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AL Code § 12-15-405 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 4 - Involuntary Commitment of Minors or Children.|Section 12-15-405 - Notice of Hearing; Appointment of Counsel for the Minor or Child.

Section 12-15-405Notice of hearing; appointment of counsel for the minor or child. (a) When any minor or child against whom a petition has been filed seeking to commit the minor or child to the custody of the department is initially brought before the juvenile court, the juvenile court shall provide a copy of the petition and if requested, read the petition to the minor or child and to his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and counsel, and inform those persons verbally and in writing of the date, time, and place of the next hearing to be held in regard to the minor or child, the purpose of the hearing, the rights of the minor or child at the hearing, and the possible consequences of the hearing. (b) The juvenile court shall appoint a child's attorney for the minor or child. The juvenile court may appoint a guardian ad litem in addition to the child's attorney. No statement made or act done by the minor or child in the presence of the juvenile court prior to the minor or child obtaining the services of a child's attorney, or a guardian ad litem, shall be considered by the juvenile court in determining if the minor or child should be committed to the custody of the department. (c) Notice of the filing of a petition pursuant to this section and of the date of final hearing shall be given to the department by the juvenile court not less than 14 days prior to the hearing. The notice shall constitute an application for admission to a facility maintained or operated by, under contract with, or under the supervision and control of the department. (d) Not less than 24 hours prior to the final hearing, the department shall notify the juvenile court whether adequate facilities are available for the minor or child and to which facility the minor or child should be sent if the juvenile court should determine that the minor or child is to be committed. The minor or child shall not be accepted if the facility does not have adequate facilities available or if acceptance of the minor or child would result in an overcrowded condition. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §23; Act 2009-721, p. 2140, §1.)
AL Code § 12-15-406 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 4 - Involuntary Commitment of Minors or Children.|Section 12-15-406 - Determination of Placement of the Minor or Child.

Section 12-15-406Determination of placement of the minor or child. (a) At the time that a minor or child sought to be committed is first brought before the juvenile court, the juvenile court shall determine the placement of the minor or child pending further hearings. No limitations shall be placed upon the minor or child unless limitations shall be necessary to prevent the minor or child from doing substantial harm to self or to others or to prevent the minor or child from leaving the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. (b) No child shall be placed in a juvenile detention facility unless the child is charged with a delinquent act.  (c) The juvenile court may order the minor or child to be held in a public or private facility pending receipt by the department. (d) The juvenile court shall order the minor or child to appear at the times and places set for hearing the petition and may order and require the minor or child to appear at designated times and places to be examined by medical doctors or mental health professionals. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §23.)
AL Code § 12-15-407 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 4 - Involuntary Commitment of Minors or Children.|Section 12-15-407 - Probable Cause Hearings for Temporary Confinement of the Minor or Child.

Section 12-15-407Probable cause hearings for temporary confinement of the minor or child. (a) If the juvenile court finds it necessary to temporarily confine or restrain the minor or child, pending final hearing upon a petition for mental commitment of the minor or child in the custody of any person, department, or agency other than his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian, the juvenile court at the time the confinement is ordered shall set the matter for a hearing within seven days to determine if probable cause exists that the minor or child should be committed. At the probable cause hearing, the juvenile court shall determine if it is necessary to continue the restraint or confinement pending the final hearing. (b) Upon a finding of probable cause that the minor or child should be committed, the juvenile court shall enter an order so stating and setting the date, time, and place of the hearing on the merits of the petition. (c) The final hearing shall be held on the merits of the petition within 30 days of the date that the minor or child was served with a copy of the petition seeking to commit the minor or child. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §23.)
AL Code § 12-15-408 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 4 - Involuntary Commitment of Minors or Children.|Section 12-15-408 - Conducting Hearings to Commit the Minor or Child.

