(a) The position of Board of Pardons and Paroles Administrative Hearing Officer is created and established, subject to provisions of the state Merit System.
(b) The board may appoint or employ, as the board deems necessary, three administrative hearing officers who shall possess the powers and duties prescribed below in subsection (c). The first three appointments shall be provisional appointments made by the board pending job analysis and compilation of the examination for the state Merit System classification.
(c) Administrative hearing officers shall have the following powers and duties, subject to guidelines established by the board:
(1) No later than 12 months prior to the date an inmate is eligible for parole, as determined by the board, the administrative hearing officer shall investigate and review the inmate's preparedness for release to parole supervision by the board. Such investigation and review shall consider all factors deemed relevant to determine preparedness for release to parole as determined by the board's guidelines.
(2) No later than 30 days prior to the date an inmate is eligible for parole, as determined by the board, the administrative hearing officer shall interview the inmate to provide the opportunity for the inmate to present his or her case for parole consideration to the board. Such interview may be conducted via video-conference, subject to guidelines and rules established by the board.
(d) The board may adopt guidelines, policies, and procedures necessary for the implementation of this section.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.
Chapter 22 - Pardons, Paroles, and Probation.
Article 2 - Pardons and Paroles.
Section 15-22-20 - Board of Pardons and Paroles - Creation; Composition; Compensation.
Section 15-22-21 - Board of Pardons and Paroles - Appointment and Duties of Director.
Section 15-22-21.1 - Board of Pardons and Paroles - Deputy Director for Parolee Rehabilitation.
Section 15-22-22 - Board of Pardons and Paroles - Furnishing of Offices and Supplies, Etc.
Section 15-22-23 - Board of Pardons and Paroles - Meetings; Conditions to Board Actions; Due Notice.
Section 15-22-25 - Investigation and Report on Sentenced Prisoner's Social and Criminal Records.
Section 15-22-26 - Standards for Release of Prisoners on Parole.
Section 15-22-26.1 - Hearing Officers.
Section 15-22-26.2 - Mandatory Supervision Period on Certain Sentences.
Section 15-22-27 - Pardon or Parole of Person Having Death Sentence Commuted to Life Imprisonment.
Section 15-22-27.3 - Parole of Persons Convicted of Sex Offense Involving a Child.
Section 15-22-28 - Investigation for Parole; Temporary Leave; Parole Restrictions.
Section 15-22-29 - Conditions of Parole; Adoption of Rules Concerning Conditions.
Section 15-22-29.1 - High Intensity Probation.
Section 15-22-30.1 - Establishment and Maintenance of Residential Transition Centers.
Section 15-22-33 - Discharge From Parole; Relief From Reports; Permission to Leave State or County.
Section 15-22-34 - Furnishing of Records by Board of Corrections.
Section 15-22-35 - Cooperation With Courts by Parole Officers.
Section 15-22-36.1 - Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote.
Section 15-22-36.2 - Victim Notification Implementation Task Force.
Section 15-22-36.3 - Notification of Participation by Inmate in Furlough, Leave, or Program.
Section 15-22-37 - Rulemaking Authority.
Section 15-22-38 - Duties of Board Mandatory; Powers Strictly Construed.
Section 15-22-39 - Penalty for Neglecting or Failing to Perform Duty.