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30-5-5
Section 30-5-5 Standing to file sworn petition for protection order; disclosure of information;
costs and fees. (a) The following persons have standing to file a sworn petition for a protection
order under this chapter as a plaintiff: (1) A person who is at least 18 years old or is otherwise
emancipated and is the victim of abuse, as defined in Section 30-5-2, or has reasonable
cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of any act of abuse.
(2) A parent, legal guardian, next friend, court-appointed guardian ad litem, or the State
Department of Human Resources may petition for relief on behalf of the following: a. A minor
child. b. Any person prevented by physical or mental incapacity from seeking a protection
order. (b) Standardized petitions for actions pursuant to this chapter shall be made available
through the circuit clerks' offices around the state. The circuit clerk shall not provide
assistance to persons in completing the forms or in presenting...
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45-37-171.44
Section 45-37-171.44 Ability to pay fees; increase in costs and fees; funding. No person
shall be denied any service because that person, or if a minor, the parent or legal guardian
of such person, is unable to pay the fee for such service established pursuant to this subpart.
The determination of a person's ability to pay shall be made in confidence and under circumstances
that will protect the dignity of the person receiving the service. Using any appropriate standards
of ability to pay for health care provided by the United States Government or any agency thereof,
the Jefferson County Board of Health may establish a sliding fee scale based on a person's
ability to pay. Any provision of this subpart to the contrary notwithstanding, this subpart
shall not be interpreted or applied to authorize any increase in the fees, if any, that any
person may be required to pay for any examination, treatment, vaccination, inoculation, or
other health care service of any kind that, as of September...
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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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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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12-15-125
Section 12-15-125 Taking into custody of children generally. (a) A child or minor may
be taken into custody for any of the following reasons: (1) Pursuant to an order of the juvenile
court. (2) By a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the child
or minor has run away from a juvenile detention, residential, shelter, or other care facility.
(3) By a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the child or minor
is suffering from an illness or injury or is in immediate danger from the surroundings of
the child or minor and that the immediate removal of the child or minor from those surroundings
is necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the child or minor. (b) In addition
to the grounds listed in subsection (a), a child may also be taken into custody for any of
the following reasons: (1) By a law enforcement officer for an alleged delinquent act pursuant
to the laws of arrest; (2) By a law enforcement officer who has...
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15-20A-48
Section 15-20A-48 Relation to other laws. (a) For the purposes of Sections 13A-5-2,
13A-5-6, 14-9-41, 15-18-8, 15-22-27.3, or any other section of the Code of Alabama
1975, a criminal sex offense involving a child shall mean a conviction for any sex offense
in which the victim was a child under the age of 12 or any offense involving child pornography.
(b) For the purpose of Section 12-15-107(a)(7), a juvenile probation officer shall
notify the state and either the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of a juvenile sex
offender, or the child's attorney for the juvenile sex offender, of the pending release of
the sex offender and provide them with a copy of the risk assessment pursuant to subsection
(c) of Section 15-20A-26. (c) For the purpose of Section 12-15-116(a)(5), a
juvenile court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to try any individual who is 18
years of age or older and violates any of the juvenile criminal sex offender provisions of
subdivision (1) of subsection...
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26-15-2
Section 26-15-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE. A substance intended to be used as a precursor
in the manufacture of a controlled substance, or any other chemical intended to be used in
the manufacture of a controlled substance. Intent under this subdivision may be demonstrated
by the substance's use, quantity, manner of storage, or proximity to other precursors, or
to manufacturing equipment. (2) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. Controlled substance as defined in subdivision
(4) of Section 20-2-2. (3) DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. Drug paraphernalia as defined in Section
13A-12-260. (4) RESPONSIBLE PERSON. A child's natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent,
legal guardian, custodian, or any other person who has the permanent or temporary care or
custody or responsibility for the supervision of a child. (5) SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY. Serious
physical injury as defined in Section 13A-1-2. (Acts 1977, No. 502, p. 658, §2;...
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38-12-4
Section 38-12-4 Individualized service plan. (a) The department shall determine whether
the person is able to care effectively for the foster child by the following methods: (1)
Reviewing personal and professional references. (2) Observing during a home visit of the kinship
foster parent with household members. (3) Interviewing the kinship foster parent. (b) The
department and the kinship foster parent shall develop an individualized service plan for
the foster care of the child. The plan shall be periodically reviewed and updated. If the
plan includes the use of an approved daycare center or family daycare home, the department
shall pay for child care arrangements, according to established rates. (c) The kinship foster
parent shall cooperate with any activities specified in the individualized service plan for
the foster child, such as counseling, therapy, court sessions, or visits with the foster child's
parents or other family members. (d) Whether appointed kinship guardian by the...
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26-14-3
Section 26-14-3 Mandatory reporting. (a) All hospitals, clinics, sanitariums, doctors,
physicians, surgeons, medical examiners, coroners, dentists, osteopaths, optometrists, chiropractors,
podiatrists, physical therapists, nurses, public and private K-12 employees, school teachers
and officials, peace officers, law enforcement officials, pharmacists, social workers, day
care workers or employees, mental health professionals, employees of public and private institutions
of postsecondary and higher education, members of the clergy as defined in Rule 505 of the
Alabama Rules of Evidence, or any other person called upon to render aid or medical assistance
to any child, when the child is known or suspected to be a victim of child abuse or neglect,
shall be required to report orally, either by telephone or direct communication immediately,
and shall be followed by a written report, to a duly constituted authority. (b)(1) When an
initial report is made to a law enforcement official, the...
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12-15-109
Section 12-15-109 Issuance of orders to parents for payment of court costs, fees of
attorneys, and expenses for support, treatment of children under the jurisdiction of the juvenile
court pursuant to this chapter; manner of payment; proceedings upon failure of parents to
pay amounts directed. If, after making a parent, or other person legally obligated to care
for and support a child, a party to the action pursuant to this chapter and the Alabama Rules
of Juvenile Procedure and after a hearing, the juvenile court finds that the parent or other
person is financially able to pay all or part of the court costs, as provided by law, attorney
fees, and expenses with respect to examination, treatment, care, detention, or support of
the child incurred from the commencement of the proceeding in carrying out this chapter, the
juvenile court shall order them to pay the same and may prescribe the manner of payment. Unless
otherwise ordered, payment shall be made to the clerk of the juvenile court...
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