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AL Code § 12-5-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5 - Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management.|Section 12-5-19 - Payment of Expenses of Conferences or Meetings Sponsored by Administrative Office of Courts or Department of Court Management.

Section 12-5-19Payment of expenses of conferences or meetings sponsored by Administrative Office of Courts or Department of Court Management. In the event the Administrative Office of Courts or the Department of Court Management sponsors any conference or any meeting of members of the judiciary or court-supportive personnel or sponsors a conference or meeting on behalf of any other agency, entity, court or unit of government or any group of individuals involved in projects designed to improve the administration of justice or continuing education, the Administrative Director of Courts or court administrator of the Department of Court Management is authorized to direct the payment for meal meetings of such conferences or meetings and meeting room expenses, as well as other expenses of such conferences or meetings. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §11-103.)
AL Code § 12-5-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5 - Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management.|Section 12-5-20 - Review, etc., of Administrative Decisions of Chief Justice or Administrative Director of Courts by Supreme Court Justices.

Section 12-5-20Review, etc., of administrative decisions of Chief Justice or Administrative Director of Courts by Supreme Court justices. The justices of the Supreme Court shall have the power and authority to review, countermand, overrule, modify or amend any administrative decision by either the Chief Justice or the Administrative Director of Courts. A majority of all the justices shall constitute a quorum for such purpose. The concurrence of a majority of all the justices shall be sufficient to determine the question of whether and how such decision shall be so reviewed, countermanded, overruled, modified or amended. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §11-109.)
AL Code § 12-5-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5 - Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management.|Section 12-5-21 - Appointment, Compensation, etc., of Confidential Secretaries for Retired Justices or Judges Performing Active Duty for Supreme Court or Courts of Appeals.

Section 12-5-21Appointment, compensation, etc., of confidential secretaries for retired justices or judges performing active duty for Supreme Court or courts of appeals. The Administrative Director of Courts, with the approval of the Chief Justice, is hereby authorized to appoint and employ not more than two confidential secretaries who shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice. Said secretary or secretaries shall be subject to the Merit System Act only as to pay plan, and shall be assigned to assist retired justices or judges who perform active duty for the Supreme Court or one or both of the courts of appeals. (Acts 1977, No. 207, p. 274.)
AL Code § 12-5A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5A - Juvenile Probation Services.|Section 12-5A-1 - Legislative Findings and Intent.

Section 12-5A-1Legislative findings and intent. Juvenile probation officers are an integral part of the juvenile justice system. Juvenile probation officers perform a variety of services which are essential to the proper operation of the juvenile courts including working primarily with youths who are alleged to be delinquent or in need of supervision. It is the intent of the Legislature that a comprehensive system of juvenile probation services be developed, implemented, and administered statewide by the Administrative Office of Courts. (Act 98-392, p. 782, §1.)
AL Code § 12-5A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5A - Juvenile Probation Services.|Section 12-5A-2 - Duties of Administrative Director of Courts; Education and Training for Juvenile Probation Officers.

Section 12-5A-2Duties of Administrative Director of Courts; education and training for juvenile probation officers. (a) Beginning October 1, 1998, the Administrative Director of Courts shall promote the delivery of juvenile probation services for youths alleged or adjudged to be delinquent or in need of supervision, establish and promulgate reasonable minimum standards for initial and continuing certification of juvenile probation officers, and verify any applicant meeting these standards for the position of juvenile probation officer. (b) The Administrative Director of Courts may establish and schedule in-service education and training for juvenile probation officers which shall include training and educational programs to enable juvenile probation officers to meet the minimum standards established pursuant to this section. Juvenile probation officers in counties having a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census may attend judicial colleges, including, but not limited to, programs of the Alabama Judicial College, institutes, seminars, conferences, or other meetings concerning probation and aftercare services, juvenile justice, and the administration of justice, in or outside of the State of Alabama, as may be approved by the Administrative Director of Courts. Written authorization, as required by Section 36-7-21, shall be obtained in advance for any education-related travel outside the State of Alabama. Juvenile probation officers from counties having a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census shall receive reimbursement for their expenses at the same rates and pursuant to the same rules and regulations applicable to other court personnel when attending approved seminars, institutes, conferences, judicial colleges, or meetings. (Act 98-392, p. 782, §3.)
AL Code § 12-5A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5A - Juvenile Probation Services.|Section 12-5A-3 - Juvenile Probation Services Fund.

