Code of Alabama
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 16-28-22 - Prosecutions.

No prosecution or proceeding under this article shall be begun except by one of the following parties:
(1) The county superintendent of education or city superintendent of schools where the matter affects a school or private tutor in territory under his supervision; or
(2) An attendance officer; or
(3) The principal teacher of the school which the child attends or should attend; or
(4) The private tutor by whom the child is instructed or should be instructed; or
(5) The probation officer of the county; or
(6) A duly authorized agent of the State Superintendent of Education or the Department of Human Resources.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 16 - Education.

Chapter 28 - School Attendance.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 16-28-1 - Definitions.

Section 16-28-2 - Purposes of Article.

Section 16-28-2.1 - Adoption of Standards for Mandatory Attendance Policy; Parents Held Accountable; Enforcement.

Section 16-28-2.2 - Establishment of Program by Local Boards to Inform Parents of Educational Responsibilities.

Section 16-28-3 - Ages of Children Required to Attend School; Exemption for Church School Students; Transfer Students.

Section 16-28-3.1 - Guidelines and Procedures for Withdrawal From School; Dropout Prevention Program.

Section 16-28-4 - Minimum Age at Which Child May Enter.

Section 16-28-5 - Private Tutor.

Section 16-28-6 - Children Exempt From Attending Public School.

Section 16-28-7 - Report of Enrollment.

Section 16-28-8 - Reports Required Must Be Furnished.

Section 16-28-9 - List of Children Who Should Attend School - Required.

Section 16-28-10 - List of Children Who Should Attend School - How Lists Prepared.

Section 16-28-11 - Enrollment Report and List of Potential Students Compared.

Section 16-28-12 - Person in Loco Parentis Responsible for Child's School Attendance and Behavior; Noncompliance; Local Boards to Promulgate Written Behavior Policy, Contents, Annual Distribution, Receipt to Be Documented; School Officials Required t...

Section 16-28-13 - Burden of Proof on Person in Loco Parentis.

Section 16-28-14 - Habitual Truant.

Section 16-28-15 - Absence Must Be Explained.

Section 16-28-16 - Cases of Nonenrollment and Nonattendance; Withdrawal of Enrollment.

Section 16-28-17 - When Child May Be Taken Into Custody.

Section 16-28-18 - Record Kept by Attendance Officer.

Section 16-28-19 - Attendance Districts.

Section 16-28-20 - Compensation of Attendance Officers.

Section 16-28-21 - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction.

Section 16-28-22 - Prosecutions.

Section 16-28-23 - Attendance Register and Rules and Regulations as Evidence.

Section 16-28-24 - Church Schools May Waive Exemptions Specified in This Article.