AL HB472

Legislative Description

Relating to juvenile court; to amend Sections 12-15-110, 12-15-117, 12-15-203, 12-15-204, 12-15-215, 12-19-171, 12-19-181, 12-19-182, 12-19-311, 12-23-7, 12-23-12, 12-23-13, 13A-5-2, 13A-5-11, 13A-5-12, and 15-23-17, Code of Alabama 1975, to eliminate fines, fees, and court costs in juvenile court and to discharge outstanding fines, fees, and court costs previously ordered by a juvenile court; to eliminate the requirement for certain parents, legal guardians, or legal custodians to pay child support when a child is placed in the legal custody of the department, agency, organization, entity, or person; to repeal Section 12-15-109, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to court orders for maintenance and care of children; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

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