30-7-1
Section 30-7-1 Adoption of standards by Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence,
Incorporated. The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated, shall assist
the Director of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs to establish standards for
domestic violence centers for membership in the coalition. Standards shall include minimum
standards for the safe and effective provision of services to victims of domestic violence
and their children. (Acts 1997, No. 97-411, p. 676, §1; Act 2015-493, §2.)...
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30-7-6
Section 30-7-6 Perpetrator counseling programs. (a) The director, in consultation with
the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated or other qualified entity, as
provided in subsection (b) of Section 30-7-2, the Alabama Network of Family Resource
Centers, and the Alabama Department of Mental Health, shall establish the content of batterers'
intervention programs in order to direct services to those persons who are adjudged to have
committed an act of domestic violence, as defined in Section 30-5-2, those against
whom an injunction for protection against domestic violence is entered, those referred by
the court, and those who volunteer to attend such programs. (b) The facilitators, supervisors,
and trainees of the program shall be certified to provide these programs through initial certification
by the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, and the programs and personnel shall
be annually recertified by the department to ensure that they meet specified standards....

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30-6-1
Section 30-6-1 Definitions. In this chapter, the following words shall have the following
meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ABUSE. As defined in Section
30-5-2. (2) ACADV. The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated. (3) ADVOCATE.
An employee or volunteer of a program for victims of domestic violence receiving funds under
this chapter who has a primary function of rendering advice, counseling, or assistance to
victims of domestic violence; who supervises the employees or volunteers of the program; or
who administers the program. (4) AGENCY. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (5) CLIENT.
Any individual receiving services from a certified domestic violence center. (6) DIRECTOR.
The Director of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (7) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Abuse
as defined in subdivision (1). (8) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER. An entity that provides services
or shelter to domestic violence victims and their accompanying children...
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41-23-160
Section 41-23-160 Certified domestic violence center capital improvement grant program.
(a) For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) ACADV. The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence. (2) DIRECTOR. The Director of
the Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (3) OTHER QUALIFIED ENTITY. An entity designated
by the director to fulfill the duties of the ACADV in the event the ACADV ceases operations
or is otherwise ineligible to receive federal funds for domestic violence programs in this
state. (b) There is established a certified domestic violence center capital improvement grant
program under the Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (c) A certified domestic violence
center, as provided for in Section 30-6-6, may apply to the director, or his or her
designee, for a capital improvement grant. The grant application shall provide all of the
following information: (1) A statement specifying the capital improvement and...
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30-7-2
Section 30-7-2 Minimum standards for domestic violence shelters. (a) The following minimum
standards for domestic violence centers shall be used by the Department of Economic and Community
Affairs to determine membership in the coalition or other qualified entity and eligibility
for receiving funds administered by the Department of Economic and Community Affairs. Any
domestic violence center seeking membership shall meet the following qualifications: (1) Be
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation created for the purpose of operating a domestic violence
center; provided, however, it may be affiliated with a larger private organization, but must
be a distinct entity with its own corporate structure and budget. All funding and budget issues
pertaining to the operation of the domestic violence program shall be reported independently
from other activities to the coalition or other qualified entity. (2) Have as its primary
mission the provision of services to victims of domestic violence, as...
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38-9D-3
Section 38-9D-3 Alabama Interagency Council for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. There
is created the Alabama Interagency Council for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. The members
of the council shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The chief executive
officer, or his or her designee, of each of the following participating agencies and organizations:
a. The Alabama 911 Network. b. The Administrative Office of Courts. c. The Attorney General.
d. The Banking Department. e. The Coalition Against Domestic Violence. f. The Crime Victims
Compensation Commission. g. The Department of Forensic Sciences. h. The Department of Human
Resources. i. The Department of Insurance. j. The Department of Mental Health. k. The Department
of Public Health. l. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. m. The Department of Senior
Services. n. The Department of Veterans Affairs. o. The Governor's Office of Faith Based Initiatives
and Community Service. p. The Medicaid Agency. q. The Office of...
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30-9-1
Section 30-9-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter the term domestic violence fatality
review team means an organization that includes, but is not limited to, representatives from
the following agencies or organizations: (1) Law enforcement agencies. (2) The Alabama State
Law Enforcement Agency, the Attorney General, and the President of the Alabama District Attorney's
Association, for state level teams or the district attorney of each judicial circuit for local
or regional teams. (3) The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. (4) Certified domestic
violence centers. (5) Child protection service providers. (6) The Administrative Office of
Courts. (7) The municipal and circuit clerks of the court. (8) Victim service programs. (9)
Providers of civil legal assistance to victims. (10) Child death review teams. (11) Members
of the business community. (12) County probation or corrections agencies. (13) Any other persons
who have knowledge regarding domestic violence fatalities, nonlethal...
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30-7-4
Section 30-7-4 Coalition certification; funding. (a) Any domestic violence center within
the state that desires to become certified by the director may request certification. Upon
approval and certification by the Director of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs,
a domestic violence center may receive funding appropriated by the Legislature specifically
to the Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (b)(1) The department may pay the administrative
costs necessary to fulfill the requirements of this chapter from the Domestic Violence Trust
Fund; provided, however, the department may not expend on an annual basis more than eight
percent of the total available funds from the Domestic Violence Trust Fund, or the actual
cost of administration, whichever is less. (2) State funds received by the Alabama Coalition
Against Domestic Violence from appropriations by the Legislature may be used for administrative
expenses. Administrative expenses paid from state funds shall not...
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41-9-1060
Section 41-9-1060 Creation; composition; meetings. (a) The Commission on Girls and Women
in the Criminal Justice System is created. (b) The commission shall be composed of all of
the following members: (1) Three members of each house, to be appointed by the presiding officer
in each house. One member of each house shall be designated the co-chairperson of the commission.
(2) The Director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles or his or her designee. (3) The Commissioner
of the Department of Corrections or his or her designee. (4) The Executive Director of the
Alabama Department of Youth Services or his or her designee. (5) The Commissioner of the Department
of Human Resources or his or her designee. (6) The Commissioner of the Department of Mental
Health or his or her designee. (7) The Executive Director of the Alabama Sentencing Commission
or his or her designee. (8) The State Health Officer of the Alabama Department of Public Health
or his or her designee. (9) The Chancellor of...
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30-6-6
Section 30-6-6 Establishment and funding of facilities. (a) In order to be certified,
each domestic violence center shall do all of the following: (1) Provide a facility that shall
serve as a center to receive and house persons who are victims of domestic violence. For the
purpose of this chapter, minor children and other dependents of a victim, when the dependents
are partly or wholly dependent on the victim for support or services, may be sheltered with
the victim in a domestic violence center. (2) Provide minimum services which shall include,
but not be limited to, information and referral services, counseling and case management services,
temporary emergency shelter for more than 24 hours for adult victims and their accompanying
children, a 24-hour hotline, training for law enforcement personnel, assessment and appropriate
referral of resident children, outreach services as defined by standards for counties without
a physical emergency shelter facility, and educational services for...
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