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AL Code § 12-15-117.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-117.1 - Continuing Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court to Modify and Enforce Judgments.

Section 12-15-117.1Continuing jurisdiction of juvenile court to modify and enforce judgments. (a) The Legislature finds that it was its original intent in the adoption of the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act (Act 2008-277) for a juvenile court to retain continuing jurisdiction in all cases in its jurisdiction to the extent provided by law. Act 2012-383 is curative and shall apply retroactively to ratify and confirm the exercise of continuing jurisdiction of the juvenile court to modify and enforce a judgment in cases filed in juvenile court on or after January 1, 2009, and prior to May 14, 2012. Any order of a juvenile court issued while exercising jurisdiction pursuant to this subsection during this time shall be deemed valid. (b) Nothing in Act 2012-383 shall affect the jurisdiction of the circuit courts over any custody, visitation, or support issues, or enforcement or modification of the same issues, that a circuit court exercised in cases filed on or after January 1, 2009, and prior to May 14, 2012. (Act 2012-383, p. 1011, §§2, 3.)
AL Code § 12-15-118 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-118 - Duties of Juvenile Court Intake Officers.

Section 12-15-118Duties of juvenile court intake officers. A person employed by the judicial branch of government who is designated by a juvenile court as a juvenile court intake officer shall perform the following duties: (1) Receive and examine written complaints or petitions, made under oath, of allegations of delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency or concerning proceedings filed pursuant to Section 12-15-132. (2) Refer to the Department of Human Resources for investigations, reports, and recommendations those complaints and allegations of dependency or other appropriate matters and may refer to the Department of Human Resources for investigations, reports, and recommendations those complaints on children in need of supervision. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §6.)
AL Code § 12-15-119 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-119 - Informal Adjustment of Certain Cases Prior to Filing of Juvenile Petition.

Section 12-15-119Informal adjustment of certain cases prior to filing of juvenile petition. After a verified complaint has been filed and before a petition alleging delinquency or in need of supervision is filed, the juvenile court intake officer, subject to the direction of the juvenile court, may give counsel and advice to the parties for the purpose of an informal adjustment pursuant to rules of procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of Alabama. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-116; §12-15-51; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-120 - Cases Initiated by Filing of Petitions by Juvenile Court Intake Officers.

Section 12-15-120Cases initiated by filing of petitions by juvenile court intake officers. (a) Delinquency, child in need of supervision, and dependency cases and proceedings pursuant to Section 12-15-132 before the juvenile court shall be initiated by the filing of a petition by the juvenile court intake officer who shall receive verified complaints and proceed thereon pursuant to rules of procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of Alabama. (b) A petition alleging that a child is a delinquent child, dependent child, or a child in need of supervision shall not be filed by a juvenile court intake officer unless the juvenile court intake officer has determined and endorsed upon the petition that the juvenile court has subject matter jurisdiction and venue over the case and that the filing of the petition is in the best interests of the public and the child. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-114; §12-15-50; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-121 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-121 - Form, Contents, and Execution of Juvenile Petitions.

Section 12-15-121Form, contents, and execution of juvenile petitions. (a) A juvenile petition alleging delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency may be signed by any person 18 years of age or older, other than a juvenile court intake officer, who has knowledge of the facts alleged or is informed of them and believes that they are true. However, the person signing a dependency petition, in the petition or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, as required in Section 30-3B-209. (b) A petition shall be entitled "In the matter of _____, a child" and shall be made under oath. (c) The petition shall set forth with specificity all of the following: (1) The facts which bring the child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the facts constituting the alleged dependency, delinquency, or need of supervision and the facts showing that the child is in need of supervision, treatment, rehabilitation, care, or the protection of the state, as the case may be. (2) The name, age, and residence address, if known, of the child on whose behalf the petition is brought. (3) The names and residence addresses, if known to the petitioner, of the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child. If no parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian resides or can be found within the state or if their respective places of residence are unknown, the name of any known adult relative residing within the county or, if there be none, the known adult relative residing nearest to the location of the juvenile court. (4) The place of detention of the child and the time he or she was taken into custody, if the child in custody is alleged to be delinquent or in need of supervision. (d) When any of the facts required by subsection (c) are not known, except the facts required by subdivision (4) of subsection (c), the petition shall so state. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-115; §12-15-52; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-122 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-122 - Issuance and Service of Summonses Generally; Waiver of Service of Summonses.

