Volunteers in juvenile court

Prospective volunteers must complete human-resources forms provided by the Human Resources Division of the Administrative Office of Courts. The presiding juvenile court judge for each county may appoint one or more of those volunteers, who shall serve without compensation upon conditions and for such purposes as the judge may prescribe in a written order of appointment. The original written order of appointment shall be maintained in the office of the presiding juvenile court judge in the county in which the order is issued. A copy of the written order shall be sent to and maintained by the Administrative Office of Courts. Volunteers may not begin work until all the requisite human-resources forms have been completed and an appointment order has been signed. A person appointed by a juvenile court to serve as a volunteer juvenile probation officer must meet the minimum qualifications of a juvenile probation officer and must have attended and completed the required training for a juvenile probation officer as provided in the Alabama Standards for Certification of Juvenile Probation Officers established pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 12-5A2(a). The county governing body may reimburse these juvenile court volunteers for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in connection with their appointment. Volunteers are subject to the same confidentiality provisions as are other court officials and employees. [Amended 7-14-2011, eff. 10-1-2011; Amended 5-1-2014, eff. 7-1-2014.] Comment to Amendment to Rule 6 Effective October 1, 2011 This rule was amended to authorize the appointment of volunteers in the juvenile court. See also Rule 15.1 of these Rules concerning volunteers appointed to serve on Juvenile Conference Committees. Comment to Amendment to Rule 6 Effective July 1, 2014