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26-16-2
Section 26-16-2 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings herein ascribed to them: (1) CHILD. A person under 18 years of age. (2)
CHILD ABUSE. Harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible
for the child's health or welfare, which harm occurs or is threatened through nonaccidental
physical or mental injury; sexual abuse, which includes a violation of any provision of Article
4, Chapter 6, Title 13A. (3) CULTURAL COMPETENCY. The ability of an individual or organization
to understand and act respectfully toward, in a cultural text, the beliefs, interpersonal
styles, attitudes, and behaviors of persons and families of various cultures, including persons
and families of various cultures who participate in services from the individual or organization
and persons of various cultures who provide services for the individual or organization. (4)
DEPARTMENT. The Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention....
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38-9-6
Section 38-9-6 Protective placement or other protective services. (a) An interested person
may petition the court to order protective placement or other protective services for an adult
in need of protective services. No protective placement or other protective services may be
ordered unless there is a determination by the court that the person is unable to provide
for his or her own protection from abuse, neglect, exploitation, sexual abuse, or emotional
abuse. Upon a petition, setting forth the facts and name, age, sex, and residence of the person,
the court of the circuit in which the person resides shall appoint a day, not more than 30
days from the filing of the petition, for the hearing on the petition. If, on the hearing
of a petition, the person is not represented by counsel, the court shall appoint a guardian
ad litem to represent him or her. A jury of six persons shall be impanelled for the hearing
to serve as the trier of facts. (b) Costs of court proceedings under this...
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45-36-80.04
Section 45-36-80.04 Additional court cost in domestic violence cases. (a) In addition to all
other costs and charges in circuit, district, and municipal court cases in Jackson County,
there shall be levied and assessed by the clerk of the court a court cost of thirty-five dollars
($35) in the following domestic violence cases: (1) Any case in which the defendant is assessed
court costs for any of the following offenses: a. Domestic violence in the first degree pursuant
to Section 13A-6-130. b. Domestic violence in the second degree pursuant to Section 13A-6-131.
c. Domestic violence in the third degree pursuant to Section 13A-6-132. d. Domestic violence
by strangulation or suffocation pursuant to Section 13A-6-138. e. Violation of a protective
order pursuant to Section 13A-6-142. (2) Any case in which the judge has issued a final order
on a petition for protection from abuse pursuant to Sections 30-5-1 to 30-5-11. (b) The clerk
of the court shall collect the court costs. The clerk of...
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45-45A-31.26
Section 45-45A-31.26 Fees. (a) An offender may be assessed a nonrefundable application fee
when the offender is approved for the pretrial diversion program. The amount of the assessment
for participating in the program shall be in addition to any court costs, fees, and assessments
for the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund, Department of Forensic Sciences assessments, drug,
alcohol, or anger management treatment required by law, and any costs of supervision, treatment,
and restitution for which the offender may be responsible. A schedule of payments for any
of these fees may be established by the city council in amounts to be determined by the city
council in its sole discretion. (b) The application fees, as determined by the city council,
shall be applied to the following offenses: (1) Driving under the influence (DUI). (2) Theft
of property in the third degree. (3) Other misdemeanor offenses as determined by the city
council. (c) The application fee shall be allocated to the general...
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13A-12-190
Section 13A-12-190 Definitions. For the purposes of this division, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) DISSEMINATE. To transmit,
distribute, sell, lend, provide, transfer, or show, including through electronic means. (2)
DISPLAY PUBLICLY. The exposing, placing, posting, exhibiting, or in any fashion displaying
in any location, whether public or private, an item in such a manner that it may be readily
seen and its content or character distinguished by normal unaided vision viewing it from a
public thoroughfare, depot, or vehicle. (3) PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE, DEPOT, OR VEHICLE. Any street,
highway, park, depot, or transportation platform or other place, whether indoors or out, or
any vehicle for public transportation, owned or operated by government, either directly or
through a public corporation or authority, or owned or operated by any agency of public transportation
that is designed for the use, enjoyment, or transportation of...
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13A-2-2
Section 13A-2-2 Definitions - Definitions of culpable mental state. The following definitions
apply to this Criminal Code: (1) INTENTIONALLY. A person acts intentionally with respect to
a result or to conduct described by a statute defining an offense, when his purpose is to
cause that result or to engage in that conduct. (2) KNOWINGLY. A person acts knowingly with
respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he
is aware that his conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists. (3) RECKLESSLY.
A person acts recklessly with respect to a result or to a circumstance described by a statute
defining an offense when he is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable
risk that the result will occur or that the circumstance exists. The risk must be of such
nature and degree that disregard thereof constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of
conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the situation. A person...
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13A-6-90.1
Section 13A-6-90.1 Stalking in the second degree. (a) A person who, acting with an improper
purpose, intentionally and repeatedly follows, harasses, telephones, or initiates communication,
verbally, electronically, or otherwise, with another person, any member of the other person's
immediate family, or any third party with whom the other person is acquainted, and causes
material harm to the mental or emotional health of the other person, or causes such person
to reasonably fear that his or her employment, business, or career is threatened, and the
perpetrator was previously informed to cease that conduct is guilty of the crime of stalking
in the second degree. (b) The crime of stalking in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Act 2012-380, p. 1004, ยง3.)...
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26-16-51
Section 26-16-51 Department of Human Resources to adopt guidelines and criteria; general role
and functions of teams. The Department of Human Resources shall adopt guidelines and criteria
relating to the operations and functions of the team as promulgated by the advisory committee
created pursuant to Section 26-16-52. The guidelines will be supplemental to the existing
protective service activities of the children, youth, and family programs of the State of
Alabama. Nothing in this section shall be construed to remove or reduce the duty and responsibility
of any person to report all suspected or actual cases of child abuse or neglect or sexual
abuse of a child pursuant to law. The general role of the teams shall be to support activities
of the program and to provide services to abused and neglected children upon referral by the
county departments of human resources, or any other agency as set forth in the guidelines
and criteria established. To the extent that resources are available...
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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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13A-11-144
Section 13A-11-144 Harassment, etc., of sports official. (a) For purposes of this section,
a "sports official" is a person at a sports event who enforces the rules of the
event, such as an umpire or referee, or a person who supervises the participants, such as
a coach. A "sports event" includes any interscholastic or intramural athletic activity
in a primary, middle, junior high, or high school, college, or university, any organized athletic
activity sponsored by a community, business, or nonprofit organization, any athletic activity
that is a professional or semiprofessional event, and any other organized athletic activity
in the state. (b) A person commits the crime of harassment of a sports official if he or she
commits the crime of harassment as provided for by Section 13A-11-8, and the victim is a sports
official performing official duties and the harassment is a result of the official performing
his or her official duties. Harassment of a sports official is a Class B misdemeanor....
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