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- Ala. Code § 12-14-8 · Traffic Infractions Procedure.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-9 · Provision of Indigent Defense Services.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-10 · Powers of Courts as to Trial and Disposition of Cases Generally.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-11 · Acceptance of Defendant’s Bond Upon Showing of Inability to Make Immediate Payment of Fines and Costs; Issuance of Execution on Bond Upon Nonpayment of Fines and Costs.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-12 · Requirement of Working Out of Amount of Judgment When Not Paid Within Time Prescribed.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-13 · Probation.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-14 · Court Costs.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-15 · Power of Mayor to Remit Fines and Costs, Commute Sentences Imposed by Municipal Judges, Etc.; Report of Actions to Municipal Governing Body.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-16 · Reports as to Proceedings of Courts.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-17 · Procedure for Abolition of Municipal Courts by Governing Bodies of Municipalities; Effect of Abolition Generally.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-18 · Remittance of Court Costs, Fines and Forfeitures Previously Collected Upon Abolition of Municipal Court.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-19 · Procedure for Reestablishment of Municipal Courts and Effect Thereof.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-30 · Appointment, Terms of Office and Qualifications; Designation, Etc., of Presiding Judge; Filling of Vacancies; Oath; Grounds for Disqualification of Judges from Hearing of Cases; Practice of Law or Receipt of Unauthorized Remuneration for Judicial Services by Full-Time Judges Prohibited.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-31 · Powers Generally; Designation of Other Municipal Officers to Approve Appearance and Appeal Bonds.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-32 · Issuance of Arrest and Search Warrants.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-33 · Salary; Retirement.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-34 · Acting Municipal Judges.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-50 · Municipal Court Administrative Agency Authorized; Powers and Duties Thereof; Persons Deemed Officials of Agency; Judicial Powers Thereof Generally.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-51 · Magistrates Deemed Chief Officers of Agency; Appointment and Powers of Magistrates.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-52 · Supreme Court to Provide Rules of Administration for Agency.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-53 · Reimbursement by New Employer for Training Expenses.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-54 · Certification Program; Continuing Education Requirements.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-70 · Appeals to Circuit Courts from Judgments of Municipal Courts and Proceedings Thereon.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-71 · Appeals from Judgments of Circuit Courts and Proceedings Thereon.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-90 · Establishment of Pretrial Diversion Program.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-91 · Admittance into Program; Completion of Program; Eligibility; Liability Under Program.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-92 · Programs Established Under Local Law.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-110 · Applicability.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-111 · Annual Collection of Data; Written Report.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-112 · Electronic Versions of Reports.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-113 · Forfeiture of Fees and Costs; Audit.
- Ala. Code § 12-14-114 · Use of Information Systems.
- 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.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-201 · Definitions.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-202 · Rights of the Child.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-203 · Transfer of Cases from Juvenile Court.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-204 · Acts for Which Person Who Has Attained Age 16 Shall Be Charged, Arrested, and Tried as Adult; Removal of Person from Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-205 · Venue Generally.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-206 · Transfer of Delinquent and Child in Need of Supervision Proceedings Between Juvenile Courts Within the State.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-207 · Filing of Petition and Conduct of Hearing as to Necessity for Continuation of Detention or Shelter Care of a Child; Violation of Probation and Aftercare.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-208 · Facilities to Be Used for Detention or Shelter Care of Children.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-208.1 · Requirements for the Detainment of Juveniles.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-209 · Children to Be Released When Full-Time Detention or Shelter Care Not Required; Conditions Imposed Upon Release; Amendment of Conditions or Return of Child to Custody Upon Failure to Conform to Conditions Imposed.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-210 · Notification to Children of Right to Counsel; Appointment of Counsel by Juvenile Court.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-211 · Suspension of Proceedings and Continuation of Cases Under Terms and Conditions Agreed to by Parties.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-212 · Conduct of Delinquency and Child in Need of Supervision Hearings.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-213 · Children Charged with Delinquent Acts or Alleged to Be in Need of Supervision to Be Accorded Privilege Against Self-Incrimination; Admissibility in Evidence of Extrajudicial Statements of Children and Evidence Illegally Seized or Obtained; Double Jeopardy.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-214 · Ordering and Preparation of Study and Written Report Concerning Child; Ordering, Conduct, and Certification of Findings of Physical or Mental Examination of Child Prior to Hearing on Petition Generally; Examination of Parent, Legal Guardian, or Legal Custodian After Hearing Where Ability to Care for or Supervise Child in Issue.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-215 · Disposition of Delinquent Children or Children in Need of Supervision.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-216 · Legislative Intent.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-217 · Notice of Delinquent Acts.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-218 · Order Requiring Parent, Legal Guardian, or Legal Custodian to Assist Child in Complying with Terms of Probation; Penalties; Exemptions.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-219 · Serious Juvenile Offenders; Disposition; Serious Juvenile Offender Review Panel; Facility and Programs.
- Ala. Code § 12-15-220 · Orders of Disposition Not to Be Deemed Convictions, Impose Civil Disabilities, Etc.; Disposition of Child and Evidence in Hearing Not Admissible in Another Court.