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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12-15-126
Section 12-15-126 Issuance of pick-up order for taking into custody. If it appears from a sworn
statement, written or verbal, presented to the juvenile court that a child needs to be placed
in detention or shelter or other care, the juvenile court may issue a pick-up order that a
law enforcement officer or other person authorized by this chapter shall at once take the
child into custody and take him or her to the place of detention or shelter or other care
designated by the juvenile court. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-120; §12-15-57; amended
and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)...
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12-15-131
Section 12-15-131 Issuance of orders restraining conduct of parties to proceedings. In any
proceeding commenced pursuant to this chapter, on motion of the juvenile court or on motion
of a party, the juvenile court may make an order restraining the conduct of any party over
whom the juvenile court has obtained jurisdiction, if all of the following occur: (1) An order
of disposition of a delinquent child, dependent child, or a child in need of supervision has
been made in a proceeding pursuant to this chapter. (2) The juvenile court finds that the
conduct of the party is or may be detrimental or harmful to the delinquent child, dependent
child, or child in need of supervision and will tend to defeat the execution of the order
of disposition made. (3) Notice of the motion and the grounds therein and an opportunity to
be heard thereon have been given to the party against whom the order is directed. (Acts 1975,
No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-141; §12-15-73; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277,...
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12-15-219
Section 12-15-219 Serious juvenile offenders; disposition; serious juvenile offender review
panel; facility and programs. (a) The juvenile court may find a child to be a serious juvenile
offender if: (1) The child is adjudicated delinquent and the delinquent act or acts charged
in the petition would constitute any of the following if committed by an adult: a. A Class
A felony. b. A felony resulting in serious physical injury as defined in subdivision (14)
of Section 13A-1-2. c. A felony involving deadly physical force as defined in subdivision
(6) of Section 13A-1-2; or a deadly weapon as defined in subdivision (7) of Section 13A-1-2;
or a dangerous instrument as defined in subdivision (5) of Section 13A-1-2. (2) The child
has been adjudicated delinquent for an act which would constitute a Class A or B felony or
burglary in the third degree involving a residence and the child has previously been adjudicated
delinquent of two previous acts which would have been a Class A or B felony or...
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12-15-407
Section 12-15-407 Probable cause hearings for temporary confinement of the minor or child.
(a) If the juvenile court finds it necessary to temporarily confine or restrain the minor
or child, pending final hearing upon a petition for mental commitment of the minor or child
in the custody of any person, department, or agency other than his or her parent, legal guardian,
or legal custodian, the juvenile court at the time the confinement is ordered shall set the
matter for a hearing within seven days to determine if probable cause exists that the minor
or child should be committed. At the probable cause hearing, the juvenile court shall determine
if it is necessary to continue the restraint or confinement pending the final hearing. (b)
Upon a finding of probable cause that the minor or child should be committed, the juvenile
court shall enter an order so stating and setting the date, time, and place of the hearing
on the merits of the petition. (c) The final hearing shall be held on the...
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12-15-104
Section 12-15-104 Advisory boards. (a) The presiding juvenile court judge may appoint not less
than five nor more than 25 citizens of the county, known for their interest in the welfare
of children, who shall serve without compensation, to constitute and be the advisory board
of the juvenile court in matters relating to the welfare of children. The membership of the
advisory board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban or rural,
and economic diversity of the county. The advisory board shall organize by electing officers
and by adopting bylaws, rules, and regulations for its government as it shall deem best for
the purposes of this chapter. The board shall hold office at the pleasure of the juvenile
court or of the judge thereof. (b) The duties of the advisory board shall be as follows: (1)
To assist the juvenile court in securing the services of volunteer juvenile probation officers
when the services of those officers shall be deemed necessary or...
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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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12-15-206
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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12-15-402
Section 12-15-402 Authority and procedure. (a) The state, any county, any municipality, or
any governmental department or agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Human
Resources or the Department of Youth Services, or any person, including a parent, legal guardian,
or legal custodian, may file a petition in the juvenile court to have any minor or child,
as defined in this chapter, committed to the custody of the department on the basis that the
minor or child is an individual with a mental illness or intellectual disability and, as a
consequence of that mental illness or intellectual disability, poses a real and present threat
of substantial harm to self or to others. (b) The petition shall be verified and filed in
the county in which the minor or child is located or resides, petitioning the juvenile court
to commit the minor or child to the custody of the department. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,
§5-137; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-928; §12-15-90; amended and...
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12-15-404
Section 12-15-404 Service of the petition. Service of the petition upon the minor or child
sought to be committed and upon his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall
be as provided in this chapter for service on minors and children generally or as otherwise
provided by rules of court promulgated by the Supreme Court of Alabama. (Act 2008-277, p.
441, §23.)...
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