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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12-15-219
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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30-3C-4
Section 30-3C-4 Actions for abduction prevention measures. (a) A court on its own motion
may order abduction prevention measures in a child-custody proceeding if the court finds that
the evidence establishes a credible risk of abduction of the child. (b) A party to a child-custody
determination or another individual or entity having a right under the law of this state or
any other state to seek a child-custody determination for the child may file a petition seeking
abduction prevention measures to protect the child under this chapter. This chapter creates
no new requirement on the Department of Human Resources or any other social services agency
or entity to file a petition seeking abduction prevention measures on behalf of a child. (Act
2010-212, p. 339, §4.)...
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38-15-4
Section 38-15-4 Registration of certain youth residential institutions or organizations;
staff training plans; rights of children; licensing and inspection of food preparation areas;
access by law enforcement agencies. (a) Commencing on January 1, 2018, the department shall
register any religious, faith-based, or church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for profit affiliated
youth residential facility, youth social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility
for youths, youth transitional care facility, long term youth residential facility, private
alternative boarding school, private alternative outdoor program, and any organization entrusted
with the residential care of children in any organizational form or combination defined by
this section, whenever children are housed at the facility or location of the program
for a period of more than 24 hours. At a minimum, registered youth residential institution
or organization under this section shall do all of the following: (1) Be...
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21-3A-4
Section 21-3A-4 Composition; appointment and duties of members. (a) For the purposes
of implementing this chapter, the Governor shall appoint the Interagency Coordinating Council.
The council shall consist of not less than 15 members nor more than the number allowed by
regulation. (b) The Governor shall designate a member of the council to serve as the chair,
or shall require the council to designate a member to serve as the chair. (c) The council
shall be composed as follows: (1) At least 20 percent of the members shall be parents, including
minority parents, of infants and toddlers with disabilities or children with disabilities
aged 12 or younger. At least one member shall be a parent of an infant or toddler with a disability
or a child with a disability aged 6 or younger. (2) At least 20 percent of the members shall
be public or private providers of early intervention services. (3) One representative from
the Alabama Legislature. (4) One person involved in personnel preparation....
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22-11A-24
Section 22-11A-24 Commitment to Department of Public Health for compulsory treatment
when person exposed or afflicted and refuses treatment. When any person exposed to a disease
or where reasonable evidence indicates exposure to a disease or infection designated under
this article refuses testing or when any person afflicted with a disease designated under
this article refuses treatment and/or conducts himself so as to expose others to infection,
the state or county health officer or the designee may petition the probate judge of the county
in which such person is located to commit him to the custody of the Alabama Department of
Public Health for compulsory testing, treatment and quarantine. (Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p.
904, §24.)...
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22-52-1.1
Section 22-52-1.1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) MENTAL ILLNESS. A psychiatric disorder of thought and/or mood which significantly impairs
judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands
of life. Mental illness, as used herein, specifically excludes the primary diagnosis of epilepsy,
mental retardation, substance abuse, including alcoholism, or a developmental disability.
(2) STATE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. A mental health facility operated by the Alabama State Department
of Mental Health. (3) DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. A mental health facility other than
a state mental health facility designated by the State Department of Mental Health to receive
persons for evaluation, examination, admission, detention or treatment pursuant to the provisions
of this article. (4) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the...
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22-52-12.1
Section 22-52-12.1 Designated mental health facilities; standards of care. (a) The department
shall designate certain mental health facilities that shall have the authority to receive
respondents for evaluation, admission, detention, treatment and discharge pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter. (b) The department shall establish standards of care and services
to be rendered by each designated mental health facility and shall certify those facilities
designated to provide evaluation, admission, detention, treatment and discharge. (c) The probate
judges of the State of Alabama may commit respondents, who meet the criteria for involuntary
commitment, to a designated mental health facility. Provided, however, that such designated
mental health facility shall not be required to accept a committed respondent if they are
unable to provide proper services and treatment. (d) The designated mental health facilities
shall have the authority to contract with public or private mental health...
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38-1-3
Section 38-1-3 Legal representative for handling public assistance payments of incompetents.
If any otherwise qualified applicant for or recipient of public assistance appears to be incapable,
physically or mentally, or both, of managing his public assistance payments, and has no legal
guardian, he, his spouse, father, mother, child, brother or sister, with the consent of the
Department of Human Resources, or the Department of Human Resources may petition the probate
judge for the appointment of a legal representative to handle his public assistance payments
only. The petition shall be accompanied by a certificate in writing of a physician which certificate
shall state that the physician upon examination believes the applicant or recipient to be
physically or mentally, or both, incapable of managing his public assistance payments. The
probate judge shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of appointing a competent person as
legal representative after notice of at least 10 days in...
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15-20A-25
Section 15-20A-25 Adult sex offender - Relief from employment restriction. (a) A sex
offender may petition at sentencing, or if after sentencing, a sex offender may file a petition
in the civil division of the circuit court in the county where the sex offender seeks to accept
or maintain employment for relief from the employment restrictions pursuant to subsection
(b) of Section 15-20A-13. A sex offender adjudicated or convicted of any of the following
sex offenses shall not be entitled to relief under this section: (1) Rape in the first
degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-61. (2) Sodomy in the first degree, as provided
by Section 13A-6-63. (3) Sexual abuse in the first degree, as provided by Section
13A-6-66. (4) Sex abuse of a child less than 12 years old, as provided by Section 13A-6-69.1.
(5) Sexual torture, as provided by Section 13A-6-65.1. (6) Any sex offense involving
a child. (7) Any solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses listed
in subdivisions (1)...
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