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  6. HB 231

HB 231

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Calendar
  • 4 Bill Text
  • 5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Jim Hill
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Dependency proceedings, juvenile court, attorney to be appointed for a petitioner, respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian to cases in which state has filed a petition, Sec. 12-15-305 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, in a dependency proceeding, a juvenile court, upon request by a petitioner and a finding of indigency, may appoint an attorney to represent the petitioner

Also under existing law, in a dependency proceeding, the respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian must be informed of his or her right to be represented by counsel and, if the juvenile court determines that he or she is indigent, counsel must be appointed where the respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian is unable for financial reasons to retain his or her own counsel

This bill would limit a juvenile court's authority in a dependency proceeding to appoint an attorney for the petitioner, respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian to cases in which the state has filed a petition or is otherwise a party to the proceeding

Relating to dependency proceedings; to amend Section 12-15-305, Code of Alabama 1975, to limit a juvenile court's authority in a dependency proceeding to appoint an attorney for the petitioner, respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian to cases in which the state has filed a petition or is otherwise a party to the proceeding.

Subjects
Court, Juvenile

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
April 11, 2019 H Judiciary first Amendment Offered
April 11, 2019 H Pending third reading on day 10 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 amendment
April 11, 2019 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
March 20, 2019 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing April 10, 2019 Room 200 at 14:00 House JUDY Hearing
Hearing April 10, 2019 Room 200 at 13:30 House JUDY Hearing

Bill Text

Download HB 231 PDF

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text HB 231 - Introduced
Bill Amendments House Judiciary first Amendment Offered

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