§ 38-9-1 Short title
§ 38-9-2 Definitions
§ 38-9-3 Legislative findings and intent
§ 38-9-3.1 Probate and circuit court have concurrent jurisdiction
§ 38-9-4 Arrangements for protective services; liability of department for protective services; services to conform to wishes of person to be served; duty of department to ascertain persons in need of care and protection
§ 38-9-5 Emergency protective services
§ 38-9-6 Protective placement or other protective services
§ 38-9-6.1 Applicability to actions pending in probate court; removal to circuit court
§ 38-9-7 Violations; penalties
§ 38-9-8 Reports by physicians, etc., of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, neglect, or exploitation – Required; contents; investigation
§ 38-9-9 Reports by physicians, etc., of physical abuse, neglect or exploitation – Immunity of reporter from civil and criminal liability
§ 38-9-10 Reports by physicians, etc., of physical abuse, neglect or exploitation – Penalty for failure to make report
§ 38-9-11 Exemption of officers, agents and employees of department from civil liability
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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 38 > Chapter 9 - Protection of Aged Adults or Adults With a Disability

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • blind person: means a natural person who has no vision or whose vision with correcting glasses is so defective as to prevent the performance of ordinary activities for which eyesight is essential, or who has central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting glasses, or whose central visual acuity is more than 20/200 in the better eye with correcting glasses but whose peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than 20 degrees. See Alabama Code 1-1-3
  • Capital offense: A crime punishable by death.
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.