Terms Used In Alabama Code 44-1-9

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

A committed youth who has been placed by the department of youth services in any state training school and who has escaped or run away therefrom may be taken into custody without warrant or order of the state youth services director by a peace officer or employee designated by the department. Any youth taken into custody pursuant to this section shall be detained in a suitable place designated by the department until determination concerning his further care and treatment is made.