30-3B-207
Section 30-3B-207 Inconvenient forum. (a) A court of this state which has jurisdiction under this chapter to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. The issue of inconvenient forum may be raised upon the motion of a party, the court's own motion, or request of another court. (b) Before determining whether it is an inconvenient forum, a court of this state shall consider whether it is appropriate for a court of another state to exercise jurisdiction. For this purpose, the court shall allow the parties to submit information and shall consider all relevant factors, including: (1) Whether domestic violence has occurred and is likely to continue in the future and which state could best protect the parties and the child; (2) The length of time the child has resided outside this state; (3) The distance between...
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45-31-84.08
Section 45-31-84.08 Fees. (a) An offender may be assessed a nonrefundable application fee when the offender is approved for the pretrial diversion program. The amount of the assessment for participating in the program shall be in addition to any court costs, fees, and assessments for the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund, Department of Forensic Sciences assessments, drug, alcohol, or anger management treatment required by law, and any costs of supervision, treatment, and restitution for which the offender may be responsible. A schedule of payments for any of these fees may be established by the city attorney. (b) The following application fees shall be applied to offenders accepted into the program: (1) Driving under the influence (DUI): Five thousand dollars ($5,000). (2) Domestic violence offenses: One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500). (3) Other misdemeanor offenses: Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750). (4) Traffic offenses not including DUI: Five hundred dollars ($500). (5)...
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45-35A-56.07
Section 45-35A-56.07 Fees. (a) An offender may be assessed a nonrefundable application fee when the offender is approved for the pretrial diversion program. The amount of the assessment for participating in the program shall be in addition to any court costs, fees, and assessments for the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund, Department of Forensic Sciences assessments, drug, alcohol, or anger management treatment required by law, and any costs of supervision, treatment, and restitution for which the offender may be responsible. A schedule of payments for any of these fees may be established by the city attorney. (b) The following application fees shall be applied to offenders accepted into the program: (1) Driving under the influence (DUI): Five thousand dollars ($5,000). (2) Domestic violence offenses: One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500). (3) Other misdemeanor offenses: Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750). (4) Traffic offenses not including DUI: Five hundred dollars ($500). (5)...
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31-9-20
Section 31-9-20 Employment of subversives by emergency management organizations; loyalty oath. No person shall be employed or associated in any capacity in any emergency management organization established under this article who advocates a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of the government of the United States or of this state, or the overthrow of any government in the United States by force or violence, or who has been convicted of, or is under indictment or information, charging any subversive act against the United States. Each person who is appointed to serve in an organization for emergency management shall, before entering upon his or her duties, take an oath, in writing, before a person authorized to administer oaths, or the State Emergency Management Director, or his or her duly authorized representatives, which oath shall be substantially as follows: "I, ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United...
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11-96-3
Section 11-96-3 Community action agency; defined; governing board; biannual audit; delegation of responsibility; service area; consultation with neighborhood-based organizations; powers and duties. (a) A "community action agency" for the purposes of this chapter shall include the following: (1) A county, a municipality or a combination thereof; (2) A private nonprofit agency which has been designated as an "eligible entity" under Section 673(1) of the Community Services Block Grant Act; or (3) A private nonprofit agency newly established by local ordinance in compliance with subsection (b) of this section. (b) Each community action agency shall administer its programs through a governing board consisting of 15 to 51 members. (1) One-third of the members of the board shall be elected or appointed public officials, currently holding office or their representatives. These members shall be designated or approved by the chief elected local government official or officials of the...
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15-23-60
Section 15-23-60 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ACCUSED. A person who has been arrested for committing a criminal offense and who is held for an initial appearance or other proceeding before trial. (2) APPELLATE PROCEEDING. An oral argument held in open court before the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, the Supreme Court of Alabama, a federal court of appeals, or the United States Supreme Court. (3) ARREST. The actual custodial restraint of a person or his or her submission to custody. (4) COMMUNITY STATUS. Extension of the limits of the places of confinement of a prisoner through work release, supervised intensive restitution (SIR), and initial consideration of pre-discretionary leave, passes, and furloughs. (5) COURT. All state courts including juvenile courts. (6) CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATE. A person who is employed or authorized by a public entity or a private entity that receives public funding primarily to provide...
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41-9-590
Section 41-9-590 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) AJIC or COMMISSION. The Alabama Justice Information Commission. (2) ALEA. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (3) CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES. Federal, state, local, and tribal public agencies that perform substantial activities or planning for activities relating to the identification, apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, or rehabilitation of civil, traffic, and criminal offenders. (4) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION. Data necessary for criminal justice agencies to perform their duties and enforce existing law. This term includes biometric, identity history, person, organization, property, when accompanied by any personally identifiable information, case/incident history data, and any other data deemed criminal justice information by the FBI CJIS Security Policy. The term also includes...
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45-9A-50
Section 45-9A-50 City Board of Education; election. (a) If a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality voting in the authorizing referendum election vote in favor of an elected city board of education, the board shall be established as provided in this section and the Legislature, as provided in Amendment 659, from time to time, by local law may provide further for the election of the Lanett City Board of Education. The local laws may provide for the termination of the terms of office of members of the existing city board of education; the composition of the city board of education; initial and succeeding terms of office, including staggered terms; election districts and at-large membership; qualifications; powers, duties, and responsibilities; vacancies; compensation; and any other matter that the Legislature determines necessary for the operation of the board. (b) If the majority of electors voting pursuant to Act 2000-428 vote in favor of changing to an elected board,...
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16-28B-4
Section 16-28B-4 Prohibited behavior; complaints; school plans or programs. (a) No student shall engage in or be subjected to bullying, intimidation, violence, or threats of violence on or off of school property, on a school bus, or at any school-sponsored function by any other student in his or her school system. (b) No person shall engage in reprisal, retaliation, or false accusation against a victim, witness, or other person who has reliable information about an act of bullying, violence, or threat of violence. (c) Any student, or parent or guardian of the student, who is the object of bullying may file a complaint outlining the details of the bullying, on a form authorized by the local board, and submit the form to the official designated by the local board to receive complaints at the school. A copy of the form shall be prominently posted and accessible on the website of each local board of education and school, shall be available at each school office, and shall be included in...
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30-3C-8
Section 30-3C-8 Emergency measures to prevent abduction. (a) In response to a petition filed under this chapter, before a hearing on the matter, the court may enter an ex parte order for emergency measures to prevent abduction, including an ex parte warrant to take physical custody of the child, or an order for any other emergency relief as necessary to prevent abduction of a child, including imposing travel restrictions with the child, on the petitioner or the respondent or on both the petitioner and the respondent. (b) An ex parte order for relief under this chapter shall include: (1) the basis for the court's exercise of jurisdiction; (2) the manner in which notice and opportunity to be heard were given to the persons entitled to notice of the proceeding, including a finding by the court of compliance with Rule 65 of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, if applicable; (3) a detailed description of each party's custody and visitation rights and residential arrangements for the child...
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