Code of Alabama - Title 12: Courts - Chapter 5A - Juvenile Probation Services

• Section 12-5A-1 Legislative findings and intent
  Juvenile probation officers are an integral part of the juvenile justice system. Juvenile probation officers perform a variety of services which are essential to the...
• Section 12-5A-2 Duties of Administrative Director of Courts; education and training for juvenile probation officers
  (a) Beginning October 1, 1998, the Administrative Director of Courts shall promote the delivery of juvenile probation services for youths alleged or adjudged to be...
• Section 12-5A-3 Juvenile Probation Services Fund
  There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated as the Juvenile Probation Services Fund. All funds now or hereafter deposited to...
• Section 12-5A-4 Duties transferred to Administrative Office of Courts; transition of personnel
  (a) On October 1, 1998, all duties currently assigned to the Department of Youth Services relating to the establishment of minimum standards and the certification...
• Section 12-5A-5 Employees included in state court system personnel system; salary subsidies
  (a) On the effective date of this chapter, any juvenile probation officer serving the juvenile court and any clerical employee or professional staff member who...
• Section 12-5A-6 Phase-out of financial support from counties
  In counties having a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census, after the state assumes responsibility for salaries and benefits...
• Section 12-5A-7 Juvenile probation officers - Allocation by population
  On or after October 1, 1999, the allocation of positions or salary subsidies in juvenile probation services shall be as follows: (1) In counties having...
• Section 12-5A-8 Juvenile probation officers - Supervision; employees of state; appointment and dismissal; director of probation services; certain employees subject to merit system procedures
  On or after October 1, 1999, each of the following shall occur: (1) In each county having a population of 99,000 or less according to...
• Section 12-5A-9 Participation of eligible employees in Employees' Retirement System; creditable service; formal leave accounting system; inclusion in health insurance plan
  (a) Class specifications and rates of compensation for employees covered by this chapter, juvenile probation officers, juvenile probation professional staff, and clerical staff, hereafter called...
• Section 12-5A-10 Operating expenses; inventory of county-owned property; election to transfer property to state; county to provide office space, etc
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the operating expenses for the employees and positions covered by this chapter shall be paid by the...
• Section 12-5A-11 County programs, etc., unaffected
  Nothing in this chapter shall diminish or adversely affect any program or service for children currently provided by a county to its respective juvenile court...
• Section 12-5A-12 Study commission created
  (a) There is created a study commission to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of transferring to state employee status the juvenile probation officers and staff...
• Section 12-5A-13 Applicability to certain counties
  Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter to the contrary, and the population of Mobile County, wherever this chapter refers to counties having a population of...
• Section 12-5A-14 Construction
  (a) All laws or parts of laws, both general and local, and any rules or portions of rules adopted by the Supreme Court which conflict...

Last modified: May 3, 2021