12-15-206
Section 12-15-206 Transfer of delinquent and child in need of supervision proceedings between
juvenile courts within the state. If a child resides in a county of the state and the delinquency
or child in need of supervision proceeding is commenced in a juvenile court of another county,
the juvenile court in the county in which the proceeding was commenced, on its own motion
or a motion of a party and after consultation with the receiving juvenile court, may transfer
the proceeding to the county of the residence of the child for such further action or proceedings
as the juvenile court receiving the transfer may deem proper. A transfer may also be made
if the residence of the child changes pending the proceeding. The proceeding shall be so transferred
if the child has been adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision and other proceedings
involving the child are pending in the juvenile court of the county of his or her residence.
Certified copies of all legal and social records...
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26-8-40
Section 26-8-40 Removal of property of minor or ward whose parent, etc., resides without state
or removes minor or ward from state - Authorization generally. When the parent, guardian,
or other person having legal custody of a minor child or incapacitated person resides without
the state or removed with such child from the state, becoming a resident of another state,
the court of probate or the circuit court, having jurisdiction of the estate of the minor
or ward has authority to order the removal of the property of the minor or ward to a conservator
in the state of the residence of the parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody
of the minor or ward. (Code 1876, §2800; Code 1886, §2489; Code 1896, §2374; Code 1907,
§4464; Code 1923, §8237; Code 1940, T. 21, §109; Acts 1949, No. 128, p. 154; Acts 1987,
No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)...
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38-12-41
Section 38-12-41 Initiation of program. The department may provide a kinship guardianship subsidy
pursuant to this article to any eligible child in department custody by court order on October
1, 2010, and to any eligible child placed in department custody by court order after October
1, 2010. (Act 2010-712, p. 1744, §12.)...
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12-15-114
Section 12-15-114 Original jurisdiction - Juvenile. (a) A juvenile court shall exercise exclusive
original jurisdiction of juvenile court proceedings in which a child is alleged to have committed
a delinquent act, to be dependent, or to be in need of supervision. A dependency action shall
not include a custody dispute between parents. Juvenile cases before the juvenile court shall
be initiated through the juvenile court intake office pursuant to this chapter. (b) A juvenile
court shall not have jurisdiction over any delinquent act committed by an individual before
his or her 18th birthday for which a petition has not been filed before the individual reaches
21 years of age, except when the delinquent act is an offense having no statute of limitation
as provided in Section 15-3-5. (c) A juvenile court shall also exercise exclusive original
jurisdiction over each of the following: (1) Proceedings pursuant to the Interstate Compact
on Juveniles and the Interstate Compact on Placement of...
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12-15-126
Section 12-15-126 Issuance of pick-up order for taking into custody. If it appears from a sworn
statement, written or verbal, presented to the juvenile court that a child needs to be placed
in detention or shelter or other care, the juvenile court may issue a pick-up order that a
law enforcement officer or other person authorized by this chapter shall at once take the
child into custody and take him or her to the place of detention or shelter or other care
designated by the juvenile court. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-120; §12-15-57; amended
and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)...
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30-3-161
Section 30-3-161 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, unless the context requires a different definition: (1) CHANGE
OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE. A change of the residence of a child whose custody has been determined
by a prior court order, whether or not accompanied by a change of the residence of a person
entitled to custody of the child, with the intent that such change shall be permanent in nature
and not amounting to a temporary absence of the child from his or her principal residence.
(2) CHILD. A minor child as defined by subdivision (2) of Section 30-3B-102. As used in this
article, the term may include the singular and the plural. (3) CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.
A judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody,
or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial,
and modification order. The term does not include an order relating...
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12-15-311
Section 12-15-311 Dispositional hearing. (a) If the juvenile court finds from clear and convincing
evidence, competent, material, and relevant in nature, that a child is dependent, the juvenile
court may proceed immediately, in the absence of objection showing good cause or at a postponed
hearing, to make proper disposition of the case. (b) In dispositional hearings, all relevant
and material evidence helpful in determining the best interests of the child, including verbal
and written reports, may be received by the juvenile court even though not admissible in the
adjudicatory hearing. The parties or their counsel shall be afforded an opportunity to examine
and controvert written reports so received and to cross-examine individuals making reports.
(c) On its own motion or that of a party, the juvenile court may continue the dispositional
hearing pursuant to this section for a reasonable period to receive reports and other evidence
bearing on the disposition or need for care or...
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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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15-19-1
Section 15-19-1 Investigation and examination by court to determine how tried; consent of minor
to trial without jury; arraignment as youthful offender; notice and hearing. (a) A person
charged with a crime which was committed in his or her minority but was not disposed of in
juvenile court and which involves moral turpitude or is subject to a sentence of commitment
for one year or more shall, and, if charged with a lesser crime may be investigated and examined
by the court to determine whether he or she should be tried as a youthful offender, provided
he or she consents to such examination and to trial without a jury where trial by jury would
otherwise be available to the defendant. If the defendant consents and the court so decides,
no further action shall be taken on the indictment or information unless otherwise ordered
by the court as provided in subsection (b). (b) After such investigation and examination,
the court, in its discretion, may direct that the defendant be arraigned...
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26-21-4
Section 26-21-4 Procedure for waiver of consent requirement - Notice to parents or guardian
prohibited; participation in proceedings; right to counsel; assistance in preparing petition;
confidentiality; contents of petition; precedence of proceeding; rules of procedure; waiver
of consent; guardian ad litem for interests of unborn child; findings and conclusions; appeal;
no fees or costs; related criminal charges. (a) A minor who elects not to seek or does not
or cannot for any reason, obtain consent from either of her parents or legal guardian, may
petition, on her own behalf, the juvenile court, or the court of equal standing, in the county
in which the minor resides or in the county in which the abortion is to be performed for a
waiver of the consent requirement of this chapter. Notice by the court to the minor's parents,
parent, or legal guardian shall not be required or permitted. The requirements and procedures
under this chapter shall apply and are available only to minors who...
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