(a) A circuit or district court judge may be designated as a juvenile court judge.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-15-103

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) The juvenile court shall maintain a separate docketing and case filing system.
(c) The Supreme Court of Alabama shall promulgate rules governing procedure in the juvenile court.
(d) The juvenile court shall issue all writs and processes necessary to the exercise of its jurisdiction and to fulfill the purposes of this chapter.
(e) The judge of the juvenile court shall issue warrants of arrest, pick-up orders, and writs of habeas corpus to have individuals brought before the juvenile court pursuant to this chapter.
(f) The juvenile court shall have and exercise equity power.
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