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Ala. Code § 44-1-32 (2026)

Determination of Social Service Plan.

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(a) When legal custody of a youth has been vested in the Department of Youth Services and so long as such legal custody is so vested in the department, the department may, after an objective consideration of all available information, take one of the following social service actions:

(1) The department may place the youth in a state training school within the state or in another state in accordance with the provisions of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles, under such conditions as it believes best designed for his or her welfare or the protection of the public;

(2) The department may release the youth to the jurisdiction of the committing court;

(3) The department may arrange temporary return or a trial visit of the youth to his or her own home, as often as conditions appear desirable; and

(4) The department may revoke or modify any social service plan as often as conditions appear desirable.

(b) The committing court shall be kept informed by the department of the physical location of the youth at all times.

(Acts 1973, No. 816, p. 1261, §23.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: Zelma Jones v. George M. Phyfer, 761 F.2d 642 (11th Cir. 1985).
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Zelma Jones v. George M. Phyfer, 761 F.2d 642 (11th Cir. 1985). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff further attempts to show a special relationship between defendants and Brown based on defendants’ duties under state law, Ala.Code § 44-1-32. That section states that the Department of Youth Services may, “.”
R.E.C. v. State, 678 So. 2d 1041 (Ala. 1995). “to any juvenile court in the state”); § 44-1-32 (requiring DYS to apprise the “committing court .”
Ex Parte REC, 678 So. 2d 1041 (Ala. 1995). “to any juvenile court in the state"); § 44-1-32 (requiring DYS to apprise the "committing court.”
K.A. v. State of Alabama (Appeal from Russell Juv. Court: JU-23-748.03) (Ala. Crim. App. 2025). “to any juvenile court in the state'); § 44-1-32 (requiring DYS to apprise the 'committing court .”
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