Section 12-5A-3Juvenile Probation Services Fund. There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated as the Juvenile Probation Services Fund. All funds now or hereafter deposited to the credit of the Juvenile Probation Services Fund shall be expended for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter which shall include, but not be limited to, providing juvenile probation services for children alleged or adjudged to be delinquent or in need of supervision, salaries and related costs for juvenile probation officers, salaries and related costs for other professional and support staff for juvenile probation services, training and education of juvenile probation officers and staff, research, equipment, printing, supplies, state administrative office support staff, or any other purpose consistent with the purposes of this chapter in counties having a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census and for providing salary subsidies for juvenile probation officers in counties having a population of more than 99,000 according to the same census. All funds now or hereafter deposited to the Juvenile Probation Services Fund from appropriations, grants, gifts, donations, bequests, loans, or any other source, public and private, shall be expended for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no funds shall be withdrawn or expended for any purpose unless the funds have been appropriated by the Legislature and any sums so appropriated shall be budgeted and allotted pursuant to the Budget Management Act and Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41. Except for appropriations from the State General Fund or the Education Trust Fund, receipts to the Juvenile Probation Services Fund shall not revert at the end of the fiscal year and shall remain in the fund. Funds from the Juvenile Probation Services Fund shall be appropriated annually to the Unified Judicial System to be expended for the purposes of this chapter or any other purposes specified herein. (Act 98-392, p. 782, §4.)
AL Code § 12-5A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5A - Juvenile Probation Services.|Section 12-5A-4 - Duties Transferred to Administrative Office of Courts; Transition of Personnel.

Section 12-5A-4Duties transferred to Administrative Office of Courts; transition of personnel. (a) On October 1, 1998, all duties currently assigned to the Department of Youth Services relating to the establishment of minimum standards and the certification of juvenile probation officers, providing continuing education for juvenile probation officers, and allocating salary subsidies to the counties for authorized juvenile probation positions, shall be transferred to the Administrative Office of Courts. (b) On October 1, 1999, the juvenile probation officers and other juvenile probation personnel in any county having a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census shall be transitioned to the state court system personnel system administered by the Administrative Office of Courts. The aforementioned personnel shall not include any personnel providing services for detention or shelter care facilities. (Act 98-392, p. 782, §5.)
AL Code § 12-5A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5A - Juvenile Probation Services.|Section 12-5A-6 - Phase-Out of Financial Support From Counties.

Section 12-5A-6Phase-out of financial support from counties. In counties having a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census, after the state assumes responsibility for salaries and benefits of juvenile probation officers and staff of juvenile probation services, financial support from those counties for these functions shall be phased out over a five-year period. In the initial year of each county's transition, the county shall pay to the Juvenile Probation Services Fund in the State Treasury a sum equal to the total amount expended by the county during fiscal year 1997-98 for salaries and fringe benefits of juvenile probation officers, excluding the amount reimbursed by the state through salary subsidy payments, and staff of juvenile probation services as well as expenditures for supplies, travel, and administrative costs which can be documented. Each county shall enter into a contract with the state which establishes the amount to be paid and the terms of payments over the years of transition. The amount shall specifically exclude the salaries of staff and expenses of juvenile detention facilities and shelter care facilities. For each of the years two through five after transition begins, the annual amount paid by each county to the state shall be reduced by an additional 20 percent of the initial year's amount so that at the end of the five-year period, the county shall not remit any reimbursement to the state. Remittance for the reimbursement from the county shall be made by the tenth of each month to the Juvenile Probation Services Fund in the State Treasury. (Act 98-392, p. 782, §7.)
AL Code § 12-5A-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5A - Juvenile Probation Services.|Section 12-5A-10 - Operating Expenses; Inventory of County-Owned Property; Election to Transfer Property to State; County to Provide Office Space, Etc.

