If the defendant is determined by the court to be intellectually disabled, the judge may:
(1) Consider the information submitted in determining the need for pretrial release along with appropriate conditions, or
(2) Order that the defendant, if he is not released, be accorded placement consistent with his special status so as to better protect him during this period of pretrial confinement.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.
Chapter 24 - Defendants With Intellectual Disability.
Section 15-24-1 - Short Title.
Section 15-24-2 - Definitions.
Section 15-24-3 - Filing of Affidavit That Defendant Is Intellectually Disabled.
Section 15-24-5 - Proceedings Upon Finding Defendant to Be Intellectually Disabled.
Section 15-24-6 - Affidavit Part of Court Record; Use of Affidavit.
Section 15-24-7 - Information Gained Under Chapter Inadmissible on Issue of Guilt.