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General Provisions

Ala. Code § 12-15-101— Purpose of the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act; Short Title; Goals for the Juvenile Court.
Ala. Code § 12-15-102— Definitions.
Ala. Code § 12-15-103— Juvenile Court Judges May Be Circuit or District Court Judges; Maintenance of Separate Juvenile Case Action Summaries; Promulgation of Rules of Procedure for Juvenile Courts; Powers of Judges of Juvenile Courts as to Issuance of Writs and Processes and as to Equity Generally.
Ala. Code § 12-15-104— Advisory Boards.
Ala. Code § 12-15-105— Exercise of Authority by District Attorneys in Juvenile Court Proceedings Generally; Assistance by District Attorneys in the Juvenile Courts; Representation of the State by District Attorneys in Cases Appealed from Juvenile Courts.
Ala. Code § 12-15-106— Juvenile Court Referees’ Qualifications and Appointment; Conduct of Hearings of Cases by Juvenile Court Referees; Transmission of Findings and Recommendations for Disposition of Juvenile Court Referees to Juvenile Court Judges; Provision of Notice and Written Copies of Findings and Recommendations of Juvenile Court Referees to Parties; Rehearing of Cases by Juvenile Court Judges; When Findings and Recommendations of Juvenile Court Referees Become Decree of the Juvenile Court.
Ala. Code § 12-15-107— Juvenile Probation Officers - Duties of Juvenile Probation Officers Generally; Powers of Juvenile Probation Officers as to Taking into Custody and Placing in Shelter or Detention Care of Children Generally; Procedure Upon Taking into Custody of Child by Juvenile Probation Officer Generally.
Ala. Code § 12-15-108— Liability of Counties for Expenses of Maintenance and Care of Children Under the Jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court Pursuant to This Chapter; Reimbursement.
Ala. Code § 12-15-109— Issuance of Orders to Parents for Payment of Court Costs, Fees of Attorneys, and Expenses for Support, Treatment of Children Under the Jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court Pursuant to This Chapter; Manner of Payment; Proceedings Upon Failure of Parents to Pay Amounts Directed.
Ala. Code § 12-15-110— Punishment for Contempt of Court of Persons Disobeying Orders of the Juvenile Court Generally.
Ala. Code § 12-15-111— Contributing to the Delinquency, Dependency, or Need of Supervision of Children.
Ala. Code § 12-15-112— Interference with Performance of Duties by Juvenile Probation Officers.
Ala. Code § 12-15-113— Jurisdiction to Make a Parent or Parents, Legal Guardians, or Legal Custodians Parties to Juvenile Court Proceedings.
Ala. Code § 12-15-114— Original Jurisdiction - Juvenile.
Ala. Code § 12-15-114.1— Concurrent Jurisdiction for Criminal Offenses Committed by Children on Military Installations.
Ala. Code § 12-15-115— Original Jurisdiction - Civil.
Ala. Code § 12-15-115.1— Disposition of Adoption Proceeding Records.
Ala. Code § 12-15-116— Original Jurisdiction - Criminal.
Ala. Code § 12-15-117— Retention and Termination of Jurisdiction Generally.
Ala. Code § 12-15-117.1— Continuing Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court to Modify and Enforce Judgments.
Ala. Code § 12-15-118— Duties of Juvenile Court Intake Officers.
Ala. Code § 12-15-119— Informal Adjustment of Certain Cases Prior to Filing of Juvenile Petition.
Ala. Code § 12-15-120— Cases Initiated by Filing of Petitions by Juvenile Court Intake Officers.
Ala. Code § 12-15-121— Form, Contents, and Execution of Juvenile Petitions.
Ala. Code § 12-15-122— Issuance and Service of Summonses Generally; Waiver of Service of Summonses.
Ala. Code § 12-15-123— Manner of Service of Summons.
Ala. Code § 12-15-124— Authority of Juvenile Court to Make Interlocutory or Final Dispositional Orders in Cases Where Parties Served by Publication.
Ala. Code § 12-15-125— Taking into Custody of Children Generally.
Ala. Code § 12-15-126— Issuance of Pick-Up Order for Taking into Custody.
Ala. Code § 12-15-127— Release, Delivery to Detention or Shelter Care Facility, Medical Facility of Children Taken into Custody Generally.
Ala. Code § 12-15-128— Authority and Criteria for Continuation of Detention or Shelter Care of Children Taken into Custody.
Ala. Code § 12-15-129— Conduct of Hearings Generally.
Ala. Code § 12-15-130— Ordering, Conduct, and Certification of Findings of Mental and Physical Examinations of Children; Minors or Children Believed to Be Individuals with a Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability; Treatment or Care for Children; Payment; Authority to Order Emergency Medical Care for Children.
Ala. Code § 12-15-131— Issuance of Orders Restraining Conduct of Parties to Proceedings.
Ala. Code § 12-15-132— Proceedings Against Children Violating Terms of Probation or Aftercare; Disposition of These Children.
Ala. Code § 12-15-133— Filing and Inspection of Records.
Ala. Code § 12-15-134— Maintenance and Inspection of Law Enforcement Records.
Ala. Code § 12-15-135— Taking and Disposition of Fingerprints, Photographs, Blood Samples.
Ala. Code § 12-15-136— Proceedings for Sealing Legal and Social Files and Records of Courts, Pertaining to Certain Persons and Effect Thereof.
Ala. Code § 12-15-137— Proceedings for Destruction of Legal and Social Files and Records of Juvenile Courts Pertaining to Certain Persons and Effect Thereof.
Ala. Code § 12-15-138— Power of Juvenile Courts to Enter Protection or Restraint Ex Parte Order; When Order May Be Entered; Purpose of Order.
Ala. Code § 12-15-139— Requisites for Order; Notice and Hearing; Evidentiary Standard; Showing of Necessity to Protect Health or Safety of Child Subject to a Juvenile Court Proceeding, Best Interests of the Child.
Ala. Code § 12-15-140— Content of Order; Order May Set Forth Reasonable Conditions of Behavior for Parents, Persons Responsible for Care; Enumeration of Certain Specific Requirements Which May Be Included in Order.
Ala. Code § 12-15-141— Emergency Ex Parte Orders Authorized Upon Showing of Verified Evidence of Abuse or Neglect; Evidence Required; Hearing Required Within 72 Hours of Issuance of Order.
Ala. Code § 12-15-142— Modification, Extension, or Termination of Order After Notice and Hearing for Person Subject Thereto; Findings Required Concerning Best Interests of the Child Subject to a Juvenile Court Proceeding.
Ala. Code § 12-15-143— Violations of Orders Punished as Contempt; Willful Conduct Rendering Violator Responsible for Court Costs and Attorney Fees.
Ala. Code § 12-15-144— Construction of Sections; Sections to Be Read in Pari Materia with Certain Other Laws.