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§ 12-15-306 — Removing a Child from the Custody of a Parent, Legal Guardian, or Legal Custodian

Alabama § 12-15-306
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 12Courts
Ch. 15Juvenile Proceedings
Art. 3Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights

This text of Alabama § 12-15-306 (Removing a Child from the Custody of a Parent, Legal Guardian, or Legal Custodian) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alabama primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Ala. Code § 12-15-306 (2026).

Text

(a)A child may be removed by a law enforcement officer from the custody of a parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian if there are reasonable grounds to believe any of the following:
(1)The child is suffering from an illness or injury or is in imminent danger from the surroundings of the child and that the removal of the child is necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the child.
(2)The child has no parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other suitable person able to provide supervision and care for the child.
(b)The person removing the child shall immediately deliver the child to the Department of Human Resources.

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Related

Adkisson v. Eubanks
(N.D. Alabama, 2020)
Crider v. Williams
(N.D. Alabama, 2021)

Legislative History

(Act 2008-277, p. 441, §18.)

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