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22-52-14
Section 22-52-14 Payment of costs. In any commitment proceeding, the fees of any attorney appointed
by the probate judge to act as advocate for the petition and any attorney or guardian ad litem
appointed by the probate judge for the person sought to be committed shall be set at the rates
established by Section 15-12-21; and any expert employed to offer expert testimony, in such
amounts as found to be reasonable by the probate judge; and all other costs allowable by law
shall be paid by the state general fund upon order of the probate judge; except, that if the
petition is denied and the petitioner is not indigent and is not a law enforcement officer
or other public official acting within the line and scope of his duties, all costs may be
taxed against the petitioner, or if the petition is granted and the person sought to be committed
is not indigent, the probate judge may order all costs paid from the estate of the person
committed. (Acts 1975, No. 1226, p. 2562, §11; Acts 1977, No....
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22-52-37
Section 22-52-37 Standards for conduct of civil commitment proceedings generally; minimum standards
for civil commitment; appeals from orders of probate courts as to commitment. (a) Any civil
commitment proceedings are to be conducted in accordance with the following constitutional
due process standards: (1) Adequate notice of the hearing and its purpose shall be given sufficiently
in advance of the scheduled proceedings to permit a reasonable opportunity to prepare therefor.
(2) The person to be committed shall have the right to attend the hearing unless the court,
after appropriate inquiry, determines that he or she is so mentally or physically ill as to
be incapable of attendance. (3) The subject of the hearing shall be informed of his right
to counsel and to the appointment of counsel if indigent. Where the commitment of a presently
confined patient is sought, a guardian ad litem who is an attorney shall be appointed. (4)
The guardian ad litem shall be entitled to a reasonable fee...
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22-52-10.6
Section 22-52-10.6 Petition for renewal of inpatient commitment order; probate court; special
judge; notice; hearing. (a) A petition for renewal of an inpatient commitment order may be
filed by the director of a state mental health facility or his designee at least 30 days prior
to the expiration of the current commitment order. The petition, together with a copy of the
original commitment order and copies of any subsequent renewal commitment orders, shall be
filed with the probate court of the county where the facility is located. The petition shall
explain in detail why renewal of the order is being requested, and shall further explain in
detail why less restrictive conditions of treatment are not appropriate. (b) Such probate
court may consider, hear, and enter appropriate orders pursuant to this section or may request
that the case be heard by a special judge of probate. (c) Whenever and wherever it shall become
necessary that a special judge of probate be provided to hear and...
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22-52-4
Section 22-52-4 Appointment of attorney and guardian ad litem for person sought to be committed;
statements, etc., of person in presence of judge, prior to obtaining services of attorney,
not to be considered by judge. (a) At the time when any petition has been filed seeking the
involuntary commitment of a respondent, the probate judge shall appoint a guardian ad litem
to represent and to protect the rights of the respondent, and shall determine if the respondent
has the funds with which to employ an attorney to represent the respondent and if the respondent
has the mental ability to secure the services of an attorney. If the respondent does not have
funds with which to employ an attorney or does not have the mental ability to secure the services
of an attorney, the probate judge shall appoint an attorney, who may be the same person as
the guardian ad litem, to represent the respondent. The probate judge shall immediately inform
the attorney so appointed of his appointment. (b) No...
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22-11A-36
Section 22-11A-36 Appeal of commitment order; notice of appeal; limitations to be placed upon
liberty of person pending appeal. An appeal from an order of the probate court granting a
petition seeking to commit a person to the custody of the Alabama Department of Public Health
or such other facility as the court may order lies to the circuit court for trial de novo
unless the probate judge who granted the petition was learned in the law, in which case the
appeal lies to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on the record. Notice of appeal shall be
given in writing to the probate judge within five days after the respondent has received actual
notice of the granting of the petition and shall be accompanied by security for costs, to
be approved by the probate judge, unless the probate judge finds that the person sought to
be committed is indigent, in which case no security shall be required. Upon the filing of
a notice of appeal, the probate judge shall determine and enter an order setting...
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22-52-93
Section 22-52-93 Costs. No county shall be required to pay costs associated with the temporary
confinement or commitment of a person to a designated mental health facility, including, but
not limited to, the cost of housing and treatment. All costs associated with a probable cause
hearing, including cost of counsel, shall be paid by the State General Fund upon order of
the judge of probate; except, that if the petition is denied and the petitioner is not indigent
and is not a law enforcement officer or other public official acting within the line and scope
of his or her duties, all costs may be taxed against the petitioner, or if the petition is
granted and the person sought to be committed is not indigent, the judge of probate may order
all costs paid from the estate of the person committed. (Acts 1994, No. 94-690, p. 1326, §4.)...
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12-15-102
Section 12-15-102 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age or older. (2) AFTERCARE.
Conditions and supervision as the juvenile court orders after release from the Department
of Youth Services. (3) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18 years, or under 21 years of
age and before the juvenile court for a delinquency matter arising before that individual's
18th birthday, or under 19 years of age and before the juvenile court for a child in need
of supervision matter or commitment to the State Department of Mental Health or under 19 years
of age and before the juvenile court for a proceeding initiated under Section 12-15-115(b)(2).
Where a delinquency petition alleges that an individual, prior to the individual's 18th birthday,
has committed an offense for which there is no statute of limitation pursuant to Section 15-3-5,
the term child also shall include the individual subject to the...
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17-5-2
Section 17-5-2 Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) CANDIDATE. An individual who has done any of the following: a.
Taken the action necessary under the laws of the state to qualify himself or herself for nomination
or for election to any state office or local office or in the case of an independent seeking
ballot access, on the date when he or she files a petition with the judge of probate in the
case of county offices, with the appropriate qualifying municipal official in the case of
municipal offices, or the Secretary of State in all other cases. b. Received contributions
or made expenditures in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or given his or her consent
for any other person or persons to receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of
one thousand dollars ($1,000), with a view to bringing about his or her nomination or election
to any state office or local office. (2) COMMISSION. The State Ethics...
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22-11A-35
Section 22-11A-35 Attorney and expert fees. In any commitment proceeding, the fees of any attorney
appointed by the probate judge to serve as guardian ad litem shall be set at the rates established
by Section 15-12-21; and any expert employed to offer expert testimony, in such amounts as
found to be reasonable by the probate judge; and all other costs allowable by law shall be
paid by the State General Fund upon order of the probate judge. (Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p.
904, §35.)...
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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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