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Chapter 1 - Department of Youth Services and Youth Services Board.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 44-1-1 - Purpose of Chapter. - The purpose of this chapter is to promote and safeguard...
Section 44-1-2 - Definitions. - The following terms, wherever used in this chapter, shall have...
Section 44-1-3 - Alabama Boys Industrial School, Alabama Training School for Girls and Alabama Industrial School - Control; Priority as to Use of Funds of Department; Legal Custody of Inhabitants. - The Alabama Boys Industrial School, the Alabama Training School for...
Section 44-1-4 - Alabama Boys Industrial School, Alabama Training School for Girls and Alabama Industrial School - Separate Advisory Boards; Regulations. - The department of youth services shall establish separate advisory boards...
Section 44-1-5 - Alabama Boys Industrial School, Alabama Training School for Girls and Alabama Industrial School - Continuation of Rights, etc., of Employees; Personal Leave for Teachers. - (a) Employees of the Alabama Boys Industrial School, the Alabama...
Section 44-1-6 - Alabama Boys Industrial School, Alabama Training School for Girls and Alabama Industrial School - Restrictions on Appropriations. - All moneys appropriated to the Alabama Industrial School, Alabama Boys...
Section 44-1-7 - Alabama Boys Industrial School, Alabama Training School for Girls, and Alabama Industrial School - Donations and Endowment Funds. - In order to make provision for the proper preservation and...
Section 44-1-8 - Confinement of Youth in Adult Penal Institutions. - The department of youth services shall not have the power,...
Section 44-1-9 - Detention Without Order or Warrant of Escaped Youths. - A committed youth who has been placed by the department...
Section 44-1-10 - Penalties; Enforcement of Chapter. - (a) Violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be...
Article 2 - Department of Youth Services.
Section 44-1-20 - Created; Composition and Principal Offices. - There is hereby created and established a department of the...
Section 44-1-21 - State Youth Services Director. - (a) The state youth services director shall have at a...
Section 44-1-22 - Employees of Department. - The employees of the department of youth services shall be...
Section 44-1-23 - Legal Counsel. - The state youth services director shall be authorized, subject to...
Section 44-1-24 - Powers and Duties of Department Generally. - The Department of Youth Services shall perform the following: (1)...
Section 44-1-25 - Development of Department Program. - The department of youth services shall develop a workable program...
Section 44-1-26 - Salary Subsidies for Probation Services; Juvenile Probation Officers; Responsibilities of Department of Human Resources. - Repealed by Act 98-392, p. 782, ยง17, effective July 21,...
Section 44-1-27 - Standards for Programs and Youth Detention Facilities; Licensing and Inspection of Youth Detention and Foster Care Facilities. - (a) The Department of Youth Services shall establish and promulgate...
Section 44-1-28 - Subsidies for Youth Detention Facilities. - The functions and facilities related to youth detention facilities, licensed...
Section 44-1-29 - Competitive Bids; Conflicts of Interest. - Any purchase and any construction or supply contract of the...
Section 44-1-30 - Study and Evaluation of Youth in Custody of Department. - When the legal custody of a youth has been vested...
Section 44-1-31 - Guardianship of Youth in Custody of Department. - If, at any time while legal custody of a youth...
Section 44-1-32 - Determination of Social Service Plan. - (a) When legal custody of a youth has been vested...
Section 44-1-33 - Authorization of Medical, Psychiatric, Surgical and Dental Treatment. - (a) The state youth services director or his delegate may...
Section 44-1-34 - Review of Committed Youth. - The department of youth services shall make a periodic review...
Section 44-1-35 - Petition for Examination or Review by Director or Court. - In the event any committed youth has not been examined...
Section 44-1-36 - Commitment of Mentally Ill or Retarded Youth to State Hospital; Discharge of Rehabilitated Youth; Release of Youth Into Aftercare; Termination or Extension of Orders of Commitment. - (a) In the event a committed youth shall be diagnosed...
Section 44-1-37 - Clothing, Money and Transportation to Be Furnished Upon Release. - The department of youth services shall insure that each youth...
Section 44-1-38 - Records of Examinations, Etc. - The department of youth services shall keep adequate written records...
Section 44-1-39 - Restrictions on Release or Use of Records. - (a) It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected...
Section 44-1-40 - Agreements With Federal Government. - The department of youth services is authorized to serve as...
Article 3 - Youth Services Board.
Section 44-1-50 - Created; Principal Offices. - There is hereby created and established the Alabama youth services...
Section 44-1-51 - Composition; Compensation; Records. - (a) The Governor shall be the ex officio Chair of...
Section 44-1-52 - Powers. - The youth services board shall have the following powers: (1)...
Section 44-1-53 - Meetings; Quorum. - The youth services board may hold such meetings as are...
Section 44-1-54 - Court Review of Board Orders or Decisions. - Any person aggrieved by any final order or decision of...
Section 44-1-55 - Annual Report to Governor. - As soon after the end of a fiscal year as...
Section 44-1-56 - Budget Requests. - Each biennium the youth services board shall present to the...
Article 4 - Youth Services Department District.
Section 44-1-70 - Department of Youth Services Designated "Youth Services Department district." - The department of youth services as presently constituted by law...