Section 12-15-408Conducting hearings to commit the minor or child. At all hearings conducted pursuant to this section to commit a minor or child to the custody of the department, the following shall apply: (1) The minor or child sought to be committed shall be present unless, prior to the hearing, the child's attorney for the minor or child has filed in writing a waiver of the presence of the minor or child on the ground that the presence of the minor or child would be dangerous to his or her physical or mental health or that the conduct of the minor or child could reasonably be expected to prevent the hearing from being held in an orderly manner and the juvenile court has determined from the evidence that the waiver should be granted and has entered an order approving the waiver. (2) The minor or child sought to be committed shall have the right to compel the attendance of and offer the testimony of witnesses, to be confronted with the witnesses in support of the petition and to cross-examine those witnesses, and to testify in his or her own behalf. No minor or child shall be compelled to testify against himself or herself. (3) The juvenile court shall cause the hearing to be recorded stenographically, mechanically, or electronically and shall retain the recording for a period of not less than three years from the date the petition is denied or granted, and not less than the duration of any commitment pursuant to the hearing. (4) All hearings shall be heard by the juvenile court without a jury, and the persons who may be present shall be as provided in Section 12-15-129. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §23.)
AL Code § 12-15-409 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 4 - Involuntary Commitment of Minors or Children.|Section 12-15-409 - Role of Attorney as Advocate; Designation of Facilities.

Section 12-15-409Role of attorney as advocate; designation of facilities. (a) An attorney representing the state, any county, or municipality or the Department of Youth Services or the Department of Human Resources or an attorney representing the person or persons filing a petition to have a minor or child committed may serve as the advocate in support of the petition to commit in all matters regarding the petition. (b) At the final hearing upon a petition seeking to commit a minor or child to the custody of the department on the basis that the minor or child is mentally ill, the juvenile court may grant the petition if clear and convincing evidence proves all of the following: (1) That the minor or child sought to be committed is mentally ill. (2) That, as a consequence of the mental illness, the minor or child poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself, herself, or to others. (3) That the threat of substantial harm has been evidenced by a recent overt act. (4) That treatment is available for the mental illness of the minor or child or that confinement is necessary to prevent the minor or child from causing substantial harm to himself, herself, or to others. (5) That commitment is the least restricting alternative necessary and available for treatment of the illness of the minor or child. (c) Upon these findings, the juvenile court shall enter an order setting forth the findings and may order the minor or child committed to the custody of the department. (d) The commissioner of the department, or his or her designee, may designate a hospital outside the department where a committed child or minor may receive care and treatment and may place the child or minor in the designated hospital upon commitment to the department.  (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §23; Act 2009-721, p. 2140, §1.)
AL Code § 12-15-410 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 4 - Involuntary Commitment of Minors or Children.|Section 12-15-410 - Evidence in Commitment Proceedings for Minor and Child With an Intellectual Disability.

Section 12-15-410Evidence in commitment proceedings for minor and child with an intellectual disability. (a) At the final hearing upon a petition seeking to commit a minor or child to the department on the basis that the minor or child is a person with an intellectual disability, the juvenile court may grant the petition if clear and convincing evidence proves all of the following: (1) The minor or child sought to be committed is a person with an intellectual disability. (2) The minor or child is not mildly retarded, as defined by the department. (3) The minor or child, if allowed to remain in the community, is likely to cause serious injury to himself, herself, or others, or that adequate care, rehabilitation, and training opportunities are available only at a facility provided by the department. (b) Upon these findings, the juvenile court shall enter an order setting forth the findings, and may order the minor or child committed to the custody of the department. (c) The commissioner of the department, or his or her designee, may designate a facility outside the department where a committed child or minor may receive care and treatment and may place the child or minor in the designated facility upon commitment to the department.  (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §23; Act 2009-721, p. 2140, p. 2140, §1.)
AL Code § 12-15-411 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 4 - Involuntary Commitment of Minors or Children.|Section 12-15-411 - Discharge of the Minor or Child From Custody of the Department.

Section 12-15-411Discharge of the minor or child from custody of the department. (a) Any minor or child committed to the custody of the department who has gained maximum benefit from institutional treatment, who is no longer in need of the services of the department, or who has gained maximum benefit from the programs of the department shall be discharged from the custody of the department. The minor or child shall not be received again by the department pursuant to the original commitment order unless deemed appropriate by a court of proper jurisdiction holding a subsequent hearing. (b) The department shall notify the committing juvenile court or the court to which the case is transferred and the parties to the commitment action in writing, which must be received by the juvenile court at least 10 days in advance of the proposed discharge. The committing juvenile court, at the time of discharge, shall transfer custody to a person or another state department or agency deemed suitable by the juvenile court. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §23.)
AL Code § 12-15-412 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 4 - Involuntary Commitment of Minors or Children.|Section 12-15-412 - Retention of Jurisdiction.

