12-15-405
Section 12-15-405 Notice of hearing; appointment of counsel for the minor or child. (a) When any minor or child against whom a petition has been filed seeking to commit the minor or child to the custody of the department is initially brought before the juvenile court, the juvenile court shall provide a copy of the petition and if requested, read the petition to the minor or child and to his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and counsel, and inform those persons verbally and in writing of the date, time, and place of the next hearing to be held in regard to the minor or child, the purpose of the hearing, the rights of the minor or child at the hearing, and the possible consequences of the hearing. (b) The juvenile court shall appoint a child's attorney for the minor or child. The juvenile court may appoint a guardian ad litem in addition to the child's attorney. No statement made or act done by the minor or child in the presence of the juvenile court prior to the minor...
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30-4-59
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 into recognizance or bond, with or without surety in the discretion of said judge, in such sum as said judge may order and approve. The conditions of said bond shall be such that if the said defendant shall make his personal appearance in the juvenile court at stated times or whenever ordered to do so by the judge thereof within one year and shall further comply with the terms of such order of support or of any subsequent modification thereof, then such bond or recognizance shall be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. (Acts 1919, No. 181, p. 176; Code 1923, §4488; Code 1940, T. 34, §98.)...
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45-2-84.05
Section 45-2-84.05 Credit for jail time; community service; violations of terms and conditions. (a) Any person who has been released from custody or sentenced under this part may be required by the court to report to the Baldwin County Jail during weekends or at the times or intervals of time as the court may direct. Jail time credit may be given for the time served and calculated in the customary manner. In no event shall the number of days in confinement exceed the number of days in the original sentence. Any person who has been ordered released or sentenced pursuant to this part may be required by the judicial officer as a condition of release or sentencing to perform community service hours for nonprofit entities, civil organizations, or government agencies as directed and supervised by the Baldwin County Community Corrections Center. (b) Any part of a day spent outside of jail or the custody of the Department of Corrections, but in the actual physical custody of the Baldwin County...
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12-15-134
Section 12-15-134 Maintenance and inspection of law enforcement records. (a) Law enforcement agencies shall take special precautions to ensure that law enforcement records and files concerning a child will be maintained in a manner and pursuant to those safeguards that will protect against disclosure to any unauthorized person, department, agency, or entity. Unless a charge of delinquency is transferred for criminal prosecution pursuant to Section 12-15-203 or the juvenile court otherwise orders in the interests of the child or of national security, the law enforcement records and files with respect to the child shall not be open to public inspection nor their contents disclosed to the public. (b) Law enforcement records and files described in subsection (a) shall be open to inspection and copying by the following: (1) A juvenile court having a child currently before it in any proceeding. (2) Personnel of the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Youth Services, public and...
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22-6-13
Section 22-6-13 Medicaid benefits for county inmates and certain juveniles. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY INMATE. Any person being held in a public institution under the administrative control and responsibility of the county sheriff and for whom the county is responsible for the provision of medical care. The term includes a person in custody while awaiting arraignment or bond, a pretrial detainee, a convicted person who is awaiting transfer to but has not otherwise become the responsibility of the Department of Corrections, or a person serving his or her sentence in the county jail. (2) INPATIENT. This term as defined in 42 C.F.R. § 435.1010, as may be amended. (3) JUVENILE. Any child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court who is detained in a public institution and for whom the county is responsible for the provision of medical care pursuant to Section 12-15-108. (4) MEDICAL INSTITUTION. This term as defined...
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30-3-168
Section 30-3-168 Failure to give notice. (a) Except as provided in Section 30-3-167, if a person required to give notice as required by Section 30-3-163 or Section 30-3-164 shall fail to provide the notice or the information required by subsection (b) of Section 30-3-165, the court shall consider the failure to provide such notice or information as a factor in making its determination regarding the change of principal residence of a child; a factor in determining whether custody or visitation should be modified; a factor for ordering the return of the child to the former residence of the child if the change of principal residence of a child has taken place without notice; a factor meriting a deviation from the child support guidelines; a factor in awarding increased transportation and communication expenses with the child; and a factor in considering whether the person seeking to change the principal residence of a child may be ordered to pay reasonable costs and attorney's fees...
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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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12-15-136
Section 12-15-136 Proceedings for sealing legal and social files and records of courts, pertaining to certain persons and effect thereof. (a) On motion of a person who has been the subject of a delinquency or child in need of supervision petition , the juvenile court may order the sealing of the legal and social files and records of the juvenile court pertaining to the person if it finds that: (1) Two years have elapsed since the final discharge of the person from legal custody or supervision or two years after the entry of any other order of the juvenile court not involving custody or supervision; and (2) The person has not been convicted or adjudicated delinquent or a youthful offender of any felony or a misdemeanor involving sexual offenses, drugs, weapons, or violence, or threats of violence, prior to the filing of the motion and no proceeding is pending seeking the conviction or adjudication. (b) The motion and the order may include the records, reports, or information specified...
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12-15-202
Section 12-15-202 Rights of the child. (a) Rights of the child when taken into custody. When a child is taken into custody, the person taking the child into custody shall inform the child of all of the following, in language understandable to the child: (1) The reason that the child is being taken into custody. (2) That the child has the right to communicate with his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian whether or not that person is present. If necessary, reasonable means will be provided for the child to do so. (3) The child has the right to communicate with an attorney. If the child does not have an attorney, one will be appointed for him or her. If the child has an attorney who is not present, reasonable means shall be provided for the child to communicate with the attorney. (b) Rights of the child before being questioned while in custody. Before the child is questioned about anything concerning the charge on which the child was taken into custody, the person asking the...
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12-15-320
Section 12-15-320 Dispositions. (a) Termination of parental rights cases shall be given priority over other cases. The trial on the petition for termination of parental rights shall be completed within 90 days after service of process has been perfected. The trial court judge shall enter a final order within 30 days of the completion of the trial. (b) If the juvenile court determines that the parents of a child are unwilling or unable to act as parents and terminates their parental rights, it may do the following: (1) Transfer or continue the permanent legal custody of the child to the Department of Human Resources or to any public or private licensed child-placing agency able and willing to assume the care and maintenance of the child. An order of the juvenile court which terminates parental rights and awards permanent legal custody to the Department of Human Resources or to a licensed child-placing agency shall mean that the Department of Human Resources or the licensed child-placing...
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