Code of Alabama
Title 12 - Courts.
Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 12-25-1 - Created. - There is created within the judicial branch as an agency...

Section 12-25-2 - Purpose. - (a) The purposes of the commission shall be to review...

Section 12-25-3 - Membership. - (a) The commission shall consist of the following voting members:...

Section 12-25-4 - Advisory Council. - (a) An advisory council to the commission shall be established...

Section 12-25-5 - Compensation and Expenses. - (a) Members of the commission and advisory council shall serve...

Section 12-25-6 - Meetings. - (a) The commission shall meet quarterly at the State Capitol...

Section 12-25-7 - Executive Committee. - The executive committee of the commission shall be composed of...

Section 12-25-8 - Powers. - The commission shall have the power to perform the functions...

Section 12-25-9 - Duties. - The commission shall have the following responsibilities: (1) To review...

Section 12-25-10 - Comprehensive Discretionary Sentencing Plan. - Before or during the 2003 Regular Legislative Session, the commission...

Section 12-25-11 - Cooperation With Commission. - Agencies of the state government shall cooperate with the commission...

Section 12-25-12 - Director; Employees. - (a) The Chief Justice shall appoint a director for the...

Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003.

Section 12-25-30 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 12-25-31 - Statement of Purpose. - (a) It is essential that Alabama manage its criminal justice...

Section 12-25-31.1 - Legislative Findings. - (a) The Legislature finds the Alabama Sentencing Commission has followed...

Section 12-25-32 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following terms have...

Section 12-25-33 - Powers and Duties of Commission. - To achieve the goals recognized by the Legislature in Chapter...

Section 12-25-34 - Development and Adoption of the Voluntary Sentencing Standards. - (a) Statewide voluntary sentencing standards shall be developed and presented...

Section 12-25-34.1 - Approval of the Initial Voluntary Sentencing Standards. - The initial voluntary sentencing standards and the accompanying worksheets and...

Section 12-25-34.2 - Presumptive Sentencing Standards. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words...

Section 12-25-35 - Use of Voluntary Sentencing Standards. - (a) In felony cases, a probation officer, the district attorney,...

Section 12-25-36 - Sentencing Under the Voluntary Truth-in-Sentencing Standards. - This section and Sections 12-25-37 and 12-25-38 shall apply only...

Section 12-25-37 - Post-Release Supervision. - (a) An offender sentenced based on the voluntary truth-in-sentencing standards...

Section 12-25-38 - Revocation of Post-Release Supervision Status. - (a) Offenders who fail to comply with the conditions of...