Section 12-15-412Retention of jurisdiction. The juvenile court committing any minor or child to the custody of the department shall retain jurisdiction over the minor or child so long as the minor or child is in the custody of the department regarding the original commitment. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §23.)
AL Code § 12-15-413 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 4 - Involuntary Commitment of Minors or Children.|Section 12-15-413 - Combining Probable Cause and Final Hearings.

Section 12-15-413Combining probable cause and final hearings. The probable cause hearing provided in Section 12-15-407 and the final hearing provided in Section 12-15-408 may be consolidated with the consent of all the parties. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §23.)
AL Code § 12-15-501 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 5 - Multiple Needs Child Provisions.|Section 12-15-501 - Definitions.

Section 12-15-501Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY TEAM. A county children's services facilitation team. (2) MULTIPLE NEEDS CHILD. A child coming to the attention of the juvenile court or one of the entities listed herein who is at imminent risk of out-of-home placement or a placement in a more restrictive environment, and whose needs require the services of two or more of the following entities: Department of Youth Services, public school system (services for exceptional needs), Department of Human Resources, Department of Public Health, juvenile probation officers, or Department of Mental Health. (3) STATE TEAM. The Alabama Children's Services Facilitation Team. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §25.)
AL Code § 12-15-502 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 5 - Multiple Needs Child Provisions.|Section 12-15-502 - Referral of Multiple Needs Child Case to County Team.

Section 12-15-502Referral of multiple needs child case to county team. After the filing of a petition alleging that a child is delinquent, dependent, or in need of supervision, or after the filing of a petition seeking mental commitment of a minor or child pursuant to Article 4, the juvenile court, on its own motion or motion of a party, may refer the above-referenced child to the county team for recommendation if the petition alleged or evidence reveals to the juvenile court that the child may be a multiple needs child. If the case involves a child in need of supervision, or a status offender as defined in subdivision (4) of Section 12-15-201, who is at imminent risk of being placed in the legal or physical custody of the Department of Human Resources, the juvenile court shall refer the case to the county team. This referral may occur prior to any hearing, or the juvenile court may suspend proceedings during the hearing or prior to disposition to review the findings and recommendations of the county team. Upon referral to the county children's services facilitation team, the juvenile probation officer shall continue to provide case management to the status offender unless the county children's services facilitation team appoints another person to act as case manager. The juvenile probation officer shall participate in county children's services facilitation team meetings and share records information and reports on the status offender with the county children's services facilitation team. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §25.)
AL Code § 12-15-503 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 5 - Multiple Needs Child Provisions.|Section 12-15-503 - Recommendation by County Team; Decision by Juvenile Court of Multiple Needs Child.

Section 12-15-503Recommendation by county team; decision by juvenile court of multiple needs child. (a) Within 21 days of receipt of a juvenile court referral or within another time specified by the juvenile court, the county team shall present to the juvenile court a plan of services addressing the needs of the child referred to the county team and the respective responsibilities of departments, agencies, and organizations composing this county team. Upon receipt of this plan, the juvenile court may find the child a multiple needs child. When the juvenile court finds it is in the best interests of the multiple needs child, the juvenile court may order the use of any dispositional alternative or service available for dependent children, delinquent children, or children in need of supervision, children who are emotionally disturbed, children with an intellectual disability or mental illness, or children who need specialized educational services, or children who need health services, or any combination thereof. The departments, agencies, or organizations shall be responsible for the implementation of the service plan adopted by the juvenile court. (b) No multiple needs child, unless alleged or adjudicated delinquent, shall be placed in secure custody, except as provided in Section 12-15-208. (c) The juvenile court may appoint a guardian ad litem for a multiple needs child. (d) The provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (c) which require new or additional services beyond those already provided by the departments or agencies which are members of the State Team are mandated only to the extent that additional funds are appropriated to the State Multiple Needs Children Fund to implement its provisions. Nothing in the provisions relating to multiple needs children shall prohibit or restrict departments or agencies charged with the duty of providing services for children and families from working cooperatively and providing financial assistance to address needs which have been identified prior to a case being referred to a county team. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §25.)
AL Code § 12-15-504 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 5 - Multiple Needs Child Provisions.|Section 12-15-504 - Creation of Executive Council of the State Team; Membership; Duties.

