12-15-122
Section 12-15-122 Issuance and service of summonses generally; waiver of service of
summonses. (a) After a petition alleging delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency
has been filed, the juvenile court shall direct the issuance of summonses to be directed to
the child if he or she is 12 or more years of age, to the parents, legal guardian, or other
legal custodian, and to other persons who appear to the juvenile court to be proper or necessary
parties to the proceedings, requiring them to appear personally before the juvenile court
at the time fixed to answer or testify as to the allegations of the petition. Where the legal
custodian is summoned, the parent or legal guardian, or both, shall also be served with a
summons. (b) A copy of the petition shall be attached to each summons. (c) The summons shall
direct the parents, legal guardian, or other legal custodian having the custody or control
of the child to bring him or her to the hearing. (d) An adult who is a party may...
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30-3-63
Section 30-3-63 Filing fees and costs. (a) When a petition seeking an order of income
withholding as provided in subsection (a) of Section 30-3-62 is initiated in any case
which does not arise pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, there shall be collected,
by the clerk of the court, the filing fee prescribed for other civil cases, generally, as
set forth in Section 12-19-71 and other applicable statutes. The fee shall be collected
by the clerk at the time the proceeding is initiated and shall be disbursed as provided in
Section 12-19-72 and other appropriate provisions of law. Provided, that when representing
or otherwise acting on behalf of the obligee neither the State of Alabama nor any agency thereof,
nor any person whom the court finds incapable of payment, upon execution of an affidavit of
substantial hardship, as provided in Section 12-19-70, shall be required to pay the
fees prescribed by this subsection. The court may order all costs taxed against the obligor
to...
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12-15-206
Section 12-15-206 Transfer of delinquent and child in need of supervision proceedings
between juvenile courts within the state. If a child resides in a county of the state and
the delinquency or child in need of supervision proceeding is commenced in a juvenile court
of another county, the juvenile court in the county in which the proceeding was commenced,
on its own motion or a motion of a party and after consultation with the receiving juvenile
court, may transfer the proceeding to the county of the residence of the child for such further
action or proceedings as the juvenile court receiving the transfer may deem proper. A transfer
may also be made if the residence of the child changes pending the proceeding. The proceeding
shall be so transferred if the child has been adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision
and other proceedings involving the child are pending in the juvenile court of the county
of his or her residence. Certified copies of all legal and social records...
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12-15-409
Section 12-15-409 Role of attorney as advocate; designation of facilities. (a) An attorney
representing the state, any county, or municipality or the Department of Youth Services or
the Department of Human Resources or an attorney representing the person or persons filing
a petition to have a minor or child committed may serve as the advocate in support of the
petition to commit in all matters regarding the petition. (b) At the final hearing upon a
petition seeking to commit a minor or child to the custody of the department on the basis
that the minor or child is mentally ill, the juvenile court may grant the petition if clear
and convincing evidence proves all of the following: (1) That the minor or child sought to
be committed is mentally ill. (2) That, as a consequence of the mental illness, the minor
or child poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself, herself, or to others.
(3) That the threat of substantial harm has been evidenced by a recent overt act. (4)...
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30-3B-311
Section 30-3B-311 Warrant to take physical custody of child. (a) Upon the filing of
a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a
verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if
the child is imminently likely to suffer serious physical harm or be removed from this state.
(b) If the court, upon the testimony of the petitioner or other witness, finds that the child
is imminently likely to suffer serious physical harm or be removed from this state, it may
issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child. The petition must be heard within 72
hours after the warrant is executed unless impossible. In that event, the court shall hold
the hearing on the next judicial day. The application for the warrant must include the statements
required by Section 30-3B-308(b). (c) A warrant to take physical custody of a child
must: (1) Recite the facts upon which a conclusion of imminent serious physical harm or...

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12-15-125
Section 12-15-125 Taking into custody of children generally. (a) A child or minor may
be taken into custody for any of the following reasons: (1) Pursuant to an order of the juvenile
court. (2) By a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the child
or minor has run away from a juvenile detention, residential, shelter, or other care facility.
(3) By a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the child or minor
is suffering from an illness or injury or is in immediate danger from the surroundings of
the child or minor and that the immediate removal of the child or minor from those surroundings
is necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the child or minor. (b) In addition
to the grounds listed in subsection (a), a child may also be taken into custody for any of
the following reasons: (1) By a law enforcement officer for an alleged delinquent act pursuant
to the laws of arrest; (2) By a law enforcement officer who has...
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12-15-130
Section 12-15-130 Ordering, conduct, and certification of findings of mental and physical
examinations of children; minors or children believed to be individuals with a mental illness
or an intellectual disability; treatment or care for children; payment; authority to order
emergency medical care for children. (a) Where there are indications that a child may be physically
ill, a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, or an evaluation of a child
is needed to help determine issues of competency to understand judicial proceedings, mental
state at the time of the offense, or the ability of the child to assist his or her attorney,
the juvenile court, on its own motion or motion by the prosecutor, or that of the child's
attorney or guardian ad litem for the child, may order the child to be examined at a suitable
place by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other qualified examiner, under the supervision
of a physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist who shall certify...
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12-15-303
Section 12-15-303 Transfer of dependency proceedings between juvenile courts within
the state. (a) If a dependency proceeding is commenced in a county other than the county of
the residence of the child, the juvenile court in which the proceedings were commenced, on
its own motion or a motion of a party and after consultation with the receiving juvenile court,
may transfer the proceeding before or after adjudication to the county of the residence of
the child for the purpose of adjudication, disposition, supervision, or review as mandated
by federal and state law for children in foster care or in the custody of the state, or any
combination thereof. (b) For purposes of this section, county of the residence of the
child means the county in which the child and legal custodian have established legal residence
or have resided for six or more months of a calendar year. This term shall not include placements
by a state department or agency. (c) Certified copies of all legal and social...
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12-15-503
Section 12-15-503 Recommendation by county team; decision by juvenile court of multiple
needs child. (a) Within 21 days of receipt of a juvenile court referral or within another
time specified by the juvenile court, the county team shall present to the juvenile court
a plan of services addressing the needs of the child referred to the county team and the respective
responsibilities of departments, agencies, and organizations composing this county team. Upon
receipt of this plan, the juvenile court may find the child a multiple needs child. When the
juvenile court finds it is in the best interests of the multiple needs child, the juvenile
court may order the use of any dispositional alternative or service available for dependent
children, delinquent children, or children in need of supervision, children who are emotionally
disturbed, children with an intellectual disability or mental illness, or children who need
specialized educational services, or children who need health services, or...
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15-12-21
Section 15-12-21 Appointment and compensation of counsel - Trial court. (a) If it appears
to the trial court that an indigent defendant is entitled to counsel, that the indigent defendant
does not expressly waive the right to assistance of counsel, and that the indigent defendant
is not able financially or otherwise to obtain the assistance of counsel through another indigent
defense system for the circuit, the court shall appoint counsel to represent and assist the
defendant. It shall be the duty of the appointed counsel, as an officer of the court and as
a member of the bar, to represent and assist the indigent defendant to the best of his or
her ability. (b) If it appears to the trial court in a delinquency case, need of supervision
case, or other judicial proceeding in which a juvenile is a party, that the juvenile is entitled
to counsel and that the juvenile is not able financially or otherwise to obtain the assistance
of counsel or that appointed counsel is otherwise required by...
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