12-15-121
Section 12-15-121 Form, contents, and execution of juvenile petitions. (a) A juvenile petition alleging delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency may be signed by any person 18 years of age or older, other than a juvenile court intake officer, who has knowledge of the facts alleged or is informed of them and believes that they are true. However, the person signing a dependency petition, in the petition or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, as required in Section 30-3B-209. (b) A petition shall be entitled "In the matter of _____, a child" and shall be made under oath. (c) The petition shall set forth with specificity all of the following: (1) The facts which bring the child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the facts constituting the alleged dependency, delinquency, or need of supervision and the facts showing that the child is in need of supervision, treatment, rehabilitation, care, or the protection of the state, as the...
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12-15-134
Section 12-15-134 Maintenance and inspection of law enforcement records. (a) Law enforcement agencies shall take special precautions to ensure that law enforcement records and files concerning a child will be maintained in a manner and pursuant to those safeguards that will protect against disclosure to any unauthorized person, department, agency, or entity. Unless a charge of delinquency is transferred for criminal prosecution pursuant to Section 12-15-203 or the juvenile court otherwise orders in the interests of the child or of national security, the law enforcement records and files with respect to the child shall not be open to public inspection nor their contents disclosed to the public. (b) Law enforcement records and files described in subsection (a) shall be open to inspection and copying by the following: (1) A juvenile court having a child currently before it in any proceeding. (2) Personnel of the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Youth Services, public and...
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32-6-7.2
Section 32-6-7.2 Restrictions on issuance to persons under 18 years of age (a) A person who is under the age of 18 may not apply for a Stage II restricted regular driver's license until the person has held a Stage I learner's license issued pursuant to Section 32-6-8 or a comparable license issued by another state for at least a six-month period. (b) In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, if the applicant for a driver's license is 16 years of age, he or she shall submit to the Department of Public Safety the following: (1) A verification form provided by the Department of Public Safety signed by a parent or legal guardian, or a grandparent with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, consenting to the licensure of the applicant. (2) A verification form provided by the Department of Public Safety signed by a parent, legal guardian, a grandparent with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, or a licensed or certified driving instructor, certifying that the applicant...
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12-15-208
Section 12-15-208 Facilities to be used for detention or shelter care of children generally; when child may be detained in jail or other facility for detention of adults; notification of juvenile court, when child received at facility for detention of adult offenders or persons charged with crimes; development of statewide system; Department of Youth Services to subsidize detention in regional facilities, may contract for detention; transfer of child to detention facility, when case transferred from juvenile court for criminal prosecution. (a) Persons who shall not be detained or confined in secure custody include all of the following: (1) STATUS OFFENDERS. Effective October 1, 2009, status offenders, as defined in this article, shall not be detained or confined in secure custody, except that a status offender who is charged with or who commits a violation of a valid court order may be detained in secure custody in a juvenile detention facility for up to 72 hours in any six-month...
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12-15-318
Section 12-15-318 Service of process. (a) Except as otherwise provided by the Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure and this section, service of process of termination of parental rights actions shall be made in accordance with the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (b) If service of process has not been completed within 45 days of the filing of the termination of parental rights petition, the petitioner shall request service by publication. (c) Service of process by publication may not be ordered by the juvenile court unless at least one of the following conditions is met: (1) The child who is the subject of the proceedings was abandoned in the state, or (2) The state or private department or agency having custody of the child has established, by evidence presented to the juvenile court, that the absent parent or parents are avoiding service of process or their whereabouts are unknown and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence. (d) Service shall be made by publication in a...
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26-10A-17
Section 26-10A-17 Notice of petition. (a) Unless service has been previously waived, notice of pendency of the adoption proceeding shall be served by the petitioner on: (1) Any person, agency, or institution whose consent or relinquishment is required by Section 26-10A-7, unless parental rights have been terminated pursuant to Section 12-15-319. (2) The legally appointed custodian or guardian of the adoptee. (3) The spouse of any petitioner who has not joined in the petition. (4) The spouse of the adoptee. (5) The surviving parent or parents of a deceased parent of the adoptee unless parental rights have been terminated pursuant to Section 12-15-319. (6) Any person known to the petitioners as currently having physical custody of the adoptee, excluding foster parents or other private licensed agencies, or having visitation rights with the adoptee under an existing court order. (7) The agency or individual authorized to investigate the adoption under Section 26-10A-19. (8) Any other...
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10A-1-1.03
Section 10A-1-1.03 Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms mean: (1) AFFILIATE. A person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person. An affiliate of an individual includes the spouse, or a parent or sibling thereof, of the individual, or a child, grandchild, sibling, parent, or spouse of any thereof, of the individual, or an individual having the same home as the individual, or a trust or estate of which an individual specified in this sentence is a substantial beneficiary; a trust, estate, incompetent, conservatee, protected person, or minor of which the individual is a fiduciary; or an entity of which the individual is director, general partner, agent, employee or the governing authority or member of the governing authority. (2) ASSOCIATE. When used to indicate a relationship with: (A) a domestic or foreign entity for which the person is: (i) an officer or governing person; or (ii) a beneficial...
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6-6-26.01
Section 6-6-26.01 Definitions. In this division: (1) "Collaborative law communication" means a statement, whether oral or in a record, or verbal or nonverbal, that: (A) is made to conduct, participate in, continue, or reconvene a collaborative law process; and (B) occurs after the parties sign a collaborative law participation agreement and before the collaborative law process is concluded. (2) "Collaborative law participation agreement" means an agreement by persons to participate in a collaborative law process. (3) "Collaborative law process" means a procedure intended to resolve a collaborative matter without intervention by a tribunal in which persons: (A) sign a collaborative law participation agreement; and (B) are represented by collaborative lawyers. (4) "Collaborative lawyer" means a lawyer who represents a party in a collaborative law process. (5) "Collaborative matter" means a dispute, transaction, claim, problem, or issue for resolution, including a dispute, claim, or issue...
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30-3-10
Section 30-3-10 Equal opportunity for blind individuals; supportive parenting services. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) BLINDNESS. A central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. An eye that has a limitation in the field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees is considered to have a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less. The term also includes a degenerative condition that reasonably can be expected to result in blindness. (2) SUPPORTIVE PARENTING SERVICES. Services that may assist a blind parent or prospective blind parent in the effective use of non-visual techniques and other alternative methods to enable the parent or prospective parent to discharge parental responsibilities as successfully as a parent who is not blind. (b) The Legislature finds the following: (1) Blind individuals should be given equal...
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32-5-222
Section 32-5-222 Requirements for child passenger restraints. (a) Every person transporting a child in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state, shall provide for the protection of the child by properly using an aftermarket or integrated child passenger restraint system meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards and the requirements of subsection (b). This section shall not be interpreted to release in part or in whole the responsibility of an automobile manufacturer to insure the safety of children to a level at least equivalent to existing federal safety standards for adults. In no event shall failure to wear a child passenger restraint system be considered as contributory negligence. The term "motor vehicle" as used in this section shall include a passenger car, pickup truck, van (seating capacity of 10 or less), minivan, or sports utility vehicle. (b) The size appropriate restraint system required for a child in subsection (a) must...
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