(a) Subject to the laws relating to the procedures therefor and the limitations thereon, the juvenile court may punish a person for contempt of court for disobeying an order of the juvenile court or for obstructing or interfering with the proceedings of the juvenile court or the enforcement of its orders.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-15-110

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the juvenile court shall be limited in the actions it may take with respect to a child violating the terms and conditions of the order of protective supervision as this term is defined in subdivision (5) of Section 12-15-301, to those which the juvenile court could have taken at the time of the original disposition of the juvenile court pursuant to subsection (a) of Section dependent children” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”12″>12-15-314.
(c) A finding of indirect contempt not based on a delinquency petition does not constitute an adjudication of delinquency.
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