(a) A child charged with a delinquent act or who is alleged to be in need of supervision shall be accorded the rights and privileges afforded by the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.
(b) An extrajudicial statement which would be constitutionally inadmissible in a criminal proceeding may not be received in evidence over objection. Evidence illegally seized or obtained may not be received in evidence over objection to establish the allegations against the child. An extrajudicial admission or confession made by the child out of court is insufficient to support a finding that the child committed the acts alleged in the petition unless it is corroborated by other evidence.
(c) Criminal proceedings and other juvenile proceedings based upon the offense alleged in the petition or an offense based upon the same conduct are barred where the juvenile court has begun taking evidence or where the juvenile court has accepted from the child a plea of guilty to the petition.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 15 - Juvenile Proceedings.
Article 2 - Delinquency and Children in Need of Supervision.
Section 12-15-201 - Definitions.
Section 12-15-202 - Rights of the Child.
Section 12-15-203 - Transfer of Cases From Juvenile Court.
Section 12-15-205 - Venue Generally.
Section 12-15-208.1 - Requirements for the Detainment of Juveniles.
Section 12-15-212 - Conduct of Delinquency and Child in Need of Supervision Hearings.
Section 12-15-215 - Disposition of Delinquent Children or Children in Need of Supervision Generally.
Section 12-15-216 - Legislative Intent.