Section 12-15-122Issuance and service of summonses generally; waiver of service of summonses. (a) After a petition alleging delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency has been filed, the juvenile court shall direct the issuance of summonses to be directed to the child if he or she is 12 or more years of age, to the parents, legal guardian, or other legal custodian, and to other persons who appear to the juvenile court to be proper or necessary parties to the proceedings, requiring them to appear personally before the juvenile court at the time fixed to answer or testify as to the allegations of the petition. Where the legal custodian is summoned, the parent or legal guardian, or both, shall also be served with a summons. (b) A copy of the petition shall be attached to each summons. (c) The summons shall direct the parents, legal guardian, or other legal custodian having the custody or control of the child to bring him or her to the hearing. (d) An adult who is a party may waive service of the summons by written stipulation or by voluntary appearance at the hearing. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-117; Acts 1996, No. 96-570, p. 864, §1; §12-15-53; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-123 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-123 - Manner of Service of Summons.

Section 12-15-123Manner of service of summons. Service of summonses in cases filed in the jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall be pursuant to rules of procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of Alabama. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-118; §12-15-54, amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-124 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-124 - Authority of Juvenile Court to Make Interlocutory or Final Dispositional Orders in Cases Where Parties Served by Publication.

Section 12-15-124Authority of juvenile court to make interlocutory or final dispositional orders in cases where parties served by publication. The juvenile court shall make interlocutory and final dispositional orders in those cases in which a party or parties have been served by publication in accordance with rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Alabama. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-133; §12-15-55; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-125 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-125 - Taking Into Custody of Children Generally.

Section 12-15-125Taking into custody of children generally. (a) A child or minor may be taken into custody for any of the following reasons: (1) Pursuant to an order of the juvenile court.  (2) By a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the child or minor has run away from a juvenile detention, residential, shelter, or other care facility. (3) By a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the child or minor is suffering from an illness or injury or is in immediate danger from the surroundings of the child or minor and that the immediate removal of the child or minor from those surroundings is necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the child or minor. (b) In addition to the grounds listed in subsection (a), a child may also be taken into custody for any of the following reasons: (1) By a law enforcement officer for an alleged delinquent act pursuant to the laws of arrest; (2) By a law enforcement officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that the child has run away from his or her parents, legal guardian, or other legal custodian; (3) By a law enforcement officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that the child has no parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other suitable person willing and able to provide supervision and care for the child; or (4) By a juvenile probation officer pursuant to Section 12-15-107. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-119; §12-15-56; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-126 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-126 - Issuance of Pick-Up Order for Taking Into Custody.

Section 12-15-126Issuance of pick-up order for taking into custody. If it appears from a sworn statement, written or verbal, presented to the juvenile court that a child needs to be placed in detention or shelter or other care, the juvenile court may issue a pick-up order that a law enforcement officer or other person authorized by this chapter shall at once take the child into custody and take him or her to the place of detention or shelter or other care designated by the juvenile court. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-120; §12-15-57; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-128 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-128 - Authority and Criteria for Continuation of Detention or Shelter Care of Children Taken Into Custody Beyond 72 Hours.

