HB352 Enrolled is a legislative bill that amends sections of the Code of Alabama 1975 related to juvenile courts, focusing on the treatment and detention of juvenile offenders. The bill mandates the Department of Youth Services to reimburse county detention facilities for housing children in their custody and updates the code language to current styles. It introduces new legal language and removes outdated terms, specifying conditions for detaining status offenders, federal wards, nonoffenders, and children under 13 years of age. The bill outlines the circumstances under which children may be detained for handgun possession violations, under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, or for violating court orders, and details the procedures for status offenders taken into custody.

The bill also revises the juvenile court procedures for the disposition of children, making certain actions mandatory and specifying dispositions such as remaining with parents, probation, or transfer of custody to various agencies or individuals. It emphasizes that status offenses are not grounds for transferring custody to the Department of Human Resources and outlines the procedural requirements for such transfers. The bill includes provisions for drug screening, fines, restitution, and the forfeiture and destruction of firearms possessed by delinquent children. It also modifies the factors courts must consider when determining a child's amenability to treatment, mandates the juvenile probation officer to provide written recommendations, and addresses the financial responsibilities of parents or guardians. The bill requires the Department of Youth Services to accept children for commitment within a specified timeframe and outlines financial repercussions for non-compliance, with an effective date of October 1, 2024.