person subject thereto; findings required concerning best interests of the child subject
to a juvenile court proceeding. After notice and opportunity for a hearing afforded to a person
subject to a protection or restraint order, the order may be modified or extended for a further
specified period, or both, or may be terminated if the juvenile court finds that the best
interests of the child subject to a juvenile court proceeding will be served thereby. (Acts
1991, No. 91-661, p. 1265, §5; §12-15-154; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441,
§9.)...
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12-15-140
Section 12-15-140 Content of order; order may set forth reasonable conditions of behavior for
parents, persons responsible for care; enumeration of certain specific requirements which
may be included in order. (a) The protection or restraint order may set forth reasonable conditions
of behavior to be observed by a person who is a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or
other person legally responsible for the care of the child subject to a juvenile court proceeding,
or the spouse of the parent, or spouse of any other person legally responsible for the care
of the child, or relatives of any of the above, or residents of the home of the child, or
any other person. (b) The protection or restraint order, among other things, may require any
person or persons to do any of the following: (1) Stay away from the home in which the child
subject to a juvenile court proceeding resides, the family or the child. (2) Vacate the home
in which the child subject to a juvenile court proceeding...
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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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12-15-150
Section 12-15-150 Power of courts exercising juvenile jurisdiction to enter protection or restraint
order; when order may be entered; purpose of order. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED
AS SECTION 12-15-138 BY ACT 2008-277, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009. (Acts 1991, No. 91-661, p.
1265, §1.)...
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30-3B-102
Section 30-3B-102 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ABANDONED. Left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision.
(2) CHILD. An individual who has not attained 19 years of age. (3) CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.
A judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody,
or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial,
and modification order. The term does not include an order relating to child support or other
monetary obligation of an individual. (4) CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDING. A proceeding in a court
in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is an issue.
The term includes a proceeding for divorce, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship,
paternity, termination of parental rights, and protection from domestic violence, in which
the issue may appear. The term does not include a court...
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30-3C-2
Section 30-3C-2 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) ABDUCTION. The wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child. (2) CHILD. An unemancipated
individual who is less than 19 years of age. (3) CHILD-CUSTODY DETERMINATION. A judgment,
decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation
with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification
order. The term does not include an order relating to child support or other monetary obligation
of an individual. (4) CHILD-CUSTODY PROCEEDING. A court proceeding in which legal custody,
physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is at issue. The term includes a proceeding
for divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, paternity,
termination of parental rights, or protection from domestic violence. The term does not include
a court proceeding involving juvenile...
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