13A-10-30
Section 13A-10-30 Definitions. (a) The definitions contained in Section 13A-10-1 are applicable in this article unless the context requires otherwise. (b) The following definitions are also applicable to this article: (1) CUSTODY. A restraint or detention by a public servant pursuant to a lawful arrest, conviction or order of court, but does not include mere supervision of probation or parole, or constraint incidental to release on bail. (2) DETENTION FACILITY. Any place used for the confinement, pursuant to law, of a person: a. Charged with or convicted of a criminal offense; or b. Charged with being or adjudicated a youthful offender, or a neglected minor or juvenile delinquent; or c. Held for extradition; or d. Otherwise confined pursuant to an order of court. (3) PENAL FACILITY. Any security correctional institution for the confinement of persons arrested for, charged with or convicted of a criminal offense, including but not limited to the following security facilities: the state...
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30-3-110
Section 30-3-110 Civil action for order of retroactive support. There is hereby created a civil action to establish an order of retroactive support which may be brought against a non-supporting parent who has a duty to support as the legal parent of a child or children but has failed to provide support. The action may be brought by the parent or guardian with physical or legal custody who is providing the actual care and support for the child or may be brought by the Department of Human Resources pursuant to the provisions of Section 38-10-1 et seq. An action under this section can be brought only if support has not previously been ordered pursuant to a divorce or other action in this or any other jurisdiction. (Acts 1994, No. 94-213, p. 298, §1.)...
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12-15-115
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) Proceedings to establish, modify, or enforce support, visitation, or custody when a juvenile court previously has established parentage. (8) Proceedings to establish, modify, or enforce child and spousal support, or both, in cases brought pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, including the Alabama Uniform Interstate...
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14-11-30
Section 14-11-30 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CUSTODY. Any of the following: a. Pretrial incarceration or detention. b. Incarceration or detention under a sentence or commitment to a state or local penal institution, any detention facility for children or youthful offenders. c. Parole or mandatory supervised release. d. Electronic home detention. e. Parole or probation. (2) EMPLOYEE. An employee or contractual employee of any governmental agency of the state, county, or municipality that has by statute, ordinance, or court order the responsibility for the care, control, or supervision of pretrial or sentenced persons in a penal system or detention facility. (3) SEXUAL CONDUCT. Any of the following acts: a. Sexual intercourse. This term shall have its ordinary meaning and occurs upon a penetration, however slight; emission is not required. b. Sexual contact. Any known touching for the purpose of sexual arousal,...
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26-14-7.2
Section 26-14-7.2 Child denied medical treatment due to parents' religious beliefs. (a) When an investigation of child abuse or neglect by the Department of Human Resources determines that a parent or legal guardian legitimately practicing his or her religious beliefs has not provided specific medical treatment for a child, the parent or legal guardian shall not be considered a negligent parent or guardian for that reason alone. This exception shall not preclude a court from ordering that medical services be provided to the child when the child's health requires it. (b) The department may, in any case, pursue any legal remedies, including the initiation of legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, as may be necessary to provide medical care or treatment for a child when the care or treatment is necessary to prevent or remedy serious harm to the child, or to prevent the withholding of medically indicated treatments from infants with disabilities and with life-threatening...
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30-4-59
Section 30-4-59 Suspension of sentence; order of payment of support for wife or children; release of defendant on probation; bond. At the trial on an entry of a plea of guilty, or after conviction and after judgment and sentence has been imposed, as provided in this article, the judge of the juvenile court in the first instance, or the judge of the circuit court on appeal and trial de novo, may, in his discretion, suspend such judgment and sentence, and, having regard to the circumstances and to the financial ability or earning capacity of the defendant, may make an order, which shall be subject to change by the judge of the juvenile court, from time to time, as circumstances may require, directing the defendant to pay a certain sum periodically to the clerk of the juvenile court for the use of the defendant's wife or for the use of his wife and child or children, or for the use of his child or children, and to release the said defendant from custody on probation, upon his entering...
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12-15-305
Section 12-15-305 Right to counsel for petitioners or respondent parents, legal guardians, or legal custodians in dependency proceedings. THIS SECTION WAS CREATED BY ACT 2008-277 IN THE 2008 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009. (a) Upon request and a finding of indigency, the juvenile court may appoint an attorney to represent the petitioner and may order recoupment of the fees of the attorney to be paid to the State of Alabama. (b) In dependency and termination of parental rights cases, the respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be informed of his or her right to be represented by counsel and, if the juvenile court determines that he or she is indigent, counsel shall be appointed where the respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian is unable for financial reasons to retain his or her own counsel. (Act 2008-277, §18.)...
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12-15-410
Section 12-15-410 Evidence in commitment proceedings for minor and child with an intellectual disability. (a) At the final hearing upon a petition seeking to commit a minor or child to the department on the basis that the minor or child is a person with an intellectual disability, the juvenile court may grant the petition if clear and convincing evidence proves all of the following: (1) The minor or child sought to be committed is a person with an intellectual disability. (2) The minor or child is not mildly retarded, as defined by the department. (3) The minor or child, if allowed to remain in the community, is likely to cause serious injury to himself, herself, or others, or that adequate care, rehabilitation, and training opportunities are available only at a facility provided by the department. (b) Upon these findings, the juvenile court shall enter an order setting forth the findings, and may order the minor or child committed to the custody of the department. (c) The commissioner...
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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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15-20A-26
Section 15-20A-26 Juvenile sex offender - Treatment; risk assessment. (a) Upon adjudication of delinquency for a sex offense, a juvenile sex offender shall be required to receive sex offender treatment by a sex offender treatment program or provider approved by the Department of Youth Services. (b) Upon completion of sex offender treatment, the juvenile sex offender shall be required to undergo a sex offender risk assessment. The treatment provider shall provide a copy of the risk assessment to the sentencing court, the prosecuting attorney, and the juvenile probation office not less than 60 days prior to the projected release of the juvenile sex offender from a facility where the juvenile sex offender does not have unsupervised access to the public or immediately upon completion of the risk assessment if the juvenile sex offender is not in a facility where the juvenile sex offender does not have unsupervised access to the public. (c) Upon receiving the risk assessment, the juvenile...
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