§ 12-15-1. Definitions.

§ 12-15-1.1. Alabama Juvenile Justice Act; short title; purpose clause; goals for juvenile court.

§ 12-15-2. Circuit courts and district courts to exercise original concurrent juvenile jurisdiction; maintenance of separate juvenile docket and entry of orders and decrees as to juvenile cases in separate minute book; promulgation of rules of procedure for juvenile courts; powers of courts as to issuance of writs and processes generally; powers of judges of courts as to issuance of writs generally; jurisdiction and equity powers generally.

§ 12-15-3. Designation of juvenile judges; requirement of monthly reports by judges as to work of juvenile courts.

§ 12-15-4. Advisory boards.

§ 12-15-5. Exercise of authority by district attorney in juvenile proceedings generally; assistance of juvenile court by district attorney; representation of state by district attorney in cases appealed by juvenile courts.

§ 12-15-6. Qualifications and appointment of referees; conduct of hearings of cases by referees; transmission of findings and recommendations for disposition of referees to judges; provision of notice and written copies of findings and recommendations of referees to parties; rehearing of cases by judges; when findings and recommendations of referees become decree of court.

§ 12-15-7. Appointment, terms of office, etc., of probation officers; designation of chief probation officer, etc.; duties of probation officers generally; powers of probation officers and representatives of Department of Human Resources as to taking into custody and placing in shelter or detention care of children generally; procedure upon taking into custody of child by probation officer or representative of Department of Human Resources generally.

§ 12-15-8. Appointment by courts of guardians ad litem or guardians of the person for children.

§ 12-15-9. Issuance of order to parents, etc., for payment for support, treatment, etc., of children in custody of persons other than parents generally; proceedings upon failure of parents, etc., to pay amounts directed.

§ 12-15-10. Liability of counties for expenses of maintenance and care of children; reimbursement.

§ 12-15-10.1. Attorney fees provisions repealed.

§ 12-15-11. Issuance of order to parents, etc., for payment of court costs, attorney's fees and expenses for support, treatment, etc., of children; manner of payment, etc.; proceedings upon failure of parents, etc., to pay amounts directed.

§ 12-15-11.1. Order requiring parents or guardian to assist delinquent child in complying with terms of probation; penalties; exemptions.

§ 12-15-12. Punishment for contempt of court of persons disobeying orders of court, etc., generally; limitation upon powers of courts with respect to children violating terms and conditions of orders of protective supervision.

§ 12-15-13. Causing, etc., of delinquency, dependency or need of supervision of children.

§ 12-15-14. Disregarding, etc., of lawful order of court or interference with custody of child under jurisdiction of court.

§ 12-15-15. Removal, concealment, etc., of delinquent or dependent child or child in need of supervision, etc.; interference with performance of duties by probation officer, etc.

§ 12-15-101. Purpose of the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act; short title; goals for the juvenile court.

§ 12-15-102. Definitions.

§ 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.

§ 12-15-104. Advisory boards.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 12-15-110. Punishment for contempt of court of persons disobeying orders of the juvenile court generally.

§ 12-15-111. Contributing to the delinquency, dependency, or need of supervision of children.

§ 12-15-112. Interference with performance of duties by juvenile probation officers.

§ 12-15-113. Jurisdiction to make a parent or parents, legal guardians, or legal custodians parties to juvenile court proceedings.

§ 12-15-114. Original jurisdiction - Juvenile.

§ 12-15-115. Original jurisdiction - Civil.

§ 12-15-116. Original jurisdiction - Criminal

§ 12-15-117. Retention and termination of jurisdiction generally.

§ 12-15-117.1. Continuing jurisdiction of juvenile court to modify and enforce judgments.

§ 12-15-118. Duties of juvenile court intake officers.

§ 12-15-119. Informal adjustment of certain cases prior to filing of juvenile petition.

§ 12-15-120. Cases initiated by filing of petitions by juvenile court intake officers.

§ 12-15-121. Form, contents, and execution of juvenile petitions.

§ 12-15-122. Issuance and service of summonses generally; waiver of service of summonses.

§ 12-15-123. Manner of service of summons.

§ 12-15-124. Authority of juvenile court to make interlocutory or final dispositional orders in cases where parties served by publication.

§ 12-15-125. Taking into custody of children generally.

§ 12-15-126. Issuance of pick-up order for taking into custody.

§ 12-15-127. Release, delivery to detention or shelter care facility, medical facility of children taken into custody generally.

§ 12-15-128. Authority and criteria for continuation of detention or shelter care of children taken into custody beyond 72 hours.

§ 12-15-129. Conduct of hearings generally.

§ 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.

§ 12-15-131. Issuance of orders restraining conduct of parties to proceedings.

§ 12-15-132. Proceedings against children violating terms of probation or aftercare; disposition of these children.

§ 12-15-133. Filing and inspection of records.

§ 12-15-134. Maintenance and inspection of law enforcement records.

§ 12-15-135. Taking and disposition of fingerprints, photographs, blood samples.

§ 12-15-136. Proceedings for sealing legal and social files and records of courts, pertaining to certain persons and effect thereof.

§ 12-15-137. Proceedings for destruction of legal and social files and records of juvenile courts pertaining to certain persons and effect thereof.

§ 12-15-138. Power of juvenile courts to enter protection or restraint ex parte order; when order may be entered; purpose of order.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 12-15-143. Violations of orders punished as contempt; willful conduct rendering violator responsible for court costs and attorney fees.

§ 12-15-144. Construction of sections; sections to be read in pari materia with certain other laws.