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15-22-1.1
Section 15-22-1.1 Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Whereas: The Interstate
Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937, it is the
earliest corrections "compact" established among the states and has not been amended
since its adoption over 62 years ago; Whereas: This compact is the only vehicle for the controlled
movement of adult parolees and probationers across state lines, and it currently has jurisdiction
over more than a quarter of a million offenders; Whereas: The complexities of the compact
have become more difficult to administer, and many jurisdictions have expanded supervision
expectations to include currently unregulated practices such as victim input, victim notification
requirements, and sex offender registration; Whereas: After hearings, national surveys, and
a detailed study by a task force appointed by the National Institute of Corrections, the overwhelming
recommendation has been to amend the document to bring about...
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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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38-12-32
Section 38-12-32 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) CAREGIVER. An individual 21 years of age or older, other than a child's parent,
legal guardian, or legal custodian who is an approved foster parent, who is a relative of
the child, and who has been providing care and support for the child while the child has been
residing in the caregiver's home for at least the last six consecutive months while in the
legal custody of the Department of Human Resources, a designated official for a child-placing
agency, or a successor guardian. (2) CHILD. An individual under 18 years of age who is in
foster care with the caregiver and over whom a court has exercised continuing jurisdiction.
(3) COURT. The juvenile court. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Human Resources. (5) KINSHIP
GUARDIAN. A caregiver who is willing to assume care of a child because of parental incapacity
of a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other dependency...
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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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12-25-2
Section 12-25-2 Purpose. (a) The purposes of the commission shall be to review existing sentence
structure, including laws, policies, and practices, and to determine and recommend to the
Legislature and Supreme Court changes regarding the criminal code, criminal procedures, and
other aspects of sentencing policies and practices appropriate for the state which: (1) Secure
the public safety of the state by providing a swift and sure response to the commission of
crime. (2) Establish an effective, fair, and efficient sentencing system for Alabama adult
and juvenile criminal offenders which provides certainty in sentencing, maintains judicial
discretion and sufficient flexibility to permit individualized sentencing as warranted by
mitigating or aggravating factors, and avoids unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants
with like criminal records who have been found guilty of similar criminal conduct. Where there
is disparity, it should be rational and not related, for example, to...
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15-5-62
Section 15-5-62 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) FELONY OFFENSE. Any act that could be charged as a felony criminal
offense under the Code of Alabama 1975, whether or not a formal criminal prosecution or delinquent
proceeding began at the time the forfeiture was initiated. (2) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. A bank,
credit union, or savings and loan association. (3) INNOCENT OWNER. A bona fide purchaser or
lienholder of property that is subject to forfeiture, including any of the following: a. A
person who has a valid claim, lien, or other interest in the property seized who did not know
or consent to the conduct that caused the property to be forfeited, seized, or abandoned under
subdivision (1) of Section 15-5-63. b. A person who did not participate in the commission
of a crime or delinquent act giving rise to the forfeiture. c. A victim of an alleged criminal
offense. (4) INSTITUTED PROMPTLY. The filing by the district...
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41-15B-1
Section 41-15B-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them: (1) AT-RISK CHILDREN. Children who because of social, health,
or educational factors are experiencing difficulty with learning, school achievement, or preparation
for employment as evidenced by excessive absence from school without acceptable excuse, by
virtue of being parents, by having been referred to the juvenile court, or by being one or
more years behind their age group in the number of credits obtained or in basic skill levels
obtained. (2) CHILD POPULATION. The population of children below the age of 18 in any federal
decennial census. (3) COUNCIL. The Alabama Children's Policy Council created pursuant to Sections
12-15-130 to 12-15-132, inclusive. (4) FUND. The Children First Trust Fund as established
by Section 41-15B-2. (5) JUVENILE PROBATION SERVICES. Any juvenile probation officer, including,
but not limited to, administrative personnel, juvenile...
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44-1-33
Section 44-1-33 Authorization of medical, psychiatric, surgical and dental treatment. (a) The
state youth services director or his delegate may authorize major surgery or medical treatment
to be performed upon any committed youth or general anesthetic to be administered to a committed
youth when it is deemed necessary by a licensed medical physician and approval by the parent
or guardian is acquired. If such approval is not given or the parent or guardian is unavailable
for two weeks, the director or his delegate may apply to the juvenile court in the county
where the child is confined for an order to undertake such surgery or treatment. A ruling
must be made within 24 hours by the said juvenile judge. (b) The state youth services director
or his delegate may authorize major surgery or medical treatment to be performed upon any
committed youth or general anesthetic to be administered to a committed youth when it is deemed
an emergency situation where a child has suffered serious injury...
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12-15-101
Section 12-15-101 Purpose of the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act; short title; goals for the juvenile
court. (a) This chapter shall be known as the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act. The purpose of
this chapter is to facilitate the care, protection, and discipline of children who come under
the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, while acknowledging the responsibility of the juvenile
court to preserve the public peace and security. (b) In furtherance of this purpose, the following
goals have been established for the juvenile court: (1) To preserve and strengthen the family
of the child whenever possible, including improvement of the home environment of the child.
(2) To remove the child from the custody of his or her parent or parents only when it is judicially
determined to be in his or her best interests or for the safety and protection of the public.
(3) To reunite a child with his or her parent or parents as quickly and as safely as possible
when the child has been removed from the custody...
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12-15-220
Section 12-15-220 Orders of disposition not to be deemed convictions, impose civil disabilities,
etc.; disposition of child and evidence in hearing not admissible in another court. (a) An
order of disposition or other adjudication in a proceeding pursuant to subsection (a) of Section
12-15-114 shall not be considered to be a conviction or impose any civil disabilities ordinarily
resulting from a conviction of a crime or operate to disqualify the child in any civil service
application or appointment. (b) The disposition of a child and evidence given in a hearing
in the juvenile court shall not be admissible as evidence against him or her in any case or
proceeding in any other court, whether before or after reaching majority, except in a dispositional
hearing in a juvenile court or in sentencing proceedings after conviction of a crime for the
purposes of a presentence study and report or for consideration of an application for youthful
offender status. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,...
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