12-15-203
Section 12-15-203 Transfer of cases from juvenile court. (a) A prosecutor, before a hearing
on a delinquency petition on its merits and after notifying, verbally or in writing, the juvenile
probation officer, may file a motion requesting the juvenile court judge to transfer a child
for criminal prosecution to the circuit or district court, if the child was 14 or more years
of age at the time of the conduct charged and is alleged to have committed an act which would
constitute a criminal offense as defined by this code if committed by an adult. (b) The juvenile
court judge shall conduct a hearing on all motions for the purpose of determining whether
it is in the best interests of the child or the public to grant the motion. Only if there
are no reasonable grounds to believe the child is committable to an institution, department,
or agency for individuals with an intellectual disability or mental illness, may the juvenile
court judge order the case transferred for criminal prosecution....
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12-15-125
Section 12-15-125 Taking into custody of children generally. (a) A child or minor may be taken
into custody for any of the following reasons: (1) Pursuant to an order of the juvenile court.
(2) By a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the child or minor
has run away from a juvenile detention, residential, shelter, or other care facility. (3)
By a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the child or minor
is suffering from an illness or injury or is in immediate danger from the surroundings of
the child or minor and that the immediate removal of the child or minor from those surroundings
is necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the child or minor. (b) In addition
to the grounds listed in subsection (a), a child may also be taken into custody for any of
the following reasons: (1) By a law enforcement officer for an alleged delinquent act pursuant
to the laws of arrest; (2) By a law enforcement officer who has...
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12-15-221
Section 12-15-221 Modification, extension or termination of orders of custody or probation
generally. (a) An order awarding legal custody or an order of probation made by the juvenile
court in the case of a child may be modified, revoked, or extended on motion by: (1) A child,
whose legal custody has been transferred to a department, institution, agency, or person,
requesting the juvenile court for a modification or termination of the order, alleging that
the child is no longer in need of placement or probation and the department, institution,
agency, or person has denied application for release of the child or has failed to act upon
the application within a reasonable time; or (2) A department, institution, agency, or person
vested with legal custody or responsibility for probation, requesting the juvenile court for
a modification, an extension, or a termination of the order on the grounds that the action
is in the best interests of the child or necessary to safeguard the welfare of...
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12-15-312
Section 12-15-312 Reasonable efforts in judicial determinations; situations in which reasonable
efforts are not required to be made. (a) When the juvenile court enters an order removing
a child from his or her home and places the child into foster care or custody of the Department
of Human Resources pursuant to this chapter, the order shall contain specific findings, if
warranted by the evidence, within the following time periods while making child safety the
paramount concern: (1) In the first order of the juvenile court that sanctions the removal,
whether continuation of the residence of the child in the home would be contrary to the welfare
of the child. This order may be the pick-up order that the juvenile court issues on the filing
of a dependency petition. (2) Within 60 days after the child is removed from the home of the
child, whether reasonable efforts have been made to prevent removal of the child or whether
reasonable efforts were not required to be made. (3) Within 12...
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12-15-406
Section 12-15-406 Determination of placement of the minor or child. (a) At the time that a
minor or child sought to be committed is first brought before the juvenile court, the juvenile
court shall determine the placement of the minor or child pending further hearings. No limitations
shall be placed upon the minor or child unless limitations shall be necessary to prevent the
minor or child from doing substantial harm to self or to others or to prevent the minor or
child from leaving the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. (b) No child shall be placed in
a juvenile detention facility unless the child is charged with a delinquent act. (c) The juvenile
court may order the minor or child to be held in a public or private facility pending receipt
by the department. (d) The juvenile court shall order the minor or child to appear at the
times and places set for hearing the petition and may order and require the minor or child
to appear at designated times and places to be examined by medical...
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38-10-30
Section 38-10-30 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) CHILD. A minor or disabled child. (2) CUSTODY. A legal status created by court
order. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Human Resources of the State of Alabama, including
the state and county departments of human resources. (4) FOSTER CARE. Services for children
outside of their own homes provided on a 24-hour basis in a licensed or approved facility.
(Acts 1986, Ex. Sess., No. 86-686, p. 81, §1.)...
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12-15-316
Section 12-15-316 Modification, extension, or termination of orders of custody or protective
supervision generally. An order awarding legal custody or an order of protective supervision
made by the juvenile court in the case of a child may be modified, terminated, or extended
on motion by any of the following: (1) A child, whose legal custody has been transferred to
a department, institution, agency, or person, requesting the juvenile court for a modification
or termination of the order, alleging that the child is no longer dependent or that protective
supervision is no longer necessary. (2) A department, institution, agency, or person vested
with legal custody or responsibility for protective supervision, requesting the juvenile court
for a modification, an extension, or a termination of the order on the grounds that this action
is in the best interests of the child. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §18.)...
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12-15-321
Section 12-15-321 Periodic review of efforts to achieve adoption of child in custody of another
after parental rights terminated. Where the juvenile court has terminated the parental rights
and has placed legal custody of the child with the Department of Human Resources or with a
public or private licensed child-placing agency, the juvenile court, at least annually, shall
review the circumstances of the child to determine what efforts have been made to achieve
permanency for the child. (Acts 1984, No. 84-261, p. 442, §9; §26-18-9; amended and renumbered
by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §19.)...
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26-10A-16
Section 26-10A-16 Petition. (a) A petition for adoption shall be filed with the clerk of the
court within 30 days after the minor is placed with the prospective adoptive parent or parents
for purposes of adoption unless the minor is in custody of the Department of Human Resources
or a licensed child placing agency except that a petition for good cause shown may be filed
beyond the 30-day period. The petition shall be signed, and verified by each petitioner, and
shall allege: (1) The full name, age, and place of residence of each petitioner and, if married,
the place and date of marriage; (2) The date and place of birth of the adoptee, except in
the case of abandonment; (3) The birth name of the adoptee, any other names by which the adoptee
has been known, and the adoptee's proposed new name; (4) Where the adoptee is residing at
the time of the filing of the petition, and if the minor is not in the custody of a petitioner,
when he, she, or they intend to acquire custody; (5) That each...
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12-15-322
Section 12-15-322 Authority of one in custody to place child for adoption or consent to adoption.
Upon the termination of parental rights by the juvenile court and placement of permanent custody
of a child with any agency or department, the agency or department may place the child for
adoption or consent to the adoption of the child. (Acts 1984, No. 84-261, p. 442, §10; §26-18-10;
amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §19.)...
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