This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
This rule used to explain how referees could be used in juvenile court cases. A referee was a court official who could hear certain cases and make recommendations to a judge, similar to a helper judge for juvenile matters.
This rule no longer applies. It has been officially removed from the Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure, which means referees are no longer covered under this specific rule. If you're dealing with a juvenile court case today, this rule won't affect you or come up in your proceedings.
If you're looking for information about who can hear your juvenile court case, you should check the current rules that replaced this one or ask the court clerk which rules now apply.
