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26-14-1
Section 26-14-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ABUSE. Harm or
threatened harm to a child's health or welfare. Harm or threatened harm to a child's health
or welfare can occur through nonaccidental physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or attempted
sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation or attempted sexual exploitation. Sexual abuse includes
the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or coercion of any child to engage
in, or having a child assist any other person to engage in, any sexually explicit conduct
or any simulation of the conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of the
conduct; or the rape, molestation, prostitution, or other form of sexual exploitation of children,
or incest with children as those acts are defined by Alabama law. Sexual exploitation includes
allowing, permitting, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution and...
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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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16-28-22
Section 16-28-22 Prosecutions. No prosecution or proceeding under this article shall
be begun except by one of the following parties: (1) The county superintendent of education
or city superintendent of schools where the matter affects a school or private tutor in territory
under his supervision; or (2) An attendance officer; or (3) The principal teacher of the school
which the child attends or should attend; or (4) The private tutor by whom the child is instructed
or should be instructed; or (5) The probation officer of the county; or (6) A duly authorized
agent of the State Superintendent of Education or the Department of Human Resources. (School
Code 1927, §324; Code 1940, T. 52, §320.)...
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30-3-191
Section 30-3-191 Definitions. When used in Sections 30-3-191 to 30-3-199, inclusive,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ACCOUNT. A demand deposit account,
checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, or
money-market mutual fund account. (2) BUSINESS DAY. A day on which state offices are open
for regular business. (3) COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE. A license issued to an individual that
authorizes the individual to drive a motor vehicle as part of conducting business. (4) CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION. Information provided by a service applicant or recipient or obtained from other
sources about him or her which may be released only as required by court order or state or
federal law. (5) COURT. A court of competent jurisdiction or administrative agency having
the authority to issue and enforce support orders. (6) DATA MATCH. An automated process of
matching specified information from the financial records of financial institutions...
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38-15-4
Section 38-15-4 Registration of certain youth residential institutions or organizations;
staff training plans; rights of children; licensing and inspection of food preparation areas;
access by law enforcement agencies. (a) Commencing on January 1, 2018, the department shall
register any religious, faith-based, or church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for profit affiliated
youth residential facility, youth social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility
for youths, youth transitional care facility, long term youth residential facility, private
alternative boarding school, private alternative outdoor program, and any organization entrusted
with the residential care of children in any organizational form or combination defined by
this section, whenever children are housed at the facility or location of the program
for a period of more than 24 hours. At a minimum, registered youth residential institution
or organization under this section shall do all of the following: (1) Be...
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38-2-6
Section 38-2-6 Duties, powers, and responsibilities of state department. The aim of
the state department shall be the promotion of a unified development of welfare activities
and agencies of the state and of the local governments so that each agency and each governmental
institution shall function as an integral part of a general system. In order to carry out
effectively these aims, it shall be the duty and responsibility of the state department to:
(1) Administer or supervise all forms of public assistance including general home relief,
outdoor and indoor care for persons in need of assistance, also including those duties that
have to do primarily with the determination of need and authorization of relief. (2) Exercise
all the powers, duties, and responsibilities previously vested by law in the State Child Welfare
Department. (3) Provide services to county or municipal governments including the organization
and supervision of counties for the effective carrying out of welfare...
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38-4-14
Section 38-4-14 Limitations on use of public assistance benefits. (a) For the purposes
of this section, the term public assistance benefits means money or property provided
directly or indirectly to eligible persons through programs of the federal government, the
state, or any political subdivision thereof, and administered by the Alabama Department of
Human Resources. (b)(1) A recipient of public assistance benefits may not use any portion
of the benefits for the purchase of any alcoholic beverage, tobacco product, or lottery ticket.
Any person who violates this subsection shall reimburse the Department of Human Resources
for the purchase and shall be subject to the following sanctions: a. Upon the first violation,
the person shall be disqualified from receiving public assistance benefits by means of direct
cash payment or an electronic benefits transfer access card for one month. b. Upon the second
violation, the person shall be disqualified from receiving public assistance benefits...
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26-16-93
Section 26-16-93 State Child Death Review Team - Created. (a) There is hereby created
the State Child Death Review Team, referred to in this article as the state team. (b) The
state team shall be situated within the Alabama Department of Public Health for administrative
and budgetary purposes. (c) The state team shall be a multidisciplinary, multiagency review
team, composed of 28 members, the first 7 of whom are ex officio. The ex officio members may
designate representatives from their particular departments or offices to represent them on
the state team who may vote and exercise all other prerogatives of the appointment. The members
of the state team shall include all of the following: (1) The Jefferson County Coroner, Medical
Examiner. (2) The State Health Officer who shall serve as chair. (3) One member appointed
by the Alabama Sheriff's Association. (4) The Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic
Sciences. (5) The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Human Resources....
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38-1-7
Section 38-1-7 (Effective October 1, 2015 until September 30, 2017) Drug screening program.
(a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) DRUG. Includes all of the following: a. A controlled substance for which a medical prescription
or other legal authorization is required for purchase or possession, including, but not limited
to: An amphetamine, a tetrahydrocannabinol, oxycodone, cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP), an opiate,
a barbiturate, a benzodiazepine, a methamphetamine, a propoxyphene, a tricyclic antidepressant,
or a metabolite of any of these substances. b. A drug whose manufacture, sale, use, or possession
is forbidden by law. (2) DRUG SCREENING. Any chemical, biological, or physical instrumental
analysis administered by a laboratory certified by the United States Department of Health
and Human Services or other licensing agency in this state for the purpose of determining
the presence or absence of a drug or its metabolites. (b) The...
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40-18-140
Section 40-18-140 Contribution designations. (a)(1) Each Alabama resident individual
income taxpayer desiring to contribute to any of the programs listed in subsection (b) may
designate an amount of his or her refund, rounded off in whole dollars, in an appropriate
box on the state income tax return form, to be credited to the program. (2) All future check-offs,
duly enacted by the Legislature subsequent to April 17, 2006, shall be accorded an appropriate
box on the state income tax return forms, subject to the terms and conditions prescribed herein,
without the requirement that they be added by amendment to this section. (b) Contributions
received for the following authorized charitable and nonpolitical income tax check-off recipients,
less costs of administration to the Department of Revenue not to exceed five percent, shall
be distributed and appropriated as provided herein: (1) Contributions to the Alabama Aging
Program shall be deposited with the State Treasurer into the Alabama...
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