Section 12-15-128Authority and criteria for continuation of detention or shelter care of children taken into custody beyond 72 hours. (a) An allegedly delinquent child, dependent child, or child in need of supervision lawfully taken into custody shall immediately be released, upon the ascertainment of the necessary facts, to the care, custody, and control of the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child or other suitable person able to provide supervision and care for the child, unless the juvenile court or juvenile court intake officer, subject to the limitations in Section 12-15-208, finds any of the following: (1) The child has no parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other suitable person able to provide supervision and care for the child. (2) The release of the child would present a clear and substantial threat of a serious nature to the person or property of others and where the child is alleged to be delinquent. (3) The release of the child would present a serious threat of substantial harm to the child. (4) The child has a history of failing to appear for hearings before the juvenile court.  (5) The child is alleged to be delinquent for possessing a pistol, short-barreled rifle, or short-barreled shotgun, in which case the child may be detained in a juvenile detention facility until the hearing required by Section 12-15-207. Pistol as used in this section shall be as defined in subdivision (1) of Section 13A-11-70. Short-barreled rifle and short-barreled shotgun as used in this section shall be as defined in Section 13A-11-62. (b) The criteria for continuing the allegedly delinquent child or child in need of supervision in detention or shelter or other care, or for continuing the allegedly dependent child in shelter or other care, as set forth in subsection (a) shall govern the decisions of all persons involved in determining whether the continued detention or shelter care is warranted pending juvenile court disposition and those criteria shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence in support of the decision not to release the child. (c) In releasing a child, a juvenile court or the juvenile court intake officer may impose restrictions on the travel, association, or place of abode of the child or place the child under the supervision of a department, agency, or organization agreeing to supervise him or her, and may place the child under supervision such as electronic or telephone monitoring, if available. A child, once placed in detention, may also be released pursuant to the same conditions should there be a need to release the child from a juvenile detention facility because of an overcrowded population. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-121; §12-15-59; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-129 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-129 - Conduct of Hearings Generally.

Section 12-15-129Conduct 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, §5-128; Acts 1987, No. 87-597, p. 1037, §1; Acts 1990, No. 90-674, p. 1304, §11; Acts 1993, No. 93-256, p. 367, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-545, p. 1143, §1; Act 98-372, p. 677, §1; §12-15-65; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-131 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-131 - Issuance of Orders Restraining Conduct of Parties to Proceedings.

Section 12-15-131Issuance of orders restraining conduct of parties to proceedings. In any proceeding commenced pursuant to this chapter, on motion of the juvenile court or on motion of a party, the juvenile court may make an order restraining the conduct of any party over whom the juvenile court has obtained jurisdiction, if all of the following occur: (1) An order of disposition of a delinquent child, dependent child, or a child in need of supervision has been made in a proceeding pursuant to this chapter. (2) The juvenile court finds that the conduct of the party is or may be detrimental or harmful to the delinquent child, dependent child, or child in need of supervision and will tend to defeat the execution of the order of disposition made. (3) Notice of the motion and the grounds therein and an opportunity to be heard thereon have been given to the party against whom the order is directed. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-141; §12-15-73; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-132 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-132 - Proceedings Against Children Violating Terms of Probation or Aftercare; Disposition of These Children.

Section 12-15-132Proceedings against children violating terms of probation or aftercare; disposition of these children. (a) A child on probation or aftercare incident to an adjudication as a delinquent child or a child in need of supervision who violates the terms of his or her probation or aftercare may be proceeded against for a revocation of the order. (b) A proceeding to revoke probation or aftercare shall be commenced by the filing of a petition entitled "petition to revoke probation" or "petition to revoke aftercare." Except as otherwise provided, these petitions shall be screened, reviewed, and prepared in the same manner and shall contain the same information as provided in Sections 12-15-120 and 12-15-121. The petition shall recite the date that the child was placed on probation or aftercare and shall state the time and manner in which notice of the terms of probation or aftercare was given. (c) Probation or aftercare revocation proceedings shall require clear and convincing evidence. In all other respects, proceedings to revoke probation or aftercare shall be governed by the procedures, safeguards, and rights and duties applicable to delinquency and child in need of supervision cases contained in this chapter. (d) If a child is found to have violated the terms of his or her probation or aftercare pursuant to a revocation hearing, the juvenile court may extend the period of probation or aftercare or make any other order of disposition specified for a child adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision.  (e) A violation of probation for a child in need of supervision is not an adjudication of delinquency. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-135; §12-15-75; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-135 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-135 - Taking and Disposition of Fingerprints, Photographs, Blood Samples.

