SB164 Alabama 2019 Session

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Juveniles, authorize juvenile court judges to extend jurisdiction of a community mental health officer in his or her county to juveniles, Secs. 22-52-90, 22-52-91, 22-52-92, 22-52-93 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Existing law provides authority for community mental health officers to temporarily take into custody individuals who appear to have a mental illness and pose an immediate danger to self or to others. This law is applicable to individual counties only upon a decision of the local judge of probate with approval of the county commission</p><p class="bill_description"> This law currently applies only to persons who have reached the age of majority because juvenile courts, not probate courts, exercise jurisdiction over juveniles who suffer from mental illness</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would extend authority to a presiding county juvenile court judge to extend the jurisdiction of a community mental health officer in his or her county to juveniles aged 14 years and older</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to juveniles; to amend Sections 22-52-90, 22-52-91, 22-52-92, and 22-52-93, Code of Alabama 1975, to extend authority to a presiding county juvenile court judge to extend the jurisdiction of a community mental health officer in his or her county to juveniles aged 14 years and older. </p>

Subjects

Juveniles