HB225 Alabama 2018 Session

Relating to juvenile justice; to amend Sections 12-15-102, 12-15-107, 12-15-119, 12-15-120, 12-15-126, 12-15-127, 12-15-128, 12-15-132, 12-15-203, 12-15-204, 12-15-207, 12-15-209, 12-15-211, 12-15-215, 12-15-221, 12-15-701, 12-25-9, 16-28-2.2, 16-28-8, 16-28-13, 16-28-14, 16-28-16, 16-28-17, 16-28-18, 44-1-1, 44-1-24, and 44-1-36, Code of Alabama 1975, to expand early interventions to address the needs of certain youth prior to court involvement; to require development of a statewide detention risk assessment tool for pre-adjudication detention decisions; to provide for video conferencing of certain detention hearings under certain conditions; to establish standards for informal adjustments for certain youth; to reduce the number of offenses that may be transferred to criminal court under certain circumstances; to remove the assessment of fines or court costs against children under certain conditions; to provide for a risk and needs assessment tool to aid courts in determining when placement in the custody of the Department of Youth Services is necessary; to specify those offenses that would make a child eligible for placement with the Department of Youth Services; to further specify the length of supervision ordered by a juvenile court; to require local boards of education to inform parents of services available relating to absenteeism and other school-related misconduct; to create the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Fund, administered by the Department of Youth Services; to require the Administrative Office of Courts and the Department of Youth Services to develop and adopt a risk and needs assessment; to create the Juvenile Justice Fund Oversight Committee and to provide for its membership and duties; and to amend Section 15-20A-5, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2017-414, 2017 Regular Session, to provide courts discretion as to requiring a child to comply with sex offender registration and notification requirements under certain conditions.