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12-15-310
Section 12-15-310 Conduct of adjudicatory hearings. (a) An adjudicatory hearing is a hearing
at which evidence is presented for a juvenile court to determine if a child is dependent.
At the commencement of the hearing, if the parties are not represented by counsel, they shall
be informed of the specific allegations in the petition. The parties shall be permitted to
admit or deny the allegations prior to the taking of testimony. (b) If the allegations are
denied by the parties or if they fail to respond, the juvenile court shall proceed to hear
evidence on the petition. The juvenile court shall record its findings on whether the child
is dependent. If the juvenile court finds that the allegations in the petition have not been
proven by clear and convincing evidence, the juvenile court shall dismiss the petition. (c)
A statement made by a child under the age of 12 describing any act of child abuse committed
against the child, if it is not otherwise admissible by statute or court rule, is...
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34-30-5
Section 34-30-5 Disciplinary proceedings - Procedure. The following procedure will apply to
revocation and suspension hearings and to judicial review of these hearings: (1) Hearings
are to be conducted by a five-person panel of the Board of Social Work Examiners with recommended
decisions to be by majority vote of the panel. (2) Reasonable notice (20 days' minimum) of
charges to be served personally or by registered mail. (3) Stenographic record of proceedings.
(4) A person licensed under this chapter whose license is subject to suspension or revocation
is entitled to: a. The presence of counsel at the hearing at his expense; b. The right to
cross-examination of witnesses; c. The right to call witnesses on his or her own behalf; and
d. The right to subpoena witnesses and documents. (5) Any person affected by the action of
the board in refusing his or her application or suspending or revoking his or her license,
or any other action of the board, may appeal the action of the board by...
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38-10-2
Section 38-10-2 Definitions. (a) As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department
of Human Resources of the State of Alabama, including the state and county departments of
human resources. (2) CHILD. A child as described or defined by the Social Security Act and
amendments thereto and by state law. (3) SUPPORT. Support of a minor child and spousal support
when such spousal support is incidental to child support as required by Title IV-D of the
Social Security Act. (4) SUPPORT PROGRAMS. Locating absent parents, establishing paternity,
establishing or modifying support orders, enforcing support orders, collecting support and
related matters as described or defined by the Social Security Act and amendments thereto
and by state law. (5) ADC, AFDC, AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN, and AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT
CHILDREN. Such terms shall have the same meaning and shall refer to the...
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12-15-127
Section 12-15-127 Release, delivery to detention or shelter care facility, medical facility
of children taken into custody generally. (a) A person taking a child into custody without
an order of the juvenile court shall, with all possible speed, and in accordance with this
chapter and the rules of court pursuant thereto: (1) Release the child to the parents, legal
guardian, or legal custodian of the child or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child and issue verbal counsel and warning as may be appropriate. (2) Release
the child to the parents, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child upon his or her
promise to bring the child before the juvenile court when requested, unless the placement
of the child in detention or shelter care appears required. If a parent, legal guardian, or
other legal custodian fails, when requested, to bring the child before the juvenile court
as provided in this section, the juvenile court may issue an order directing that...
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12-15-201
Section 12-15-201 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) AVERAGE COST OF DETENTION. The average cost of detention
of children as determined from experience in Alabama and as computed by the Department of
Youth Services. (2) CONSENT DECREE. An order, entered after the filing of a delinquency or
child in need of supervision petition and before the entry of an adjudication order, suspending
the proceedings and placing the child under supervision pursuant to terms and conditions agreed
to between the child and his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and approved
by the juvenile court. (3) NONOFFENDER. A child who is subject to the jurisdiction of the
juvenile court for reasons other than the legally prohibited conduct of the child. (4) STATUS
OFFENDER. A status offender is an individual who has been charged with or adjudicated for
conduct that would not, pursuant to the law of the jurisdiction in which...
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12-15-313
Section 12-15-313 Ordering and preparation of report concerning a child and family; ordering,
conduct, and certification of findings of physical or mental examination of child prior to
hearing on petition generally; examination of parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian after
hearing where ability to care for or supervise child at issue. (a) After a petition alleging
dependency has been filed, the juvenile court may direct that a study and report to the juvenile
court be made by the Department of Human Resources with recommendations concerning the child,
his or her family, his or her environment, and other matters relevant to the need for treatment
or disposition of the case. (b) Where there are indications that the child may be physically
ill or a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, on its own motion or motion
of a party, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician, psychiatrist,
psychologist, or other qualified examiner under the...
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26-14-8
Section 26-14-8 Statewide central registry. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
words shall have the following meanings, respectively: (1) INDICATED. When credible evidence
and professional judgment substantiates that an alleged perpetrator is responsible for child
abuse or neglect. (2) NOT INDICATED. When credible evidence and professional judgment does
not substantiate that an alleged perpetrator is responsible for child abuse or neglect. (b)
The Department of Human Resources shall establish a statewide central registry for reports
of child abuse and neglect made pursuant to this chapter. The central registry shall contain,
but shall not be limited to: (1) All information in the written report; (2) Record of the
final disposition of the report, including services offered and services accepted; (3) The
names and identifying data, dates, and circumstances of any persons requesting or receiving
information from the registry; provided, however, that requests for...
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30-3-62
Section 30-3-62 Who may petition for withholding order; withholding on existing support orders;
filing with clerk; service; hearing; issuance of order; contents; when order takes effect;
entry of support and withholding orders by different courts; termination of withholding. (a)
Section 8-5-21 to the contrary notwithstanding, and in addition to and independent of any
other remedy provided by law for the enforcement of support, the obligee, district attorney,
or representative of the Department of Human Resources may file with a court of this state,
as defined in this article, a petition seeking an order of income withholding. Additionally,
for all existing support orders issued in the State of Alabama that do not provide for income
withholding and upon the filing of an application for support services by the obligee with
the department, the department shall petition the court for an income withholding order pursuant
to this section. The obligee, district attorney, or representative of...
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38-4-14
Section 38-4-14 Limitations on use of public assistance benefits. (a) For the purposes of this
section, the term public assistance benefits means money or property provided directly or
indirectly to eligible persons through programs of the federal government, the state, or any
political subdivision thereof, and administered by the Alabama Department of Human Resources.
(b)(1) A recipient of public assistance benefits may not use any portion of the benefits for
the purchase of any alcoholic beverage, tobacco product, or lottery ticket. Any person who
violates this subsection shall reimburse the Department of Human Resources for the purchase
and shall be subject to the following sanctions: a. Upon the first violation, the person shall
be disqualified from receiving public assistance benefits by means of direct cash payment
or an electronic benefits transfer access card for one month. b. Upon the second violation,
the person shall be disqualified from receiving public assistance benefits...
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15-16-41
Section 15-16-41 Determination of necessity for hearing as to involuntary commitment of defendant
found not guilty by reason of insanity; subsequent proceedings. If a defendant in a criminal
case is found not guilty by reason of insanity, the court shall forthwith determine whether
the defendant should be held for a hearing on the issue of his involuntary commitment to the
Alabama State Department of Mental Health. If the court determines that there is probable
cause to believe that the defendant is mentally ill and as a consequence of such mental illness
poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself or to others, the court shall
order the defendant into the custody of the sheriff until a hearing can be held to determine
whether the defendant shall be involuntarily committed. If the court does not make such a
determination, then the defendant shall be forthwith released from custody. (Acts 1981, No.
81-708, p. 1189, ยง1.)...
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