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Ala. Code § 12-15-103 (2026)

Juvenile Court Judges May Be Circuit or District Court Judges; Maintenance of Separate Juvenile Case Action Summaries; Promulgation of Rules of Procedure for Juvenile Courts; Powers of Judges of Juvenile Courts as to Issuance of Writs and Processes and as to Equity Generally.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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(a) A circuit or district court judge may be designated as a juvenile court judge.

(b) The juvenile court shall maintain a separate docketing and case filing system.

(c) The Supreme Court of Alabama shall promulgate rules governing procedure in the juvenile court.

(d) The juvenile court shall issue all writs and processes necessary to the exercise of its jurisdiction and to fulfill the purposes of this chapter.

(e) The judge of the juvenile court shall issue warrants of arrest, pick-up orders, and writs of habeas corpus to have individuals brought before the juvenile court pursuant to this chapter.

(f) The juvenile court shall have and exercise equity power.

(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-102; §12-15-2; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2004–2016 · leading case: Mobile Press Register, Inc. v. Lackey, 938 So. 2d 398 (Ala. 2006).
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Mobile Press Register, Inc. v. Lackey, 938 So. 2d 398 (Ala. 2006). · cites it 4× “§ 12-15-103, Ala.Code 1975 (allowing for the sealing and destruction of juvenile court files).”
T.K.W. v. State Dep't of Human Resources ex rel. J.B., 119 So. 3d 1187 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). “Code 1975, and § 12-15-103, Ala.Code 1975. The father has not alleged in his motion to recuse or in his brief on appeal any facts tending to indicate that the juvenile-court judge violated either of the Canons of Ethics cited in the father’s brief on appeal.”
N.B. v. J.C.R., 204 So. 3d 887 (Ala. Civ. App. 2016). “§ 12-15-103, Ala.Code 1975; Rule 2(A), Ala.”
R.E.R., Jr. v. State, 911 So. 2d 746 (Ala. Crim. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “appeals the denial of his motion, which was filed pursuant to § 12-15-103, Ala.Code 1975. 1 That section provides, in part: “(a) On motion [on] the part of a person who has been the subject of a delinquency petition or on the court’s own motion, the court shall vacate its order…”
— Ala. Code § 12-15-103(g) — 1 case
Mobile Press Register, Inc. v. Lackey, 938 So. 2d 398 (Ala. 2006). “§ 12-15-103, Ala.Code 1975 (allowing for the sealing and destruction of juvenile court files).”
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