(a) Whenever a sentence of a court-martial as lawfully adjudged and approved includes a forfeiture of pay or allowances in addition to confinement not suspended, the forfeiture may apply to pay or allowances becoming due on or after the date the sentence is approved by the convening authority. No forfeiture may extend to any pay or allowances accrued before that date.
(b) Any period of confinement included in a sentence of a court-martial begins to run from the date the sentence is adjudged by the court-martial, but periods during which the sentence to confinement is suspended or deferred shall be excluded in computing the service of the term of confinement.
(c) All other sentences of courts-martial are effective on the date ordered executed.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.
Chapter 2A - Military Justice.
Section 31-2A-55 - (Article 55.) Cruel and Unusual Punishments Prohibited.
Section 31-2A-56 - (Article 56.) Maximum Limits.
Section 31-2A-57 - (Article 57.) Effective Date of Sentences.
Section 31-2A-57a - (Article 57a.) Deferment of Sentences.
Section 31-2A-58 - (Article 58.) Execution of Confinement.
Section 31-2A-58a - (Article 58a.) Sentences: Reduction in Enlisted Grade Upon Approval.
Section 31-2A-58b - (Article 58b.) Sentences: Forfeiture of Pay and Allowances During Confinement.