State of Alabama Unified Judicial System Form JU-32 Rev. 3/09 Case Number VALID COURT ORDER (VCO) EXCEPTION ASSESSMENT REPORT (Name of County) IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF ________________________________________________ COUNTY, ALABAMA In the Matter of _________________________________________________________________________, a child (Intake officer, JPO or agency representative) COMES NOW,_________________________________________________, and reports to the court as follows: (Name of detention facility) (Date) The above-named child was placed in ________________________, on ________________, (Time) at _______ a.m. p. m. (Intake officer, JPO or agency representative) The above-named child was interviewed in person by _______________________________________, (Date) on ________________at _______ a.m. p.m. The circumstances, events or behaviors related to this event are as follows: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ The immediate needs of this child are as follows: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ The appropriate placement for this child pending disposition of the alleged violation is as follows: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Respectfully submitted this the _____ day of ______________, 2009. ______________________________________________ Signature (Title) _________________________________ 42 U.S.C.A. �5633(a)(23); Ala. Code 1975, �12-15-208(b)(3) Court Record: (Original) DETENTION FACILITY: (Copy) CHILD/ATTORNEY (Copy) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com VALID COURT ORDER (VCO) EXCEPTION Checklist Permitting Limited Secure Detention of Status Offenders (All conditions must be met) (Name of County) IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF ___________________________________ COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF _____________________________, a child DOB: _____________ Case No.: _____________________________________________________________ Items to be addressed for issuing a Valid Court Order on a "status offender" [as defined in Ala.Code 1975, Section 12-15-201(4)] to assure compliance with the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: (Date) A petition was filed on ______________________ alleging the above-named child to be a child in need of supervision or a delinquent child pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, Sections 12-15-102(4) or 12-15-102(7), respectively, in the above-referenced case number. The allegations in the petition meet the definition of "status offender" in Ala.Code 1975, Section 12-15-201(4). (Date) On _____________________ , before the issuance of the order of adjudication in the abovereferenced case number, the juvenile court judge advised the above-named child of his or her full due process rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. (Date) On _____________________ , the juvenile court judge issued a valid court order in the abovereferenced case number. Ala.Code 1975, � 12-15-201(5) defines a valid court order as an order given by a juvenile court judge to a child who was brought before the juvenile court and made subject to the order, and who received, before the issuance of the order, the full due process rights guaranteed to the child by the Constitution of the United States. Procedural requirements for Valid Court Order (VCO) exception: When the above-named child was detained for violation of a valid court order, the following were met: (Name of Intake Officer/JPO) (Date and Time) _______________________________ , immediately ( _______________________ ) was notified by (Name of Detention Facility) ________________________________ (name of the juvenile detention facility) that the child is held in secure custody for violating the valid court order. The notice by the juvenile detention facility included the date and time the child entered the (Name of Detention Facility) juvenile detention facility, namely ________________________________. (Intake Officer/JPO/Agency Representative) The child was interviewed, in person, by _______________________________________ on ____________________________, which was within the first 24 hours during which the child was (Date and Starting Interview Time) held in secure custody, excluding weekends and holidays. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com The individual who interviewed the child submitted the attached written assessment report to (Date and Time) the court on ______________________ , which was within 48 hours of the admission of the child in secure custody for violating a valid court order excluding weekends and holidays regarding the immediate needs of the child and the appropriate placement of the child pending disposition of the alleged violation. (Date and Time) On ________________________, a hearing was held within 48 hours of the admission of the child in secure custody for violating a valid court order (excluding weekends and holidays) and the juvenile court judge held a reasonable cause hearing. (Date) On ____________________ , a judicial determination was made that there was reasonable cause to believe the child violated the order and concerning the appropriate placement of the child pending disposition. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com