Section 12-15-135Taking and disposition of fingerprints, photographs, blood samples. (a) Fingerprints of a child who has been charged with a delinquent act shall be taken by the law enforcement agency taking the child into custody. The prints may be retained in a local file and a copy shall be filed with the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. (b) If latent fingerprints are found during the investigation of a delinquent act and a law enforcement officer has reason to believe that they are those of the child in custody, the officer may fingerprint the child regardless of age or delinquent act for purpose of immediate comparison with the latent fingerprints. The prints may be retained in a local file and copies shall be sent to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. (c) Special precautions shall be taken to ensure that the fingerprints will be maintained in a manner and pursuant to safeguards as to limit their use to inspection for comparison purposes by law enforcement officers or by staff of the depository only in the investigation of a crime. (d) A child who is charged with a delinquent act shall be photographed by the law enforcement agency taking the child into custody for criminal identification purposes. A child in custody for any other reason shall not be photographed for criminal identification purposes without the consent of the juvenile court. The photographs shall be retained in a local file with the same safeguards in place as for fingerprints. (e) Blood or other samples necessary for DNA testing may be taken for criminal identification purposes from a child who is charged with a delinquent act that would constitute a Class A or B felony if committed by an adult. The samples, if taken, shall be submitted for DNA testing and the DNA records shall be filed with the Department of Forensic Sciences. Special precautions shall be taken to ensure that the DNA records will be maintained in a manner and pursuant to safeguards that will limit their use to inspection for identification purposes by law enforcement officers or by staff of the testing facility only in the investigation of a crime. (f) Any person who willfully violates this section, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-144; Acts 1996, No. 96-524, p. 677, §1; Acts 1997, No. 97-925, p. 375, §1; Act 99-203, p. 261, §1; Act 99-433, p. 792, §3; §12-15-102; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)
AL Code § 12-15-136 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-15-136 - Proceedings for Sealing Legal and Social Files and Records of Courts, Pertaining to Certain Persons and Effect Thereof.

Section 12-15-136Proceedings for sealing legal and social files and records of courts, pertaining to certain persons and effect thereof. (a) On motion of a person who has been the subject of a delinquency or child in need of supervision petition , the juvenile court may order the sealing of the legal and social files and records of the juvenile court pertaining to the person if it finds that: (1) Two years have elapsed since the final discharge of the person from legal custody or supervision or two years after the entry of any other order of the juvenile court not involving custody or supervision; and (2) The person has not been convicted or adjudicated delinquent or a youthful offender of any felony or a misdemeanor involving sexual offenses, drugs, weapons, or violence, or threats of violence, prior to the filing of the motion and no proceeding is pending seeking the conviction or adjudication. (b) The motion and the order may include the records, reports, or information specified in Section 12-15-133. (c) Notice of the motion shall be given by the clerk of the juvenile court to all of the following: (1) The prosecutor. (2) The authority granting the discharge if the final discharge was from an institution, parole, or probation. (3) The law enforcement officers, department, agency, and central depository having custody of the files and records specified in Section 12-15-133 and included in the motion. (d) Upon the entry of the order, the proceedings in the case shall be sealed. The juvenile court, by order in an individual case, may permit inspection by or release of information in the records to any clinic, hospital, or agency which has the person under care. (e) Any adjudication of delinquency or youthful offender or conviction of a felony or misdemeanor involving sexual offenses, drugs, weapons, or violence, or threats of violence, subsequent to sealing shall have the effect of nullifying the sealing order. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-145; §12-15-103; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)