(a) An individual may not file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief in any of the following circumstances:
(1) If the petitioner is serving a custodial sentence with more than six months remaining.
(2) If the petitioner is currently charged with a felony.
(3) If the petitioner is currently charged with a Class A misdemeanor that is alleged to have occurred within the past 12 months.
(b) An individual may not file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief if a separate petition covering the same conviction or convictions has been filed in another circuit.
(c) A court's rejection of a petition to obtain an order of limited relief on its merits shall be preclusive as to the related convictions for a period of two years, unless otherwise ordered at the court's discretion.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.
Section 12-26-1 - Definitions.
Section 12-26-3 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - State Conviction.
Section 12-26-4 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - Federal Conviction.
Section 12-26-5 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - Conviction Outside State.
Section 12-26-6 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - Exceptions.
Section 12-26-7 - Petition Requirements; Service; Postsentence Report; Effect of Filing.
Section 12-26-8 - Fees; Indigency.