Alabama § 12-15-132 - Proceedings Against Children Violating Terms of Probation or Aftercare; Disposition of These Children.
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§ 12-15-132. Proceedings Against Children Violating Terms of Probation or Aftercare; Disposition of These Children.
(a) A child on probation or aftercare incident to an adjudication as a delinquent child or a child in need of supervision who violates the terms of his or her probation or aftercare may be proceeded against for a revocation of the order.
(b) A proceeding to revoke probation or aftercare shall be commenced by the filing of a petition entitled “petition to revoke probation” or “petition to revoke aftercare.” Except as otherwise provided, these petitions shall be screened, reviewed, and prepared in the same manner and shall contain the same information as provided in Sections 12-15-120 and 12-15-121. The petition shall recite the date that the child was placed on probation or aftercare and shall state the time and manner in which notice of the terms of probation or aftercare was given.
(c) Probation or aftercare revocation proceedings shall require clear and convincing evidence. In all other respects, proceedings to revoke probation or aftercare shall be governed by the procedures, safeguards, and rights and duties applicable to delinquency and child in need of supervision cases contained in this chapter.
(d) If a child is found to have violated the terms of his or her probation or aftercare pursuant to a revocation hearing, the juvenile court may extend the period of probation or aftercare or make any other order of disposition specified for a child adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision.
(e) A violation of probation for a child in need of supervision is not an adjudication of delinquency.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-15-132 ("Proceedings Against Children Violating Terms of Probation or Aftercare; Disposition of These Children.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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