Circuit courts and district courts, subject to the provisions and conditions hereinafter provided, may suspend execution of sentence and place on probation any person convicted of a crime in any court exercising criminal jurisdiction. The defendant shall not be permitted to waive placement on probation by the sentencing court. The court shall have no power to suspend the execution of sentence imposed upon any person who has been found guilty and whose punishment is fixed at death or imprisonment in the penitentiary for more than 15 years. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the court, after a plea of guilty, after the returning of a verdict of guilty by the jury or after the entry of a judgment of guilty by the court, may suspend execution of sentence and place the defendant on probation, or may impose a fine within the limits fixed by law and also place the defendant on probation.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.
Chapter 22 - Pardons, Paroles, and Probation.
Section 15-22-51 - Investigation by Probation Officer.
Section 15-22-52 - Conditions of Probation.
Section 15-22-54.1 - Resentencing.
Section 15-22-55 - Assessment and Payment of Court Costs of Termination of Probation Proceedings.
Section 15-22-56 - Intensive Supervision Program; Fee.
Section 15-22-57 - Promulgation of Regulations and Guidelines.