Alabama Statutes
§ 44-1-52 — Powers
Alabama § 44-1-52
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 44Youth Services
Ch. 1Department of Youth Services and Youth Services Board
Art. 3Youth Services Board
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Ala. Code § 44-1-52 (2026).
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The Youth Services Board shall have the following powers:
(1)To appoint the State Youth Services Director and to fix his or her salary.
(2)To institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue.
(3)To contract with any private person, organization or entity, or any combination thereof capable of contracting, if it finds such act to be in the public interest.
(4)To establish and promulgate reasonable rules, policies, orders, and regulations for the carrying out of its duties and responsibilities.
(5)To purchase or lease land or to acquire property by eminent domain and to purchase, lease, let, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer property, land, or buildings in order to carry out its duties and responsibilities under the provisions of this ch
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Legislative History
(Acts 1973, No. 816, p. 1261, §§6, 15.)
Nearby Sections
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§ 44-1-1
Purpose of Chapter§ 44-1-10
Penalties; Enforcement of Chapter§ 44-1-2
Definitions§ 44-1-21
State Youth Services Director§ 44-1-22
Employees of Department§ 44-1-23
Legal Counsel§ 44-1-25
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