Alabama § 12-15-114.1 - Concurrent Jurisdiction for Criminal Offenses Committed by Children on Military Installations.
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§ 12-15-114.1. Concurrent Jurisdiction for Criminal Offenses Committed by Children on Military Installations.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over a military installation of the United States Department of Defense located within this state in a matter relating to a violation of federal law by a child within the boundaries of that military installation, if both of the following criteria are met:
(1) The United States Attorney or the United States District Court for the applicable district in this state waives exclusive jurisdiction.
(2) The violation of federal law is also a crime under state law.
(b) When concurrent jurisdiction has been established pursuant to subsection (a), the juvenile court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over any case involving a child who is alleged to be delinquent as the result of an act committed within the boundaries of a military installation which is a crime under state law.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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