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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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12-15-111
Section 12-15-111 Contributing to the delinquency, dependency, or need of supervision of children.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other person
to do any of the following: (1) To willfully aid, encourage, or cause any child to become
or remain delinquent, dependent, or in need of supervision. (2) To permit or encourage the
employment of any child in violation of any of the provisions of the child labor law. (3)
To cause a child to fail to attend school as required by the compulsory school attendance
law. (b) Whenever, in the course of any proceedings pursuant to this chapter, or when, by
affidavit as provided in this subsection, it shall appear to the juvenile court that a parent,
legal guardian, legal custodian, or other person having custody, control, or supervision of
a child or any other person not standing in any relation to the child has aided, encouraged,
or caused the child to become delinquent, dependent, or in need of supervision,...
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12-15-140
Section 12-15-140 Content of order; order may set forth reasonable conditions of behavior for
parents, persons responsible for care; enumeration of certain specific requirements which
may be included in order. (a) The protection or restraint order may set forth reasonable conditions
of behavior to be observed by a person who is a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or
other person legally responsible for the care of the child subject to a juvenile court proceeding,
or the spouse of the parent, or spouse of any other person legally responsible for the care
of the child, or relatives of any of the above, or residents of the home of the child, or
any other person. (b) The protection or restraint order, among other things, may require any
person or persons to do any of the following: (1) Stay away from the home in which the child
subject to a juvenile court proceeding resides, the family or the child. (2) Vacate the home
in which the child subject to a juvenile court proceeding...
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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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12-15-403
Section 12-15-403 Review of the petition by the juvenile court. (a) When at the time a petition
is filed, a juvenile court shall immediately review the petition and may require the petitioner
to be sworn and answer under oath questions in regard to the petition and the minor or child
sought to be committed. (b) If it appears from the face of the petition or from the testimony
of the petitioner that the petition is totally without merit, the juvenile court shall order
the petition dismissed without further proceedings. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §23.)...
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12-15-501
Section 12-15-501 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY TEAM. A county children's services facilitation
team. (2) MULTIPLE NEEDS CHILD. A child coming to the attention of the juvenile court or one
of the entities listed herein who is at imminent risk of out-of-home placement or a placement
in a more restrictive environment, and whose needs require the services of two or more of
the following entities: Department of Youth Services, public school system (services for exceptional
needs), Department of Human Resources, Department of Public Health, juvenile probation officers,
or Department of Mental Health. (3) STATE TEAM. The Alabama Children's Services Facilitation
Team. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §25.)...
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22-11A-31
Section 22-11A-31 Commitment petition - Rules to apply at hearings. At all hearings conducted
by the probate judge in relation to a petition to commit any person to the custody of the
Alabama Department of Public Health or such other facility as the court may order, the following
rules shall apply: (1) The person sought to be committed shall be present unless, prior to
the hearing, the attorney for such person has filed in writing a waiver of the presence of
such person on the ground that the presence of such person would be dangerous to such person's
health or that such person's conduct could reasonably be expected to prevent the hearing from
being held in an orderly manner, and the probate judge has judicially found and determined
from evidence presented in an adversary hearing that the person proposed to be committed is
so mentally or physically ill as to be incapable of attending such proceedings. Upon such
findings, an order shall be entered approving the waiver. (2) The person...
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22-54-4
Section 22-54-4 Return of patients to sources from which received; institutions, courts, etc.,
referring patients to facility to retain constructive jurisdiction over patients; discharge
of patients; applicability of support, commitment and release statutes to patients at facility.
(a) When a patient transferred to the facility from any other state institution or admitted
by request or order of any agency, governmental body or court no longer requires special treatment
in the security setting, the patient may be returned to the source from which received. (b)
The state institution, agency, governmental body or court that referred the patient for hospitalization
shall retain constructive jurisdiction over the patient. (c) Patients without legal encumbrances
may be discharged directly from the facility upon concurrence of the superintendent of the
facility and the head of the referring institution, agency, governmental body or court. (d)
The support, commitment and release statutes...
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26-10A-5
Section 26-10A-5 Who may adopt. (a) Any adult person or husband and wife jointly who are adults
may petition the court to adopt a minor. (1) No rule or regulation of the Department of Human
Resources shall prevent an adoption by a person solely because the person is employed outside
the home, provided however, the Department of Human Resources may exercise sound discretion
in requiring the person to remain in the home with a minor for a reasonable period of time
when a particular minor requires the presence of that person to ensure his or her adjustment.
Provided, however, the reasonable period of time shall not exceed 60 consecutive calendar
days. (2) No rule or regulation of the Department of Human Resources or any agency shall prevent
an adoption by a single person solely because such person is single or shall prevent an adoption
solely because such person is of a certain age. (3) Provided however, in cases, where one
who purports to be the biological father marries the biological...
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30-3-5
Section 30-3-5 Venue of all proceedings seeking modification of child custody, visitation rights,
or child support. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, venue of all proceedings for petitions
or other actions seeking modification, interpretation, or enforcement of a final decree awarding
custody of a child or children to a parent and/or granting visitation rights, and/or awarding
child support, and/or awarding other expenses incident to the support of a minor child or
children, and/or granting post-minority benefits for a child or children is changed so that
venue will lie in: (1) the original circuit court rendering the final decree; or (2) in the
circuit court of the county where both the current custodial parent or, in the case of post-minority
benefits, where the most recent custodial parent, that parent having custody at the time of
the child's attaining majority, and the child or children have resided for a period of at
least three consecutive years immediately preceding the...
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