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26-14-6
Section 26-14-6 Temporary protective custody. A police officer, a law enforcement official,
or a designated employee of the State or County Department of Human Resources may take a child
into protective custody, or any person in charge of a hospital or similar institution or any
physician treating a child may keep that child in his or her custody, without the consent
of the parent or guardian, whether or not additional medical treatment is required, if the
circumstances or conditions of the child are such that continuing in his or her place of residence
or in the care and custody of the parent, guardian, custodian, or other person responsible
for the child's care presents an imminent danger to that child's life or health. However,
such official shall immediately notify the court having jurisdiction over juveniles of such
actions in taking the child into protective custody; provided, that such custody shall not
exceed 72 hours and that a court of competent jurisdiction and the...
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38-2-9
Section 38-2-9 Appropriations by counties and municipalities; expenditures to be approved by
state department. The county commission in any county shall have the power and is hereby authorized
to appropriate out of the public funds of the county such sum or sums of money, as it may
deem wise to be expended by the county department for the relief of children under 18 years
of age. Disbursements shall be made upon itemized statements approved by the county director.
This shall not be interpreted so as to limit the power of the judge of the juvenile court
to make orders for the care of children adjudged dependent, neglected or delinquent. The county
commission and the incorporated municipalities within the county may make joint appropriations
for office space, the maintenance thereof and supplies. The governing body in any county or
any municipality shall have the power and authority to make other and further provision for
the care of the poor and needy of the county or municipality. The...
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38-1-1
Section 38-1-1 Definitions. As used in this title, the following terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section: (1) DEPARTMENT or STATE DEPARTMENT. The State Department
of Human Resources. (2) BOARD or STATE BOARD. The State Board of Human Resources. (3) COMMISSIONER.
The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources. (4) COUNTY DEPARTMENT. The department
of human resources in each of the 67 counties. (5) COUNTY BOARD. The county board of human
resources. (6) COUNTY DIRECTOR. The director of each county department of human resources.
(7) BLIND ASSISTANCE. Money payments with respect to needy blind persons. (8) OLD AGE PENSIONS.
Money payments with respect to a needy person who has attained the age of 65 years and who
has complied with the requirements of this title. Whenever the term "old age assistance"
is used in the laws of this state, such term shall mean "old age pensions." (9)
DEPENDENT CHILD. Any needy child coming within the definition of "dependent...
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24-1-60
Section 24-1-60 Legislative findings and declaration of necessity. It is hereby declared that
unsanitary or unsafe dwelling and public school accommodations exist in various counties of
the state and that such unsafe or unsanitary conditions arise from overcrowding and concentration
of population, the obsolete and poor condition of the buildings, improper planning, excessive
land coverage, lack of proper light, air and space, unsanitary design and arrangement, lack
of proper facilities, and the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire
and other causes; that in all such counties persons of low income are forced to reside in
unsanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations; that in various counties of the state there
is a lack of safe or sanitary dwelling and public school accommodations available to all the
inhabitants thereof and that consequently persons of low income are forced to occupy overcrowded
and congested dwelling accommodations; that these conditions cause...
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34-8A-3
Section 34-8A-3 Construction and application of chapter. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall
be construed to apply to any of the following: (1) The activities, services, and use of an
official title on the part of a person employed as a counselor by any federal, state, county,
or municipal agency; public or private educational institution; medical personnel in a clinic
or hospital that is certified by the Alabama Department of Public Health or any successor
to such department or that is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health
Care Organizations or any successor to such commission; law practice; or licensed private
employment agencies, provided such persons are performing counseling or counseling-related
activities within the scope of their employment. (2) The activities and services of a student,
intern, or trainee in counseling pursuing a course of study in counseling in a regionally
accredited institution of higher learning or training institution, if these...
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38-2-5
Section 38-2-5 Allocation of funds. The state department, subject to the approval of the state
board, shall allocate such federal and state funds for public assistance, administration and
services as are available, in a manner that assures equitable treatment of needy individuals
in similar circumstances throughout the state. The allocation of these funds shall be based
on the relative welfare needs in the several counties. In determining the relative welfare
needs of the several counties consideration shall be given to the number of persons eligible
to receive public assistance, the financial needs of those eligible persons, and the cost
of administration and services. All these factors shall be determined in accordance with uniform
standards set by the state department, subject to the approval of the state board, which standards
shall in no case contravene the Social Security Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. The method of determining the needs in the several...
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9-2-3
Section 9-2-3 Powers and duties as to state parks and parkways, etc. The Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources, for the purpose of establishing, developing and maintaining state parks
and parkways, may acquire land by donation, purchase, condemnation or lease and for these
purposes may use such funds as may be available to it and not otherwise obligated and may
enter into agreements with the federal government or other agencies for acquiring by lease,
purchase or otherwise such lands as in its judgment are desirable for state parks or parkways.
As to the purchase of lands, such agreements may provide for a division of the payments over
a period of years, in which case the payments may be secured by mortgage; provided, that no
liability shall attach to the State of Alabama or any of its departments, boards, bureaus
or commissions or any member or official thereof if the security specifically given in any
such mortgage is insufficient to pay said mortgage at a forced sale or...
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12-15-409
Section 12-15-409 Role of attorney as advocate; designation of facilities. (a) An attorney
representing the state, any county, or municipality or the Department of Youth Services or
the Department of Human Resources or an attorney representing the person or persons filing
a petition to have a minor or child committed may serve as the advocate in support of the
petition to commit in all matters regarding the petition. (b) At the final hearing upon a
petition seeking to commit a minor or child to the custody of the department on the basis
that the minor or child is mentally ill, the juvenile court may grant the petition if clear
and convincing evidence proves all of the following: (1) That the minor or child sought to
be committed is mentally ill. (2) That, as a consequence of the mental illness, the minor
or child poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself, herself, or to others.
(3) That the threat of substantial harm has been evidenced by a recent overt act. (4)...
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12-15-505
Section 12-15-505 State Team established; membership; term; duties; hiring authority. (a) The
State Team is created and shall consist of a representative appointed by the head of the following
departments, agencies, or organizations: The Department of Education, the Department of Human
Resources, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Public Health, the Department
of Youth Services, and the Alabama Chief Probation Officers Association. (b) The appointments
to the State Team shall be for a term of three years beginning October 1, 1993, and each three
years thereafter and until their successors are appointed, except that the initial appointments
of the representatives of the Department of Human Resources and the Department of Mental Health
shall be for three years; the initial appointments of the representatives of the Department
of Education and the Department of Youth Services shall be for two years; and the initial
appointments of representatives of the Department of...
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40-18-360
Section 40-18-360 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Revenue of the State of Alabama.
(2) PRIVATE ADOPTION. An adoption through a private agency in which the adoptive parent(s)
reside in Alabama. (3) QUALIFIED FOSTER CHILD. Any individual who: a. is in the permanent
legal custody of the Alabama Department of Human Resources; and/or b. is placed in a licensed
or approved foster home by the Alabama Department of Human Resources for the purpose of adoption
pursuant to an approved case plan. (Act 2014-413, p. 1517, §1; Act 2018-549, §1.)...
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