12-5A-5
Section 12-5A-5 Employees included in state court system personnel system; salary subsidies.
(a) On the effective date of this chapter, any juvenile probation officer serving the juvenile
court and any clerical employee or professional staff member who supports the juvenile probation
officers shall become the base group of employees to be transitioned to be employees of the
State of Alabama and be included in the state court system personnel system. The foregoing
provision shall have no application or effect as to any position that is established and filled
after passage of this chapter, unless prior written approval for the additional position is
provided by the Administrative Director of Courts, nor shall it apply to any position or employee
whose primary responsibility involves support to a juvenile detention or shelter care facility.
Any controversy regarding the composition of that class of persons or positions qualifying
as court personnel under this chapter shall be determined...
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12-15-105
Section 12-15-105 Exercise of authority by district attorneys in juvenile court proceedings
generally; assistance by district attorneys in the juvenile courts; representation of the
state by district attorneys in cases appealed from juvenile courts. (a) The district attorney
of the judicial circuit in which delinquency or child in need of supervision cases are filed
may exercise his or her authority in all delinquency and child in need of supervision cases
arising pursuant to this chapter. (b) The juvenile court may call upon the district attorney
to assist the juvenile court in any proceeding pursuant to this chapter. It shall be the duty
of the district attorney to render this assistance when so requested. (c) Notwithstanding
Title 36, the district attorney shall represent the state in all delinquency and child in
need of supervision cases appealed from the juvenile court. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,
§5-107; §12-15-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §1.)...
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12-15-101
Section 12-15-101 Purpose of the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act; short title; goals for the juvenile
court. (a) This chapter shall be known as the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act. The purpose of
this chapter is to facilitate the care, protection, and discipline of children who come under
the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, while acknowledging the responsibility of the juvenile
court to preserve the public peace and security. (b) In furtherance of this purpose, the following
goals have been established for the juvenile court: (1) To preserve and strengthen the family
of the child whenever possible, including improvement of the home environment of the child.
(2) To remove the child from the custody of his or her parent or parents only when it is judicially
determined to be in his or her best interests or for the safety and protection of the public.
(3) To reunite a child with his or her parent or parents as quickly and as safely as possible
when the child has been removed from the custody...
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12-15-112
Section 12-15-112 Interference with performance of duties by juvenile probation officers. (a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere knowingly with or oppose or otherwise obstruct
any juvenile probation officer or representative of the Department of Human Resources in the
performance of his or her duties pursuant to this chapter. (b) Any person violating any of
the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be punished
accordingly. (c) The juvenile court however, shall have the power to suspend any sentence,
remit any fine, or place the person on probation pursuant to orders, directives, or conditions
for his or her discipline and supervision as the juvenile court deems fit. (Acts 1975, No.
1205, p. 2384, §5-150; §12-15-15; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §1.)...

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12-15-129
Section 12-15-129 Conduct of hearings generally. All hearings pursuant to this chapter shall
be conducted by the juvenile court without a jury and separate from other proceedings. The
general public shall be excluded from delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency hearings
and only the parties, their counsel, witnesses, and other persons requested by a party shall
be admitted. Other persons as the juvenile court finds to have a proper interest in the case
or in the work of the juvenile court may be admitted by the juvenile court on condition that
the persons refrain from divulging any information which would identify the child under the
jurisdiction of the juvenile court or family involved. If the juvenile court finds that it
is in the best interests of the child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the child
may be temporarily excluded from the hearings, except while allegations of delinquency or
in need of supervision are being heard. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,...
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12-15-211
Section 12-15-211 Suspension of proceedings and continuation of cases under terms and conditions
agreed to by parties. (a) The juvenile court may suspend delinquency or child in need of supervision
proceedings pursuant to a consent decree. The terms and conditions of the consent decree shall
be agreed to by the child and his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian. The consent
decree shall be entered at any time after the filing of a delinquency or child in need of
supervision petition and before the entry of an adjudication order. The child and his or her
parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be advised of their rights, including the
right to counsel. (b) Where an objection is made by the prosecutor, the juvenile court, after
considering the objection and the reasons therefor, shall proceed to determine whether it
is appropriate to enter a consent decree. (c) A consent decree shall remain in force for six
months unless the child is discharged sooner by the...
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12-15-701
Section 12-15-701 Definitions; applicability of prostitution statutes; procedures. (a) For
the purposes of this section, sexually exploited child shall mean an individual under the
age of 18 years who is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and who has been subjected
to sexual exploitation because he or she is any of the following: (1) A victim of the crime
of human trafficking sexual servitude as provided in Section 13A-6-150, et seq. (2) Engaged
in prostitution as provided in Section 13A-12-120 or 13A-12-121. (3) A victim of the crime
of promoting prostitution as provided in Section 13A-12-111, 13A-12-112, or 13A-12-113. (b)
A sexually exploited child may not be adjudicated delinquent or convicted of a crime of prostitution
as provided in Section 13A-12-120 or 13A-12-121, or any municipal ordinance prohibiting such
acts. (c) In any proceeding based upon a child's arrest for an act of prostitution, there
is a presumption that the child satisfies the definition of a sexually...
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12-15-133
Section 12-15-133 Filing and inspection of records. (a) The following records, reports, and
information acquired or generated in juvenile courts concerning children shall be confidential
and shall not be released to any person, department, agency, or entity, except as provided
elsewhere in this section: (1) Juvenile legal files (including formal documents as petitions,
notices, motions, legal memoranda, orders, and decrees). (2) Social records, including but
not limited to: a. Records of juvenile probation officers. b. Records of the Department of
Human Resources. c. Records of the Department of Youth Services. d. Medical records. e. Psychiatric
or psychological records. f. Reports of preliminary inquiries and predisposition studies.
g. Supervision records. h. Birth certificates. i. Individualized service plans. j. Education
records, including, but not limited to, individualized education plans. k. Detention records.
l. Demographic information that identifies a child or the family of a...
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12-5A-8
Section 12-5A-8 Juvenile probation officers - Supervision; employees of state; appointment
and dismissal; director of probation services; certain employees subject to merit system procedures.
On or after October 1, 1999, each of the following shall occur: (1) In each county having
a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census, all juvenile
probation officers and employees covered by this chapter, and any future employees occupying
covered positions, shall be under the direct supervision of the presiding juvenile court judge.
(2) All juvenile probation officers in counties having a population of 99,000 or less according
to the 1990 federal decennial census shall be state employees and shall be subject to the
procedures of the state court system personnel system. All appointments of juvenile probation
officers for authorized positions within a county shall be made by the presiding juvenile
court judge, subject to the approval of the Administrative Director...
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12-5A-11
Section 12-5A-11 County programs, etc., unaffected. Nothing in this chapter shall diminish
or adversely affect any program or service for children currently provided by a county to
its respective juvenile court which is not assumed by the state under this chapter including,
but not limited to, programs of financial assistance for juvenile probation and aftercare
services, probation-related projects, detention and shelter care programs, and treatment programs
for juveniles under the jurisdiction of the court. (Act 98-392, p. 782, §12.)...
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