Alabama Code 21-1-13. Prosecutions for failure of minors to attend school
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 21-1-13
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
Prosecution under Sections 21-1-10 through 21-1-12 and Section 16-28-12 may be begun by the county superintendent of education, the attendance officer, the director of the Department of Human Resources, or the president of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and it shall be the duty of the district attorney or county solicitor in whose circuit or county such offending parent, guardian, or other person having control of such derelict child may reside to prosecute the case.