(a) An order of disposition or other adjudication in a proceeding pursuant to subsection (a) of Section jurisdiction – Juvenile” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”12″>12-15-114 shall not be considered to be a conviction or impose any civil disabilities ordinarily resulting from a conviction of a crime or operate to disqualify the child in any civil service application or appointment.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-15-220

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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 disposition of a child and evidence given in a hearing in the juvenile court shall not be admissible as evidence against him or her in any case or proceeding in any other court, whether before or after reaching majority, except in a dispositional hearing in a juvenile court or in sentencing proceedings after conviction of a crime for the purposes of a presentence study and report or for consideration of an application for youthful offender status.
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