AL HB133

Amends Section 12-15-128, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the Board of Pardons and Paroles or any other state department or agency to provide electronic monitoring services to allegedly delinquent children released from custody.

Allows juvenile courts and intake officers to impose restrictions on released children's travel, association, or place of abode, or place them under supervision including electronic or telephone monitoring when available.

Maintains existing criteria for releasing or detaining children, including assessment of threats to person or property, history of failures to appear, and possession of illegal firearms.

Specifies that continued detention or shelter care decisions must be supported by clear and convincing evidence and shall follow criteria established in subsection (a).

Becomes effective October 1, 2025.