Section 12-5A-10Operating expenses; inventory of county-owned property; election to transfer property to state; county to provide office space, etc. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the operating expenses for the employees and positions covered by this chapter shall be paid by the state from funds appropriated annually to the Unified Judicial System from the Juvenile Probation Services Fund beginning on October 1 of the year of transition for counties having a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census. The expenses shall include, but not be limited to, the salary and expenses of all eligible employees and positions, training and education for juvenile probation officers and other staff, research, equipment, supplies, and state administrative staff. Staff and administrative expenses of juvenile detention facilities and shelter care facilities are specifically excluded from the assumption. (b) Upon the effective date of this chapter, the Administrative Director of Courts shall forthwith inventory all county-owned property primarily being used by those employees covered by this chapter at the time of its passage in counties having a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census. The inventory shall include all equipment, furniture, and supplies utilized in the operation of the juvenile probation offices, with the exception of any county-owned automobiles. The inventory shall indicate where the property is located, the type and classification of property, its age, its purchase or estimated purchase cost where actual cost data is not available, and the county or other government agency possessing title prior to state assumption. The juvenile probation officers and staff shall provide assistance in the formulation of the inventory as requested by the Administrative Director of Courts. The Administrative Director of Courts shall submit the inventory to the county commission for its review and consideration and the county commission shall, within 60 days after receipt thereof, elect in writing to transfer the property to the state or to retain ownership of the property and agree to be responsible for its maintenance and replacement. (c) Office space and utilities, except long distance telephone service, for all employees in positions covered by this chapter shall continue to be provided and maintained by the counties. (Act 98-392, p. 782, §11.)
AL Code § 12-5A-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5A - Juvenile Probation Services.|Section 12-5A-11 - County Programs, etc., Unaffected.

Section 12-5A-11County 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.)
AL Code § 12-5A-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5A - Juvenile Probation Services.|Section 12-5A-12 - Study Commission Created.

Section 12-5A-12Study commission created. (a) There is created a study commission to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of transferring to state employee status the juvenile probation officers and staff in counties having a population of more than 99,000 according to the 1990 federal decennial census. The commission shall be composed of one person appointed by the Administrative Office of Courts, one person appointed by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, one person appointed by the Alabama Association of County Commission Clerks and Administrators, one person appointed by the Council of Chief Probation Officers, one person appointed by the juvenile court judges, one person appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one person appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. The commission shall meet on or before October 1, 1998, and shall at that time elect a chair and such other officers as it deems necessary. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the Administrative Director of Courts. The Administrative Office of Courts shall provide staff and technical assistance to the commission. (b) The commission shall present its report to the Legislature on or before the fifth legislative day of the 2000 Regular Session. (Act 98-392, p. 782, §13.)
AL Code § 12-5A-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5A - Juvenile Probation Services.|Section 12-5A-13 - Applicability to Certain Counties.

Section 12-5A-13Applicability to certain counties. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter to the contrary, and the population of Mobile County, wherever this chapter refers to counties having a population of more than 99,000 according to the 1990 federal decennial census, Mobile County shall not be included and wherever this chapter refers to counties having a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census, Mobile County shall be included. (Act 98-392, p. 782, §14.)
AL Code § 12-5A-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 5A - Juvenile Probation Services.|Section 12-5A-14 - Construction.

Section 12-5A-14Construction. (a) All laws or parts of laws, both general and local, and any rules or portions of rules adopted by the Supreme Court which conflict with this chapter are expressly repealed. The provisions of this chapter are cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any laws not inconsistent herewith. (b) The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any part of this chapter is declared invalid or unconstitutional, that declaration shall not affect the part which remains. (c) The provisions of this section shall not be construed as repealing any local act which is in effect upon the passage of this chapter and which provides for the collection of additional court costs to be placed in a fund in the county treasury for the general use and maintenance of the juvenile probation office. Any local acts are amended so as to provide that the funds so collected and deposited in the county treasury shall not be utilized for the purpose of supplementing the salary of any juvenile probation officer, but shall, after the effective date of this chapter, be utilized for probation service activities as may be directed by the juvenile court judge, the provisions of any local act to the contrary notwithstanding. (Act 98-392, p. 782, §15.)
AL Code § 12-6-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 6 - Judicial Inquiry Commission.|Section 12-6-1 - Per Diem Compensation of Members of Commission Who Are Not Judges.

