{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-15-141","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-15-141","heading":"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.","body":"The juvenile court may enter an ex parte order of protection or restraint on an emergency basis, without prior notice and a hearing, upon a showing of verified written or verbal evidence of abuse or neglect injurious to the health or safety of a child subject to a juvenile court proceeding and the likelihood that the abuse or neglect will continue unless the order is issued. If an emergency order is issued, a hearing, after notice, shall be held within 72 hours of the written evidence or the next judicial business day thereafter, to either dissolve, continue, or modify the order.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 15 Juvenile Proceedings.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-15-141","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"2d981f832798d93ff4ec086485c98b113c528bb91462fcc87febf58492fe8adb","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-15-140","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-15-142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}