12-15-134
Section 12-15-134 Maintenance and inspection of law enforcement records. (a) Law enforcement
agencies shall take special precautions to ensure that law enforcement records and files concerning
a child will be maintained in a manner and pursuant to those safeguards that will protect
against disclosure to any unauthorized person, department, agency, or entity. Unless a charge
of delinquency is transferred for criminal prosecution pursuant to Section 12-15-203 or the
juvenile court otherwise orders in the interests of the child or of national security, the
law enforcement records and files with respect to the child shall not be open to public inspection
nor their contents disclosed to the public. (b) Law enforcement records and files described
in subsection (a) shall be open to inspection and copying by the following: (1) A juvenile
court having a child currently before it in any proceeding. (2) Personnel of the Department
of Human Resources, the Department of Youth Services, public and...
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44-1-36
Section 44-1-36 Commitment of mentally ill or retarded youth to state hospital; discharge of
rehabilitated youth; release of youth into aftercare; termination or extension of orders of
commitment. (a) In the event a committed youth shall be diagnosed in writing as mentally ill
to the degree that said youth is unable to profit from the programs operated by the department
of youth services for the benefit of delinquent youth, the department may petition the proper
juvenile court for the commitment of the said youth to the state hospital for the mentally
ill. The diagnosis must be made by a person who is legally and professionally qualified under
the laws of Alabama to make such a diagnosis. (b) In the event a committed youth shall be
diagnosed in writing as mentally retarded to the degree that said youth is unable to profit
from the programs operated by the department for the benefit of delinquent youth, the department
may petition the proper juvenile court for the commitment of the said...
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30-3-4.2
Section 30-3-4.2 Grandparent visitation. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
words have the following meanings: (1) GRANDPARENT. The parent of a parent, whether the relationship
is created biologically or by adoption. (2) HARM. A finding by the court, by clear and convincing
evidence, that without court-ordered visitation by the grandparent, the child's emotional,
mental, or physical well-being has been, could reasonably be, or would be jeopardized. (b)
A grandparent may file an original action in a circuit court where his or her grandchild resides
or any other court exercising jurisdiction with respect to the grandchild or file a motion
to intervene in any action when any court in this state has before it any issue concerning
custody of the grandchild, including a domestic relations proceeding involving the parent
or parents of the grandchild, for reasonable visitation rights with respect to the grandchild
if any of the following circumstances exist: (1) An action for...
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45-8-232.20
be paid monthly to the appropriate court or agency. c. An amount as ordered by the circuit
or district court to be paid monthly to the clerk of the court for court costs, fines, restitution,
and other costs up to 25 percent of the net wages of the inmate. d. An amount as agreed to
in writing by the inmate to be paid monthly to the family of the inmate. e. Any remaining
amount each month will be deposited in the Calhoun County Jail Inmate Trust Fund, to be paid
to the inmate for his or her personal use as prescribed by jail rules or held until
the inmate's release. (2) Any legal encumbrances upon the wages of the inmate may preclude
participation of the inmate in this program. (f) The willful failure of an inmate to remain
within the extended limits of his or her confinement or to return within the time prescribed
by the sheriff to the county jail shall be deemed as an escape from the custody of the sheriff
and shall be punishable as provided by law for escaped prisoners. (g) The...
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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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12-15-211
Section 12-15-211 Suspension of proceedings and continuation of cases under terms and conditions
agreed to by parties. (a) The juvenile court may suspend delinquency or child in need of supervision
proceedings pursuant to a consent decree. The terms and conditions of the consent decree shall
be agreed to by the child and his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian. The consent
decree shall be entered at any time after the filing of a delinquency or child in need of
supervision petition and before the entry of an adjudication order. The child and his or her
parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be advised of their rights, including the
right to counsel. (b) Where an objection is made by the prosecutor, the juvenile court, after
considering the objection and the reasons therefor, shall proceed to determine whether it
is appropriate to enter a consent decree. (c) A consent decree shall remain in force for six
months unless the child is discharged sooner by the...
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12-15-117
Section 12-15-117 Retention and termination of jurisdiction generally. (a) Once a child has
been adjudicated dependent, delinquent, or in need of supervision, jurisdiction of the juvenile
court shall terminate when the child becomes 21 years of age unless, prior thereto, the judge
of the juvenile court terminates its jurisdiction by explicitly stating in a written order
that it is terminating jurisdiction over the case involving the child. Nothing in this section
is intended to affect the initial and continuing jurisdiction of juvenile courts over cases
other than delinquency, dependency, or in need of supervision cases as provided in Sections
12-15-114, 12-15-115, 12-15-116, or any other statute by which jurisdiction was initially
lawfully invoked. (b) The jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall terminate when the child
is convicted or adjudicated a youthful offender as provided in Section 12-15-203(i) and Section
12-15-204(b). If a person already under the jurisdiction of the...
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12-15-128
Section 12-15-128 Authority and criteria for continuation of detention or shelter care of children
taken into custody beyond 72 hours. (a) An allegedly delinquent child, dependent child, or
child in need of supervision lawfully taken into custody shall immediately be released, upon
the ascertainment of the necessary facts, to the care, custody, and control of the parent,
legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child, unless the juvenile court or juvenile court intake officer, subject
to the limitations in Section 12-15-208, finds any of the following: (1) The child has no
parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child. (2) The release of the child would present a clear and substantial
threat of a serious nature to the person or property of others and where the child is alleged
to be delinquent. (3) The release of the child would present a...
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12-15-142
Section 12-15-142 Modification, extension, or termination of order after notice and hearing
for person subject thereto; findings required concerning best interests of the child subject
to a juvenile court proceeding. After notice and opportunity for a hearing afforded to a person
subject to a protection or restraint order, the order may be modified or extended for a further
specified period, or both, or may be terminated if the juvenile court finds that the best
interests of the child subject to a juvenile court proceeding will be served thereby. (Acts
1991, No. 91-661, p. 1265, §5; §12-15-154; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441,
§9.)...
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12-15-110
Section 12-15-110 Punishment for contempt of court of persons disobeying orders of the juvenile
court generally. (a) Subject to the laws relating to the procedures therefor and the limitations
thereon, the juvenile court may punish a person for contempt of court for disobeying an order
of the juvenile court or for obstructing or interfering with the proceedings of the juvenile
court or the enforcement of its orders. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a),
the juvenile court shall be limited in the actions it may take with respect to a child violating
the terms and conditions of the order of protective supervision as this term is defined in
subdivision (5) of Section 12-15-301, to those which the juvenile court could have taken at
the time of the original disposition of the juvenile court pursuant to subsection (a) of Section
12-15-314. (c) A finding of indirect contempt not based on a delinquency petition does not
constitute an adjudication of delinquency. (Acts 1975, No....
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