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12-15-301
Section 12-15-301 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) ABANDONMENT. A voluntary and intentional relinquishment
of the custody of a child by a parent, or a withholding from the child, without good cause
or excuse, by the parent, of his or her presence, care, love, protection, maintenance, or
the opportunity for the display of filial affection, or the failure to claim the rights of
a parent, or failure to perform the duties of a parent. (2) AGE APPROPRIATE or DEVELOPMENTALLY
APPROPRIATE. Activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children of the
same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally appropriate
for a child based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities
that are typical for an age or age group and, in the case of a specific child, activities
or items that are suitable for the child based on the...
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22-30E-3
Section 22-30E-3 Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in this chapter, the definition
of all terms included in Section 22-30-3 shall be applicable to this chapter. Other
definitions as necessary may be promulgated as regulations by the department for further implementation
of this chapter. Also, as used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following
meanings: (1) ALABAMA LAND RECYCLING AND ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. That commission
which is created in Section 22-30E-12. (2) APPLICANT. An owner or operator or prospective
purchaser of a qualifying property seeking to participate in the voluntary cleanup program
established pursuant to this chapter. (3) CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE. A statement prepared
by a professional engineer or geologist licensed to practice in the State of Alabama which
certifies compliance with a voluntary cleanup plan required by Section 22-30E-9. (4)
CLEANUP. For purposes of this chapter, cleanup means the cleaning up, remediation,...
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2-6B-3
Section 2-6B-3 Nuisance exception requirements; evidence of nuisance. (a) A farm or
farm operation shall not be deemed to be or become a public or private nuisance for purposes
of Section 6-5-127, or any other law, or be deemed in violation of any municipal or
county ordinance or resolution heretofore or hereafter adopted declaring any farm or farm
operation a public or private nuisance other than zoning ordinances applicable thereto, if
the farm or farm operation meets all of the following requirements: (1) The owner of the land
or a partner, officer, director, or other principal thereof, does not act in a careless or
wrongful manner, engage in the improper operation of any farm or farm operation, or fail to
act or perform a legal obligation. (2) The owner of the land, or a partner, officer, director,
or other principal thereof, resides on the farm or actively participates in the operation
of the farm, or leases the farm to a person who resides on the farm or actively participates
in...
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22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling
agency, public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by
the health department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the
collection or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material
other than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall
be approved by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and
United States Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance
equal to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning
of wood, coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of
solid wastes, or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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15-22-24
Section 15-22-24 Board of Pardons and Paroles - Duties retirement of parole officers;
representation of applicant by state official; supervision and treatment; training requirements.
(a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles, hereinafter referred to as "the board," shall
be charged with the duty of determining, through use of a validated risk and needs assessment
as defined in Section 12-25-32, what prisoners serving sentences in the jails and prisons
of the State of Alabama may be released on parole and when and under what conditions. Such
board shall also be charged with the duty of supervising all prisoners released on parole
from the jails or prisons of the state and of lending its assistance to the courts in the
supervision of all prisoners placed on probation by courts exercising criminal jurisdiction
and making such investigations as may be necessary in connection therewith, of implementing
the use of validated risk and needs assessments as defined in Section 12-25-32 by probation...
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38-13-2
Section 38-13-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age and older. (2) ADULT CARE
FACILITY. A person or entity holding a Department of Human Resources license or approval or
certification to provide care, including foster care, for adults. (3) APPLICANT. A person
or entity who submits an application for license as a child care or adult care facility to
the Department of Human Resources or a child placing agency, or an application for employment
or for a volunteer position to a Department of Human Resources licensed child care or adult
care facility. With regard to child care and adult care facilities in a home setting, the
term includes an adult household member whose residence is in the home. The term also includes
an individual who submits an application for a volunteer position or for employment with the
Department of Human Resources in a position in which the person has unsupervised...
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38-9-5
Section 38-9-5 Emergency protective services. When there is brought to the attention
of a county department of human resources a person who is unable, because of physical or mental
disabilities, to provide for his basic needs for shelter, food, clothing or health care, and
whose health or safety is in immediate danger, the department may arrange for protective services
with the consent of the person. If the person is incapable of giving consent or does not consent,
the department shall petition the court for an order authorizing the department to arrange
for care for such person immediately. Upon a determination by the court that such care is
urgently and immediately necessary to protect the health or safety of the person, an appropriate
order of the court shall be issued authorizing the department to arrange for the placement
of such person in an approved foster home, licensed nursing home or other similar facility
immediately. At the proceeding to obtain the necessary order, any...
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38-13-7
Section 38-13-7 Duties of Departments of Public Safety and Human Resources; review of
determinations. (a) Criminal history background information checks shall be performed by the
Department of Public Safety upon request by an employer, child care facility, adult care facility,
or child placing agency authorized to make a request, or the Department of Human Resources.
The Department of Public Safety shall provide a criminal history background check within a
reasonable time of the receipt of the request. National criminal history background checks
shall be requested by the Department of Public Safety from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
within a reasonable time of the request. The Department of Public Safety, upon receipt of
the criminal history background report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall forward
the report to the Department of Human Resources within a reasonable period. (b) Criminal history
background information reports shall be sent from the Department of...
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12-15-315
Section 12-15-315 Permanency hearing for Department of Human Resources cases only. (a)
Within 12 months of the date a child is removed from the home and placed in out-of-home care,
and not less frequently than every 12 months thereafter during the continuation of the child
in out-of-home care, the juvenile court shall hold a permanency hearing. The Department of
Human Resources shall present to the juvenile court at the hearing a permanent plan for the
child. The juvenile court shall consult with the child, in an age-appropriate manner, regarding
the permanency plan and any transition plan to independent living. If a permanent plan is
not presented to the juvenile court at this hearing, there shall be a rebuttable presumption
that the child should be returned home. This provision is intended to ensure that a permanent
plan is prepared by the Department of Human Resources and presented to the juvenile court
within 12 months of the placement of any child in foster care and no less...
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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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