(a) Once a child has been adjudicated dependent, delinquent, or in need of supervision, jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall terminate when the child becomes 21 years of age unless, prior thereto, the judge of the juvenile court terminates its jurisdiction by explicitly stating in a written order that it is terminating jurisdiction over the case involving the child. Nothing in this section is intended to affect the initial and continuing jurisdiction of juvenile courts over cases other than delinquency, dependency, or in need of supervision cases as provided in Sections 12-15-114, 12-15-115, 12-15-116, or any other statute by which jurisdiction was initially lawfully invoked.
(b) The jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall terminate when the child is convicted or adjudicated a youthful offender as provided in Section 12-15-203(i) and Section 12-15-204(b). If a person already under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is convicted or adjudicated a youthful offender in a criminal court of a crime committed at the age of 18 or older, the conviction or adjudication shall terminate the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
(c) In any case over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, the juvenile court shall retain jurisdiction over an individual of any age to enforce or modify any prior orders of the juvenile court unless otherwise provided by law and also shall retain jurisdiction for the enforcement or modification of any prior orders of the juvenile court requiring the payment of fines, court costs, restitution, or other money ordered by the juvenile court until paid in full.
(d) For purposes of enforcing any order of the juvenile court requiring the payment of fines, court costs, restitution, or other money ordered by the juvenile court, the remedies with regard to punishment for contempt, including incarceration in jail of individuals 18 years of age or older, shall be available to the juvenile court.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-110; Acts 1997, No. 97-621, p. 1087, §1; §12-15-32; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §5; Act 2012-383, p. 1011, §1.)
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7 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case:
Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012).
Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012).
“, Ala. Code § 12-15-117 (a) (Cum. Supp. 2011); see generally 2006 National Report 103 (noting limitations on the length of juvenile court sanctions).”
D.C.S. v. L.B., 84 So. 3d 954 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
· cites it 12× “Section 12-15-117 of the current AJJA, which revised and renumbered former § 12-15-32, provides that a juvenile court retains continuing jurisdiction only when a child has been determined to be dependent, delinquent, or in need of supervision.”
G.M. v. T.W., 75 So. 3d 1181 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
· cites it 10× “In our opinion, this court considered and compared the language of Ala.Code 1975, § 12-15-117(a), which restricts a juvenile court’s continuing jurisdiction over a child to cases in which a child has been declared dependent, delinquent, or in need of supervision, with the…”
J.W. S.W. v. C.B., 68 So. 3d 878 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
· cites it 6× “because § 12-15-117(a), Ala.Code 1975, a provision in the new Alabama Juvenile Justice Act (“the AJJA”), § 12-15-101 et seq.”
B.E.H. v. L.N.K., 64 So. 3d 656 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010).
· cites it 3× “Code 1975, which amended and renumbered the provisions of former § 12-15-32 as § 12-15-117, Ala. Code 1975. Section 12-15-117 provides, in pertinent part: “(a) Once a child has been adjudicated dependent, delinquent, or in need of supervision, jurisdiction of the juvenile court…”
F.T.G. v. T.T.R., 199 So. 3d 82 (Ala. Civ. App. 2015).
· cites it 3× “2012-383 also amended § 12-15-117(a), Ala.Code 1975, so- that it now provides: “(a) Once a child has been adjudicated dependent, delinquent, or in need of supervision, jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall terminate when the child becomes 21 years of age unless, prior…”
State v. Henderson, 144 So. 3d 1262 (Ala. 2013).
· cites it 2× “, Ala.Code § 12-15-117(a)(Cum.Supp.2011); see generally 2006 National Report 103 (noting limitations on the length of juvenile court sanctions).”
T.C. v. C.E., 63 So. 3d 627 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010).
· cites it 4× “§ 12-15-32[ ] with a new Code section, Ala.Code 1975, § 12-15-117, that limits a juvenile court’s retained jurisdiction to cases in which ‘a child has been adjudicated dependent, delinquent, or in need of supervision’ (emphasis added [in W.”
Hornbuckle v. Hornbuckle, 223 So. 3d 225 (Ala. Civ. App. 2016).
· cites it 5× “” Pursuant to § 12-15-117, Ala.Code 1975, also a part of the AJJA, a juvenile court exercises continuing jurisdiction over cases in which a child has been adjudicated dependent.”
G.H. v. Cleburne Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources, 62 So. 3d 540 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010).
· cites it 2× “See § 12-15-117, Ala.Code 1975. Essentially, a child who is declared dependent becomes a ward of the State, subject to its supervision and control through the juvenile court.”
S.L.M. v. S.C., 171 So. 3d 656 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013).
· cites it 3× “Unlike an ordinary civil matter, pursuant to § 12-15-117(c), Ala.Code 1975, a juvenile court retains jurisdiction of a dependency case beyond a final judgment: “In any case over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, the juvenile court shall retain jurisdiction over an…”
K.C. v. R.L.P., 67 So. 3d 94 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
· cites it 2× “§ 12 — 15—32[ ] with a new Code section, Ala.Code 1975, § 12-15-117, that limits a juvenile court’s re *96 tained jurisdiction to cases in which “a child has been adjudicated dependent, delinquent, or in need of supervision ” (emphasis added [in W.”
Ala. Code § 12-15-117(a): 37 cases
G.M. v. T.W., 75 So. 3d 1181 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
“In our opinion, this court considered and compared the language of Ala.Code 1975, § 12-15-117(a), which restricts a juvenile court’s continuing jurisdiction over a child to cases in which a child has been declared dependent, delinquent, or in need of supervision, with the…”
J.W. S.W. v. C.B., 68 So. 3d 878 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
“because § 12-15-117(a), Ala.Code 1975, a provision in the new Alabama Juvenile Justice Act (“the AJJA”), § 12-15-101 et seq.”
State v. Henderson, 144 So. 3d 1262 (Ala. 2013).
“, Ala.Code § 12-15-117(a)(Cum.Supp.2011); see generally 2006 National Report 103 (noting limitations on the length of juvenile court sanctions).”
D.C.S. v. L.B., 84 So. 3d 954 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
“Section 12-15-117 of the current AJJA, which revised and renumbered former § 12-15-32, provides that a juvenile court retains continuing jurisdiction only when a child has been determined to be dependent, delinquent, or in need of supervision.”
Ala. Code § 12-15-117(c): 14 cases
F.T.G. v. T.T.R., 199 So. 3d 82 (Ala. Civ. App. 2015).
“2012-383 also amended § 12-15-117(a), Ala.Code 1975, so- that it now provides: “(a) Once a child has been adjudicated dependent, delinquent, or in need of supervision, jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall terminate when the child becomes 21 years of age unless, prior…”
S.L.M. v. S.C., 171 So. 3d 656 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013).
“Unlike an ordinary civil matter, pursuant to § 12-15-117(c), Ala.Code 1975, a juvenile court retains jurisdiction of a dependency case beyond a final judgment: “In any case over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, the juvenile court shall retain jurisdiction over an…”
D.C.S. v. L.B., 84 So. 3d 954 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
“Section 12-15-117 of the current AJJA, which revised and renumbered former § 12-15-32, provides that a juvenile court retains continuing jurisdiction only when a child has been determined to be dependent, delinquent, or in need of supervision.”
Ala. Code § 12-15-117(e): 1 case
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