12-15-120
Section 12-15-120 Cases initiated by filing of petitions by juvenile court intake officers.
(a) Delinquency, child in need of supervision, and dependency cases and proceedings pursuant
to Section 12-15-132 before the juvenile court shall be initiated by the filing of
a petition by the juvenile court intake officer who shall receive verified complaints and
proceed thereon pursuant to rules of procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of Alabama. (b)
A petition alleging that a child is a delinquent child, dependent child, or a child in need
of supervision shall not be filed by a juvenile court intake officer unless the juvenile court
intake officer has determined and endorsed upon the petition that the juvenile court has subject
matter jurisdiction and venue over the case and that the filing of the petition is in the
best interests of the public and the child. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-114; §12-15-50;
amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)...
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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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12-15-121
Section 12-15-121 Form, contents, and execution of juvenile petitions. (a) A juvenile
petition alleging delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency may be signed by any
person 18 years of age or older, other than a juvenile court intake officer, who has knowledge
of the facts alleged or is informed of them and believes that they are true. However, the
person signing a dependency petition, in the petition or in an attached affidavit, shall give
information, if reasonably ascertainable, as required in Section 30-3B-209. (b) A petition
shall be entitled "In the matter of _____, a child" and shall be made under oath.
(c) The petition shall set forth with specificity all of the following: (1) The facts which
bring the child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the facts constituting the alleged
dependency, delinquency, or need of supervision and the facts showing that the child is in
need of supervision, treatment, rehabilitation, care, or the protection of the state, as 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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12-15-115
Section 12-15-115 Original jurisdiction - Civil. (a) A juvenile court shall also exercise
original jurisdiction of the following civil proceedings: (1) Removal of disabilities of nonage
pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 26. (2) Proceedings for judicial consent for a person under
the respective legal age to marry, to be employed, withdraw from school, or enlist in military
service when this consent is required by law. (3) Proceedings for the commitment of a minor
or child with mental illness or an intellectual disability to the Department of Mental Health,
as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 12-15-401). (4) Proceedings for the
adoption of a child when these proceedings have been transferred from probate court as provided
by law. (5) Proceedings for waiver of parental consent for a minor to have an abortion pursuant
to Chapter 21 of Title 26. (6) Proceedings to establish parentage of a child pursuant to the
Alabama Uniform Parentage Act, Chapter 17 of Title 26. (7)...
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12-15-208
Section 12-15-208 Facilities to be used for detention or shelter care of children generally;
when child may be detained in jail or other facility for detention of adults; notification
of juvenile court, when child received at facility for detention of adult offenders or persons
charged with crimes; development of statewide system; Department of Youth Services to subsidize
detention in regional facilities, may contract for detention; transfer of child to detention
facility, when case transferred from juvenile court for criminal prosecution. (a) Persons
who shall not be detained or confined in secure custody include all of the following: (1)
STATUS OFFENDERS. Effective October 1, 2009, status offenders, as defined in this article,
shall not be detained or confined in secure custody, except that a status offender who is
charged with or who commits a violation of a valid court order may be detained in secure custody
in a juvenile detention facility for up to 72 hours in any six-month...
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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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12-15-119
Section 12-15-119 Informal adjustment of certain cases prior to filing of juvenile petition.
After a verified complaint has been filed and before a petition alleging delinquency or in
need of supervision is filed, the juvenile court intake officer, subject to the direction
of the juvenile court, may give counsel and advice to the parties for the purpose of an informal
adjustment pursuant to rules of procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of Alabama. (Acts 1975,
No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-116; §12-15-51; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)...

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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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12-15-128
Section 12-15-128 Authority and criteria for continuation of detention or shelter care
of children taken into custody beyond 72 hours. (a) An allegedly delinquent child, dependent
child, or child in need of supervision lawfully taken into custody shall immediately be released,
upon the ascertainment of the necessary facts, to the care, custody, and control of the parent,
legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child, unless the juvenile court or juvenile court intake officer, subject
to the limitations in Section 12-15-208, finds any of the following: (1) The child
has no parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child. (2) The release of the child would present a clear and substantial
threat of a serious nature to the person or property of others and where the child is alleged
to be delinquent. (3) The release of the child would present a...
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