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12-15-303
Section 12-15-303 Transfer of dependency proceedings between juvenile courts within the state.
(a) If a dependency proceeding is commenced in a county other than the county of the residence
of the child, the juvenile court in which the proceedings were commenced, on its own motion
or a motion of a party and after consultation with the receiving juvenile court, may transfer
the proceeding before or after adjudication to the county of the residence of the child for
the purpose of adjudication, disposition, supervision, or review as mandated by federal and
state law for children in foster care or in the custody of the state, or any combination thereof.
(b) For purposes of this section, county of the residence of the child means the county in
which the child and legal custodian have established legal residence or have resided for six
or more months of a calendar year. This term shall not include placements by a state department
or agency. (c) Certified copies of all legal and social...
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12-15-102
Section 12-15-102 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age or older. (2) AFTERCARE.
Conditions and supervision as the juvenile court orders after release from the Department
of Youth Services. (3) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18 years, or under 21 years of
age and before the juvenile court for a delinquency matter arising before that individual's
18th birthday, or under 19 years of age and before the juvenile court for a child in need
of supervision matter or commitment to the State Department of Mental Health or under 19 years
of age and before the juvenile court for a proceeding initiated under Section 12-15-115(b)(2).
Where a delinquency petition alleges that an individual, prior to the individual's 18th birthday,
has committed an offense for which there is no statute of limitation pursuant to Section 15-3-5,
the term child also shall include the individual subject to the...
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12-15-302
Section 12-15-302 Venue generally. (a) Dependency proceedings shall be commenced in the county
where the child resides, in the county where the child is present when the proceedings are
commenced, or in the county where the acts that are the basis of the dependency petition occurred.
(b) Regardless of the county where the child currently resides, when a petition is filed seeking
to modify an award of custody or visitation pursuant to an adjudication of dependency, and
one of the individuals who was a party to the original proceeding still resides in the county
of the juvenile court of original jurisdiction, the petition shall be filed in the juvenile
court of the original jurisdiction. (c) When a petition is filed seeking to modify an award
of custody or visitation pursuant to an adjudication of dependency in which all parties to
the original action, including the child, no longer reside in the county of original jurisdiction,
the petition shall be filed in the county where the child...
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12-15-206
Section 12-15-206 Transfer of delinquent and child in need of supervision proceedings between
juvenile courts within the state. If a child resides in a county of the state and the delinquency
or child in need of supervision proceeding is commenced in a juvenile court of another county,
the juvenile court in the county in which the proceeding was commenced, on its own motion
or a motion of a party and after consultation with the receiving juvenile court, may transfer
the proceeding to the county of the residence of the child for such further action or proceedings
as the juvenile court receiving the transfer may deem proper. A transfer may also be made
if the residence of the child changes pending the proceeding. The proceeding shall be so transferred
if the child has been adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision and other proceedings
involving the child are pending in the juvenile court of the county of his or her residence.
Certified copies of all legal and social records...
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12-15-314
Section 12-15-314 Dispositions for dependent children. (a) If a child is found to be dependent,
the juvenile court may make any of the following orders of disposition to protect the welfare
of the child: (1) Permit the child to remain with the parent, legal guardian, or other legal
custodian of the child, subject to conditions and limitations as the juvenile court may prescribe.
(2) Place the child under protective supervision under the Department of Human Resources.
(3) Transfer legal custody to any of the following: a. The Department of Human Resources.
b. A local public or private agency, organization, or facility willing and able to assume
the education, care, and maintenance of the child and which is licensed by the Department
of Human Resources or otherwise authorized by law to receive and provide care for the child.
c. A relative or other individual who, after study by the Department of Human Resources, is
found by the juvenile court to be qualified to receive and care for the...
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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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12-15-215
Section 12-15-215 Disposition of delinquent children or children in need of supervision generally.
(a) If the juvenile court finds on proof beyond a reasonable doubt, based upon competent,
material, and relevant evidence, that a child committed the acts by reason of which the child
is alleged to be delinquent or in need of supervision, it may proceed immediately to hear
evidence as to whether the child is in need of care or rehabilitation and to file its findings
thereon. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, a finding that the child has committed
an act which constitutes a felony is sufficient to sustain a finding that the child is in
need of care or rehabilitation. If the juvenile court finds that the child is not in need
of care or rehabilitation, it shall dismiss the proceedings and discharge the child from any
detention or other temporary care theretofore ordered. If the juvenile court finds that the
child is in need of care or rehabilitation, it may make any of the...
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26-21-4
Section 26-21-4 Procedure for waiver of consent requirement - Notice to parents or guardian
prohibited; participation in proceedings; right to counsel; assistance in preparing petition;
confidentiality; contents of petition; precedence of proceeding; rules of procedure; waiver
of consent; guardian ad litem for interests of unborn child; findings and conclusions; appeal;
no fees or costs; related criminal charges. (a) A minor who elects not to seek or does not
or cannot for any reason, obtain consent from either of her parents or legal guardian, may
petition, on her own behalf, the juvenile court, or the court of equal standing, in the county
in which the minor resides or in the county in which the abortion is to be performed for a
waiver of the consent requirement of this chapter. Notice by the court to the minor's parents,
parent, or legal guardian shall not be required or permitted. The requirements and procedures
under this chapter shall apply and are available only to minors who...
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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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30-3-169.9
Section 30-3-169.9 Change of principal residence outside state. (a) In those instances where
the change of principal residence of a child results in the relocation of a child to a residence
outside this state, the provisions of Sections 30-3B-101 to 30-3B-314, inclusive, shall apply
to actions commenced under this article. (b) Where the parties have been awarded joint custody,
joint legal custody, or joint physical custody of a child as defined in Section 30-3-151,
and at least one parent having joint custody, joint legal custody, or joint physical custody
of a child continues to maintain a principal residence in this state, the child shall have
a significant connection with this state and a court in fashioning its judgments, orders,
or decrees may retain continuing jurisdiction under Sections 30-3B-202 to 30-3B-204, inclusive,
even though the child's principal residence after the relocation is outside this state. (c)
In a proceeding commenced to modify, interpret, or enforce a final...
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