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12-15-129
Section 12-15-129 Conduct of hearings generally. All hearings pursuant to this chapter shall
be conducted by the juvenile court without a jury and separate from other proceedings. The
general public shall be excluded from delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency hearings
and only the parties, their counsel, witnesses, and other persons requested by a party shall
be admitted. Other persons as the juvenile court finds to have a proper interest in the case
or in the work of the juvenile court may be admitted by the juvenile court on condition that
the persons refrain from divulging any information which would identify the child under the
jurisdiction of the juvenile court or family involved. If the juvenile court finds that it
is in the best interests of the child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the child
may be temporarily excluded from the hearings, except while allegations of delinquency or
in need of supervision are being heard. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,...
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12-15-318
Section 12-15-318 Service of process. (a) Except as otherwise provided by the Alabama Rules
of Juvenile Procedure and this section, service of process of termination of parental rights
actions shall be made in accordance with the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (b) If service
of process has not been completed within 45 days of the filing of the termination of parental
rights petition, the petitioner shall request service by publication. (c) Service of process
by publication may not be ordered by the juvenile court unless at least one of the following
conditions is met: (1) The child who is the subject of the proceedings was abandoned in the
state, or (2) The state or private department or agency having custody of the child has established,
by evidence presented to the juvenile court, that the absent parent or parents are avoiding
service of process or their whereabouts are unknown and cannot be ascertained with reasonable
diligence. (d) Service shall be made by publication in a...
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12-15-106
Section 12-15-106 Juvenile court referees' qualifications and appointment; conduct of hearings
of cases by juvenile court referees; transmission of findings and recommendations for disposition
of juvenile court referees to juvenile court judges; provision of notice and written copies
of findings and recommendations of juvenile court referees to parties; rehearing of cases
by juvenile court judges; when findings and recommendations of juvenile court referees become
decree of the juvenile court. (a) Appointment of Referees. The Administrative Director of
Courts may authorize one or more referee positions in any judicial circuit on either a full-time
or a part-time basis upon submission of a written request by the presiding juvenile court
judge and upon consideration of funding and the juvenile and child-support caseload in the
circuit. Once the Administrative Director of Courts approves the request, the presiding judge
of the juvenile court may appoint an attorney the judge believes to...
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16-28-14
Section 16-28-14 Habitual truant. In case any child becomes an habitual truant, or because
of irregular attendance or misconduct has become a menace to the best interest of the school
which he is attending or should attend, and the parent, guardian or other person files a written
statement in court as provided in Section 16-28-13, stating that he is unable to control such
child, the attendance officer must file a complaint before the judge of the juvenile court
of the county, alleging the facts, whereupon such child must be proceeded against in the juvenile
court for the purpose of ascertaining whether such child is a dependent, neglected or delinquent
child. (School Code 1927, §307; Code 1940, T. 52, §304.)...
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30-3B-308
Section 30-3B-308 Expedited enforcement of child custody determination. (a) A petition under
this article must be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of
any order confirming registration must be attached to the petition. A copy of a certified
copy of an order may be attached instead of the original. (b) A petition for enforcement of
a child custody determination must state: (1) Whether the court that issued the determination
identified the jurisdictional basis it relied upon in exercising jurisdiction and, if so,
what the basis was; (2) Whether the determination for which enforcement is sought has been
vacated, stayed, or modified by a court whose decision must be enforced under this chapter
and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding; (3) Whether
any proceeding has been commenced that could affect the current proceeding, including proceedings
relating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental...
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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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12-15-213
Section 12-15-213 Children charged with delinquent acts or alleged to be in need of supervision
to be accorded privilege against self-incrimination; admissibility in evidence of extrajudicial
statements of children and evidence illegally seized or obtained; double jeopardy. (a) A child
charged with a delinquent act or who is alleged to be in need of supervision shall be accorded
the rights and privileges afforded by the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901. (b) An extrajudicial statement which would be constitutionally inadmissible
in a criminal proceeding may not be received in evidence over objection. Evidence illegally
seized or obtained may not be received in evidence over objection to establish the allegations
against the child. An extrajudicial admission or confession made by the child out of court
is insufficient to support a finding that the child committed the acts alleged in the petition
unless it is corroborated by other evidence. (c)...
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30-3-60
Section 30-3-60 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) CLERK OF THE COURT. Any circuit court clerk, district court clerk or juvenile
court clerk, or their employees, with responsibility for docketing or otherwise carrying out
the court's clerical duties in regard to domestic relations matters, support and nonsupport
cases, including the receipt and disbursement of support payments. (2) COURT. Any juvenile
or family court division of the circuit or district court in the county where the mother of
the child resides or is found, in the county where the father resides or is found, or in the
county where the child resides or is found and, in the case of a petition seeking a divorce
or legal separation, a petition seeking a modification of support previously ordered under
a divorce decree or a petition seeking a contempt citation for failure to pay support previously
ordered under a divorce decree, the circuit court or the domestic...
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30-3-62
Section 30-3-62 Who may petition for withholding order; withholding on existing support orders;
filing with clerk; service; hearing; issuance of order; contents; when order takes effect;
entry of support and withholding orders by different courts; termination of withholding. (a)
Section 8-5-21 to the contrary notwithstanding, and in addition to and independent of any
other remedy provided by law for the enforcement of support, the obligee, district attorney,
or representative of the Department of Human Resources may file with a court of this state,
as defined in this article, a petition seeking an order of income withholding. Additionally,
for all existing support orders issued in the State of Alabama that do not provide for income
withholding and upon the filing of an application for support services by the obligee with
the department, the department shall petition the court for an income withholding order pursuant
to this section. The obligee, district attorney, or representative of...
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12-15-217
Section 12-15-217 Notice of delinquent acts. (a) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of Section
12-15-133, written notice that a child enrolled in a school, kindergarten to grade 12, has
been found delinquent of an act which if committed by an adult would be a Class A or B felony
or any other crime, at the discretion of the juvenile court, shall be provided within seven
days to the superintendent of the school district of attendance, or, if the child attends
a private school, to the principal of the school. The juvenile court shall provide the notice
using whatever method it deems appropriate or otherwise as decided by the Administrative Office
of Courts. The prosecutor may recommend to the juvenile court that notice be given to the
school for any delinquent act. Written notice shall include only the offenses, enumerated
by the appropriate code section and brief description, found to have been committed by the
child and the disposition of the case involving the child. Where applicable, this...
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