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44-1-1
Section 44-1-1 Purpose of chapter. The purpose of this chapter is to promote and safeguard
the social well-being and general welfare of the youth of the state through a comprehensive
and coordinated program of public services for the prevention of juvenile delinquency and
the rehabilitation of delinquent youth. This state program shall provide the following: (1)
Social and educational services and facilities for any youth whom a juvenile judge deems in
need of such state services; (2) The establishment of standards for social and educational
services and facilities for such youth; (3) Cooperation with public and voluntary agencies,
organizations and citizen groups in the development and coordination of programs and activities
directed toward the prevention, control and treatment of delinquency; (4) The promotion and
improvement of community conditions, programs and resources to aid parents in discharging
their responsibilities for the care, development and well-being of their children;...
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15-12-1
Section 15-12-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) APPOINTED COUNSEL. Any attorney licensed to practice law in the State
of Alabama who is appointed by the court to represent an indigent defendant. (2) CONTRACT
COUNSEL. Any attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama, or a firm, association,
corporation, or partnership of lawyers so licensed, executing a contract for the provision
of indigent defense services. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Office of Indigent Defense
Services. (4) INDIGENT DEFENDANT. Any person involved in a criminal or juvenile proceeding
in the trial or appellate courts of the state for which proceeding representation by counsel
is constitutionally required or is authorized or required by statute or court rule, including
parents of children during the termination of parental rights hearings, who under oath or
affirmation states that he or she is unable to pay for his or her...
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26-14-7
Section 26-14-7 Duties of Department of Human Resources. (a) The State or County Department
of Human Resources shall make a thorough investigation promptly upon either the oral or written
report. The primary purpose of such an investigation shall be the protection of the child.
(b) The investigation, to the extent that is reasonably possible, shall include: (1) The nature,
extent and cause of the child abuse or neglect; (2) The identity of the person responsible
therefor; (3) The names and conditions of other children in the home; (4) An evaluation of
the parents or person responsible for the care of the child; (5) The home environment and
the relationship of the child or children to the parents or other persons responsible for
their care; and (6) All other data deemed pertinent. (c) The investigation may include a visit
to the child's home, an interview with the subject child, and may include a physical, psychological,
or psychiatric examination of any child or children in that home....
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45-23-171
Section 45-23-171 Individuals with mental illness taken into temporary protective custody.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1)
DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A law enforcement agency within Dale County that is authorized
by the sheriff to exercise the authority described in this section. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
Any state, county, or municipal officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards
and Training Commission. (b)(1) Concurrently with Article 1 of Chapter 52 of Title 22, a law
enforcement officer from a designated law enforcement agency may take an individual into protective
custody when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the individual is mentally ill
and is an immediate danger to himself or herself or others. (2)a. Upon placement of an individual
under protective custody pursuant to subdivision (1), the law enforcement officer shall transport
the individual to a hospital providing care and...
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45-27-171
Section 45-27-171 Individuals with mental illness taken into temporary protective custody.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1)
DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A law enforcement agency within Escambia County which is
authorized by the sheriff to exercise the authority described in this section. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER. Any state, county, or municipal officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers'
Standards and Training Commission. (b)(1) Concurrently with Article 1 of Chapter 52 of Title
22, a law enforcement officer from a designated law enforcement agency may take an individual
into protective custody when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the individual
is mentally ill and is an immediate danger to himself or herself or others. (2)a. Upon placement
of an individual under protective custody pursuant to subdivision (1), the law enforcement
officer shall transport the individual to a hospital providing care...
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45-3-172
Section 45-3-172 Individuals with mental illness taken into temporary protective custody. (a)
For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) DESIGNATED
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A law enforcement agency within Barbour County that is authorized
by the sheriff to exercise the authority described in this section. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
Any state, county, or municipal officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards
and Training Commission. (b)(1) Concurrently with Article 1 of Chapter 52 of Title 22, a law
enforcement officer from a designated law enforcement agency may take an individual into protective
custody when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the individual is mentally ill
and is an immediate danger to himself or herself or others. (2)a. Upon placement of an individual
under protective custody pursuant to subdivision (1), the law enforcement officer shall transport
the individual to a hospital providing care and...
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45-35-171
Section 45-35-171 Individuals with mental illness taken into temporary protective custody.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1)
DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A law enforcement agency within Houston County that is
authorized by the sheriff to exercise the authority described in this section. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER. Any state, county, or municipal officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers'
Standards and Training Commission. (b)(1) Concurrently with Article 1 of Chapter 52 of Title
22, a law enforcement officer from a designated law enforcement agency may take an individual
into protective custody when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the individual
is mentally ill and is an immediate danger to himself or herself or others. (2)a. Upon placement
of an individual under protective custody pursuant to subdivision (1), the law enforcement
officer shall transport the individual to a hospital providing care and...
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22-30B-1.1
Section 22-30B-1.1 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that: (1) The state is increasingly
becoming the nation's final burial ground for the disposal of hazardous wastes and materials;
(2) The volumes of hazardous wastes and substances disposed in the state have increased dramatically
for the past several years; (3) The existence of hazardous waste disposal activities in the
state poses unique and continuing problems for the state; (4) As the site for the ultimate
burial of hazardous wastes and substances, the state incurs a permanent risk to the health
of its people and the maintenance of its natural resources that is avoided by other states
which ship their wastes to Alabama for disposal; (5) The state also incurs other substantial
costs related to hazardous waste management including the costs of regulation of transportation,
spill cleanup and disposal of ever-increasing volumes of hazardous wastes and substances;
(6) Because all waste and substances disposed at commercial...
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26-23F-2
Section 26-23F-2 Legislative findings; purpose. (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama
finds and declares that: (1) Deceased unborn infants deserve the same respect and dignity
as other human beings. (2) The laws of this state do not ensure that deceased unborn infants
receive proper burials or final disposition. (3) Alabama does not specifically prohibit the
sale or transfer of bodily remains of deceased unborn infants for compensation. (4) The dignity
and value of life, especially the lives of children, born or unborn, has been and continues
to be a public policy and often sacred concern of the highest order for the people of this
state. (b) Based on the findings in subsection (a), the purposes of this chapter are to: (1)
Allow parents of deceased unborn infants to provide a dignified final disposition of the bodily
remains of these infants. (2) Prohibit the sale or other unlawful disposition of the bodily
remains of a deceased unborn infant, or the exchange of any compensation...
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26-2A-103
Section 26-2A-103 Notice in guardianship proceeding. (a) In a proceeding for the appointment
of a guardian of an incapacitated person, and, if notice is required in a proceeding for appointment
of a temporary guardian, notice of hearing must be given to each of the following: (1) The
person alleged to be incapacitated, her or his spouse (if any), and adult children, or if
none, parents; (2) Any person who is serving as guardian, conservator, or who has the care
and custody of the person alleged to be incapacitated; (3) In case no other person is notified
under paragraph (1), at least one of the nearest adult relatives residing in this state, if
any can be found; and (4) Any other person as directed by the court. (b) Notice of hearing
on a petition for an order subsequent to appointment of a guardian must be given to the ward,
the guardian, and any other person as ordered by the court. (c) Notice must be served personally
on the alleged incapacitated person. Notices to other persons as...
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