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Ala. Code § 12-15-114.1

Concurrent Jurisdiction for Criminal Offenses Committed by Children on Military Installations.

Known as the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act

The act spans §§ 12-15-101 to 12-15-701 (117 sections).

(Act 2024-327, §§1, 2.)

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over a military installation of the United States Department of Defense located within this state in a matter relating to a violation of federal law by a child within the boundaries of that military installation, if both of the following criteria are met:

(1) The United States Attorney or the United States District Court for the applicable district in this state waives exclusive jurisdiction.

(2) The violation of federal law is also a crime under state law.

(b) When concurrent jurisdiction has been established pursuant to subsection (a), the juvenile court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over any case involving a child who is alleged to be delinquent as the result of an act committed within the boundaries of a military installation which is a crime under state law.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.