Section 12-15-504Creation of Executive Council of the State Team; membership; duties. There is created an Executive Council of the State Team consisting of the heads of the following departments or agencies: Department of Education, Department of Human Resources, Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Health, and the Department of Youth Services. The Executive Council shall exercise general supervision and oversight over the State Team, approve its state plan and its budget, oversee all financial arrangements, approve all policies and procedures, as well as amendments thereto, and establish minimum standards for the operation of county teams. (Acts 1993, No. 93-256, p. 367, §2; §12-15-170; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §26.)
AL Code § 12-15-507 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 5 - Multiple Needs Child Provisions.|Section 12-15-507 - Reimbursement Available for Team Member Expenses.

Section 12-15-507 Reimbursement available for team member expenses. The members of the state and county teams shall be entitled to be reimbursed for their expenses, including travel, lodging, food, and other expenses at the same rate as state employees. The expenses shall be paid by their respective departments, agencies, or organizations. Travel expenses of members of the team not otherwise reimbursed by the respective departments, agencies, or organizations may be paid from funds available to the teams. (Acts 1993, No. 93-256, p. 367, §5; §12-15-173; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §26.)
AL Code § 12-15-508 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 5 - Multiple Needs Child Provisions.|Section 12-15-508 - State Multiple Needs Children Fund Established; Use; Limitations; Accounting System to Be Maintained; Provisions for Yearly Audit.

Section 12-15-508State Multiple Needs Children Fund established; use; limitations; accounting system to be maintained; provisions for yearly audit. (a) There is established in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the State Multiple Needs Children Fund which shall be administered by the agency designated by the Executive Council of the State Team. This fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated for these purposes from the State General Fund , the Alabama Education Trust Fund, or the Children First Trust Fund, donations, grants, bequests, loans, or any other sources, either public or private, relating to providing services for children identified as multiple needs children. (b) The State Multiple Needs Children Fund shall be used to provide services not otherwise provided by state departments or agencies for multiple needs children. Administrative costs connected with the expenditures of state multiple needs children funds shall not exceed a percentage amount established by the Executive Council of the State Team. (c) All funds now or hereafter deposited to the credit of the State Multiple Needs Children Fund shall be expended for the purposes of carrying out this article; provided, however, that no funds shall be withdrawn nor expended for any purpose whatsoever unless the same shall have been allotted and budgeted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41, and only in the amounts and for the purposes provided by the Legislature in the general appropriations bill for any specific fiscal year. (d) The Chief Examiner of the Department of Public Accounts shall develop a uniform accounting system for the State Multiple Needs Children Fund conforming to generally accepted accounting principles. County teams and programs shall establish and maintain the uniform accounting system. (e) The annual reports and all records of accounts and financial records of all funds received by the State Multiple Needs Children Fund by grant, contract, or otherwise from state, local, or federal sources, shall be subject to audit annually by the Chief Examiner of the Department of Public Accounts. All audits shall be completed as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year of the team. (Acts 1993, No. 93-256, p. 367, §6; §12-15-174; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §26.)
AL Code § 12-15-601 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 6 - Appeals.|Section 12-15-601 - Appeals From Judgments and Orders of Juvenile Courts.

Section 12-15-601Appeals from judgments and orders of juvenile courts.  A party, including the state or any subdivision of the state, has the right to appeal a judgment or order from any juvenile court proceeding pursuant to this chapter. The procedure for appealing these cases shall be pursuant to rules of procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of Alabama. All appeals from juvenile court proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall take precedence over all other business of the court to which the appeal is taken. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-152; §12-15-120; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §26.)
AL Code § 12-16-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-1 - When Words "Jury" or "Juries" Include Court or Judge.

Section 12-16-1When words "jury" or "juries" include court or judge. Whenever the statutes or laws of this state authorize or require the jury to ascertain or determine certain facts, to make certain findings or to fix the amount of damages, the value of property or the value of the use, hire or rent of property and a jury trial is waived or the court or judge trying the case is authorized to find and determine the facts as well as the law, then the word "jury" or "juries" shall be held to include the court or judge so trying the case. (Code 1923, §9499; Code 1940, T. 7, §261.)
AL Code § 12-16-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-2 - Persons Exempted From Jury Duty.

Section 12-16-2Persons exempted from jury duty. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978.