Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure – 2026
The Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure govern delinquency, dependency and termination-of-parental-rights proceedings in the juvenile courts, covering petitions and summonses, detention and shelter care, the right to counsel and guardians ad litem, adjudicatory and dispositional hearings, transfer to adult court, and appeals.
Browse all 37 rules of the 2026 edition below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.
Rule 1
General procedure and time limitations.
Rule 2
Juvenile court judge - Assignment.
Rule 2.1
Referees. [Rescinded.]
Rule 3
Juvenile court judge - Administrative authority.
Rule 4
Probation officers. [Rescinded.]
Rule 5
Chief probation officer.
Rule 5.1
Salary subsidies for juvenile probation officers.
Rule 6
Volunteers in juvenile court.
Rule 7
Administrative reports. [Rescinded.]
Rule 8
Juvenile court intake officers.
Rule 8.1
Juvenile court magistrates.
Rule 9
Designation of detention or shelter care facility.
Rule 10
Disruptive behavior in detention. [Omitted.]
Rule 11
Rights of the child. [Rescinded.]
Rule 12
Initiation of cases.
Rule 13
Issuance of notices and service of summons.
Rule 14
Appearance of counsel.
Rule 15
Informal adjustment.
Rule 15.1
Juvenile Conference Committees.
Rule 16
Continuance under supervision without adjudication - Consent decree. [Rescinded.]
Rule 17
Amending juvenile petition.
Rule 18
Release of confidential juvenile court statistical information.
Rule 19
Confidentiality of law enforcement records. [Rescinded.]
Rule 20
Record of juvenile court proceedings.
Rule 21
Admissibility of child's statement. [Rescinded.]
Rule 22
Right to counsel. [Rescinded.]
Rule 23
Scheduling hearings - Waiver.
Rule 24
Conduct of adjudicatory hearings or taking of admissions.
Rule 25
Findings and orders.
Rule 26
Court costs.
Rule 27
Modification. [Rescinded.]
Rule 28
Appeals.
Rule 29
Title. [Rescinded.]
Rule 30
Effective date. [Rescinded.]
Rule 31
Procedure for making a parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian a party.
Rule 32
Foster Care Permanency Hearing. [Rescinded.]
Rule 33
Conducting Certain Juvenile Court Hearings and Proceedings and Entering Pleas and Dispositions Using Audiovisual Technology.