Section 44-1-71 - Superintendent of Education for Youth Services Department District - Appointment and Qualifications. - There is hereby established the position of superintendent of education...
Section 44-1-72 - Superintendent of Education for Youth Services Department District - Responsibility; Annual Budget. - The superintendent of the district shall have the general responsibility...
Section 44-1-73 - Funding. - The youth services board and the state board of education...
Section 44-1-74 - Retention of Certain Personnel; Employment and Status of New Teaching Personnel; Merit System Coverage of Nonteaching Personnel. - As of October 1, 1983, all personnel who have been...
Section 44-1-75 - Salary Schedule for Teachers; Leaves, Benefits and Insurance. - The youth services director shall work with the superintendent and...
Section 44-1-76 - Relationship of Board of Youth Services and Superintendent to State Board of Education; Powers and Duties of Board and Superintendent; Functioning of District. - The board of youth services and the superintendent of education...
Section 44-1-77 - Construction of Article. - The provisions of this article shall be construed in pari...
Section 44-1-78 - Certain Eufaula Adolescent Center School Instructional Personnel Considered Employees Under Department of Youth Services Local Education Agency School District. - All appropriate State Department of Education or teacher certified personnel...
Chapter 2 - Interstate Compact on Juveniles.
Section 44-2-1 - (Repealed Upon Enactment by 35th Jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles) Legislative Findings and Declaration of Policy. - Repealed upon enactment by 35th jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact...
Section 44-2-2 - (Repealed Upon Enactment by 35th Jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles) Compact Administrator. - Repealed upon enactment by 35th jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact...
Section 44-2-3 - (Repealed Upon Enactment by 35th Jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles) Supplementary Agreements. - Repealed upon enactment by 35th jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact...
Section 44-2-4 - (Repealed Upon Enactment by 35th Jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles) Financial Arrangements. - Repealed upon enactment by 35th jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact...
Section 44-2-5 - (Repealed Upon Enactment by 35th Jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles) Responsibilities of State Courts, Departments, Agencies and Officers. - Repealed upon enactment by 35th jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact...
Section 44-2-6 - (Repealed Upon Enactment by 35th Jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles) Additional Procedures Not Precluded. - Repealed upon enactment by 35th jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact...
Section 44-2-7 - (Repealed Upon Enactment by 35th Jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles) Execution and Text of Compact. - Repealed upon enactment by 35th jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact...
Section 44-2-8 - (Repealed Upon Enactment by 35th Jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles) Rendition Amendment to Interstate Compact on Juveniles. - Repealed upon enactment by 35th jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact...
Article 1A - Interstate Compact for Juveniles.
Section 44-2-10 - Text of Compact. - The Interstate Compact for Juveniles is enacted into law and...
Section 44-2-11 - Authority to Enter Into Compact With Other States. - The Governor is directed to enter into a compact on...
Article 2 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
Section 44-2-20 - Text of Compact. - The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is hereby...
Section 44-2-21 - Financial Responsibility. - Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions...
Section 44-2-22 - Department of Pensions and Security to Act as Appropriate Public Authority. - The [term] "appropriate public authorities" as used in Article III...
Section 44-2-23 - Commissioner of Department of Pensions and Security to Be Appropriate Authority in the Receiving State. - As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of the...
Section 44-2-24 - Authority to Enter Into Agreements; Commissioner of Department of Pensions and Security to Approve Financial Commitments or Obligations. - The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions...
Section 44-2-25 - Governor to Act as Executive Head. - As used in Article VI [Article VII] of the Interstate...
Section 44-2-26 - Commissioner of Department of Pensions and Security to Be Compact Administrator. - The commissioner of the state department of pensions and security...
Chapter 3 - Regional Custody and Care of Youths Under Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court.
Section 44-3-1 - Definitions. - The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and...
Section 44-3-2 - Authorization for Creation by Counties and Municipalities of Regional, Nonprofit Public Corporations for Provision of Temporary Care and Custody of Youths Under Juvenile Court Jurisdiction. - All counties and incorporated municipalities in this state are hereby...
Section 44-3-3 - Effect of Formation of Corporations Upon Presently Existing Juvenile Facilities and Programs and Corporations. - Any corporation so created shall be a public, nonprofit corporation...
Section 44-3-4 - Service Areas of Corporations. - The service area of such corporation shall be those present...
Section 44-3-5 - Corporations to Be Governed by Boards of Directors; Selection and Meetings of Boards of Directors. - Such corporation shall be governed by a board of directors...
Section 44-3-6 - Powers of Corporations Generally. - Pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, such corporation, in...
Section 44-3-7 - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Corporations. - The articles of incorporation of such corporation may be amended...
Section 44-3-8 - Admission of Governing Bodies Into Membership of Corporations. - Any governing body in the state as defined in this...
Section 44-3-9 - Appropriations to Corporations by Governing Bodies. - All governing bodies, as defined in this chapter, are hereby...
Section 44-3-10 - Responsibility of Boards of Directors for Control and Direction of Facilities and Programs. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to mean that...
Section 44-3-11 - Exemption From Taxation of Corporations, Property, Income, Etc. - Such corporation authorized herein, and its property, including bonds, conveyances,...
Section 44-3-12 - Commencement of Existence of Corporations. - Such corporation authorized herein shall come into being upon the...