Section 12-6-1Per diem compensation of members of commission who are not judges. Members of the Judicial Inquiry Commission who are not judges, while engaged in the performance of their duties outside the counties of their residence or in attending meetings of the commission, shall be paid per diem compensation in an amount equal to one half of one percent of the annual salary paid by the State of Alabama to circuit judges. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §13-101.)
AL Code § 12-6-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 6 - Judicial Inquiry Commission.|Section 12-6-2 - Assistant Executive Director.

Section 12-6-2Assistant executive director. (a) The Judicial Inquiry Commission may employ an assistant executive director. The commission shall set the salary of the assistant executive director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and be in the unclassified service of the state. (b) The employment of an assistant executive director pursuant to this section shall be in lieu of the filling of an administrative position authorized in the classified service on July 1, 2006. (Act 2006-527, p. 1222, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 12-7-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 7 - Court of the Judiciary.|Section 12-7-1 - Reimbursement of Expenses of Members of Court.

Section 12-7-1Reimbursement of expenses of members of court. Members of the Court of the Judiciary shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as such members; provided, that such expenses must be approved by the chief judge of the court and filed with the Comptroller of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §14-101.)
AL Code § 12-7-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 7 - Court of the Judiciary.|Section 12-7-2 - Court Reporter.

Section 12-7-2Court reporter. The chief judge of the Court of the Judiciary is authorized to employ a court reporter, as needed, who shall assist the court by performing those duties assigned to him by the chief judge. The court reporter shall be compensated at a rate established by the chief judge and paid in the same manner as employees of the state. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §14-102.)
AL Code § 12-8-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 8 - Judicial Conference.|Section 12-8-1 - Creation; Composition; Designation of Members.

Section 12-8-1Creation; composition; designation of members. A Judicial Conference for the State of Alabama is hereby created, which shall consist of: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama and two associate justices of such court, designated by the Chief Justice; a member of the Court of Criminal Appeals, designated by the presiding judge of that court; a member of the Court of Civil Appeals, designated by the presiding judge of that court; three circuit judges of the state, designated by the president of the association of circuit judges; three lawyers, who are members in good standing of the Alabama State Bar, designated by the president of the Alabama State Bar; one probate judge, designated by the president of the association of probate judges; and, subsequent to establishment of the district courts of Alabama, two district court judges, designated by the president of the association of district judges, and two municipal court judges, designated by the president of the association of municipal court judges. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 74, p. 1949, §1; Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 118, p. 4343; Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §15-101.)
AL Code § 12-8-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 8 - Judicial Conference.|Section 12-8-2 - Terms of Office of Members.

Section 12-8-2Terms of office of members. The Chief Justice and the associate justices of the Supreme Court and the judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Civil Appeals shall serve as members of such conference until their designations are changed. The first circuit judges and lawyers shall be appointed one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years and one for a term of three years. Thereafter, their successors shall be appointed for terms of three years. The first district and municipal judges shall be appointed, one for a term of two years and one for a term of three years. Thereafter, their successors shall be appointed for terms of three years. The probate judge shall be appointed for a term of three years, and his successors shall be appointed for three-year terms. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 74, p. 1949, §2; Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 118, p. 4343.)
AL Code § 12-8-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 8 - Judicial Conference.|Section 12-8-3 - Vacancies.

Section 12-8-3Vacancies. Vacancies in the membership of the conference shall be filled for the remainder of any term in the same manner as the original appointment was made. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 74, p. 1949, §3; Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 118, p. 4343.)