12-15-308
Section 12-15-308 Filing of petition and conduct of 72-hour hearing as to necessity
for continuation of shelter care of a child. (a) When a child alleged to be dependent has
been removed from the custody of the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and has not
been returned to same, a hearing shall be held within 72 hours from the time of removal, Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays included, to determine whether continued shelter care is required. (b)
Notice of the 72-hour hearing requirement, either verbal or written, stating the date, time,
place, and purpose of the hearing and the right to counsel shall be given to the parent, legal
guardian, or legal custodian if he or she can be found. (c) At the commencement of the 72-hour
hearing requirement, the juvenile court shall advise the parent, legal guardian, or legal
custodian of the right to counsel and shall appoint counsel if the juvenile court determines
he or she is indigent. If the juvenile court already has not done so, it...
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12-15-402
Section 12-15-402 Authority and procedure. (a) The state, any county, any municipality,
or any governmental department or agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of
Human Resources or the Department of Youth Services, or any person, including a parent, legal
guardian, or legal custodian, may file a petition in the juvenile court to have any minor
or child, as defined in this chapter, committed to the custody of the department on the basis
that the minor or child is an individual with a mental illness or intellectual disability
and, as a consequence of that mental illness or intellectual disability, poses a real and
present threat of substantial harm to self or to others. (b) The petition shall be verified
and filed in the county in which the minor or child is located or resides, petitioning the
juvenile court to commit the minor or child to the custody of the department. (Acts 1975,
No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-137; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-928; §12-15-90; amended and...

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26-17-602
Section 26-17-602 Standing to maintain proceeding. Subject to Article 3 and Sections
26-17-607 and 26-17-609, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by: (1) the
child; (2) the mother of the child; (3) a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated;
(4) the Alabama Department of Human Resources; (5) an authorized adoption agency or licensed
child-placing agency licensed in Alabama or any other state that is properly authorized to
do business in Alabama; (6) a representative authorized by law to act for an individual who
would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or
a minor; or (7) any interested person. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)...
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12-15-405
Section 12-15-405 Notice of hearing; appointment of counsel for the minor or child.
(a) When any minor or child against whom a petition has been filed seeking to commit the minor
or child to the custody of the department is initially brought before the juvenile court,
the juvenile court shall provide a copy of the petition and if requested, read the petition
to the minor or child and to his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and counsel,
and inform those persons verbally and in writing of the date, time, and place of the next
hearing to be held in regard to the minor or child, the purpose of the hearing, the rights
of the minor or child at the hearing, and the possible consequences of the hearing. (b) The
juvenile court shall appoint a child's attorney for the minor or child. The juvenile court
may appoint a guardian ad litem in addition to the child's attorney. No statement made or
act done by the minor or child in the presence of the juvenile court prior to the minor...

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12-15-407
Section 12-15-407 Probable cause hearings for temporary confinement of the minor or
child. (a) If the juvenile court finds it necessary to temporarily confine or restrain the
minor or child, pending final hearing upon a petition for mental commitment of the minor or
child in the custody of any person, department, or agency other than his or her parent, legal
guardian, or legal custodian, the juvenile court at the time the confinement is ordered shall
set the matter for a hearing within seven days to determine if probable cause exists that
the minor or child should be committed. At the probable cause hearing, the juvenile court
shall determine if it is necessary to continue the restraint or confinement pending the final
hearing. (b) Upon a finding of probable cause that the minor or child should be committed,
the juvenile court shall enter an order so stating and setting the date, time, and place of
the hearing on the merits of the petition. (c) The final hearing shall be held on the...
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13A-11-72
Section 13A-11-72 Certain persons forbidden to possess pistol. (a) No person who has
been convicted in this state or elsewhere of committing or attempting to commit a crime of
violence, misdemeanor offense of domestic violence, violent offense as listed in Section
12-25-32(15), anyone who is subject to a valid protection order for domestic abuse, or anyone
of unsound mind shall own a firearm or have one in his or her possession or under his or her
control. (b) No person who is a minor, except under the circumstances provided in this section,
a drug addict, or an habitual drunkard shall own a pistol or have one in his or her possession
or under his or her control. (c) Subject to the exceptions provided by Section 13A-11-74,
no person shall knowingly with intent to do bodily harm carry or possess a deadly weapon on
the premises of a public school. (d) Possession of a deadly weapon with the intent to do bodily
harm on the premises of a public school in violation of subsection (c) of this...
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13A-3-24
Section 13A-3-24 Use of force by persons with parental, custodial, or special responsibilities.
The use of force upon another person is justified under any of the following circumstances:
(1) A parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care and supervision of a minor
or an incompetent person, and a teacher or other person responsible for the care and supervision
of a minor for a special purpose, may use reasonable and appropriate physical force upon the
minor or incompetent person when and to the extent that he reasonably believes it necessary
and appropriate to maintain discipline or to promote the welfare of the minor or incompetent
person. (2) A warden or other authorized official of a jail, prison, or correctional institution
may, in order to maintain order and discipline, use whatever physical force is authorized
by law. (3) A person responsible for the maintenance of order in a common or contract carrier
of passengers, or a person acting under his direction, may use...
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22-8-3
Section 22-8-3 When physician may proceed without consent of parent. Any legally authorized
medical, dental, health or mental health services may be rendered to minors of any age without
the consent of a parent or legal guardian when, in the physician's judgment, an attempt to
secure consent would result in delay of treatment which would increase the risk to the minor's
life, health or mental health. (Acts 1971, No. 2281, p. 3681, §4.)...
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31-13-20
Section 31-13-20 Stay of chapter when unauthorized alien is a victim or critical witness,
etc., under certain conditions. If a person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United
States and is a victim of a criminal act, is the child of a victim of a criminal act, is a
biological parent or legal guardian of a victim of a criminal act who is a minor, is a critical
witness in any prosecution, is the biological parent or legal guardian of a critical witness
in any prosecution who is a minor, or is the child of a critical witness in any prosecution
of a state or federal crime, all provisions of this chapter shall be stayed until all of the
related legal proceedings are concluded. However, the relevant state, county, or local law
enforcement agency shall comply with any request by federal immigration officers to take custody
of the person. (Act 2011-535, p. 888, §21; Act 2012-491, p. 1410, §1.)...
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6-5-273
Section 6-5-273 Jurisdiction of courts. An action for recovery of damages and penalties
under this article may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction, including the small
claims division of a district court in the county where the merchant is located, if the person
or the parent or legal guardian of the unemancipated minor who committed the theft offense
fails to make payment to the merchant of the amount specified in the demand within 30 days
after the date of service of the written demand upon him or her, if the total damages do not
exceed the jurisdictional limit of the small claims division. (Acts 1993, No. 93-676, §4.)...

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