(a) It shall be unlawful for any parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other person to do any of the following:
(1) To willfully aid, encourage, or cause any child to become or remain delinquent, dependent, or in need of supervision.
(2) To permit or encourage the employment of any child in violation of any of the provisions of the child labor law.
(3) To cause a child to fail to attend school as required by the compulsory school attendance law.
(b) Whenever, in the course of any proceedings pursuant to this chapter, or when, by affidavit as provided in this subsection, it shall appear to the juvenile court that a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other person having custody, control, or supervision of a child or any other person not standing in any relation to the child has aided, encouraged, or caused the child to become delinquent, dependent, or in need of supervision, the juvenile court, for the protection of the child from these influences, shall have jurisdiction in these matters, as provided in this section. The juvenile court shall cause the parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other person to be brought before the juvenile court upon either summons or a warrant, affidavit of probable cause having first been made.
(c) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be punished accordingly.
(d) Upon conviction, the juvenile court may suspend any sentence, remit any fine, or place the person on probation pursuant to such orders, directives, or conditions for his or her discipline and supervision as the juvenile court deems fit.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 12-15-102 - Definitions.
Section 12-15-104 - Advisory Boards.
Section 12-15-111 - Contributing to the Delinquency, Dependency, or Need of Supervision of Children.
Section 12-15-112 - Interference With Performance of Duties by Juvenile Probation Officers.
Section 12-15-114 - Original Jurisdiction - Juvenile.
Section 12-15-115 - Original Jurisdiction - Civil.
Section 12-15-116 - Original Jurisdiction - Criminal.
Section 12-15-117 - Retention and Termination of Jurisdiction Generally.
Section 12-15-117.1 - Continuing Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court to Modify and Enforce Judgments.
Section 12-15-118 - Duties of Juvenile Court Intake Officers.
Section 12-15-119 - Informal Adjustment of Certain Cases Prior to Filing of Juvenile Petition.
Section 12-15-120 - Cases Initiated by Filing of Petitions by Juvenile Court Intake Officers.
Section 12-15-121 - Form, Contents, and Execution of Juvenile Petitions.
Section 12-15-122 - Issuance and Service of Summonses Generally; Waiver of Service of Summonses.
Section 12-15-123 - Manner of Service of Summons.
Section 12-15-125 - Taking Into Custody of Children Generally.
Section 12-15-126 - Issuance of Pick-Up Order for Taking Into Custody.
Section 12-15-129 - Conduct of Hearings Generally.
Section 12-15-131 - Issuance of Orders Restraining Conduct of Parties to Proceedings.
Section 12-15-133 - Filing and Inspection of Records.
Section 12-15-134 - Maintenance and Inspection of Law Enforcement Records.
Section 12-15-135 - Taking and Disposition of Fingerprints, Photographs, Blood Samples.