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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 15-18-1 - Legal Punishments; Sentencing; Liability of Department of Corrections for Costs. - (a) The only legal punishments, besides removal from office and...
Section 15-18-4 - Service of State Sentence Concurrently With Federal Sentence in Federal Penal System. - When an offender who is under sentence from a federal...
Section 15-18-5 - Credit Towards Sentence for Time Spent Incarcerated - Pending Trial. - (a) Upon conviction and imprisonment for any felony or misdemeanor,...
Section 15-18-6 - Credit Towards Sentence for Time Spent Incarcerated - Time Between Recapture and Return to Penal System for Recaptured Escapees. - An escapee from a state penal institution who is recaptured...
Section 15-18-7 - Applicability of Sections 15-18-5 and 15-18-6 to Prisoners Presently Incarcerated. - Sections 15-18-5 and 15-18-6 shall be applicable to any prisoner...
Section 15-18-8 - Terms of Confinement, etc.; Probation. - (a) When a defendant is convicted of an offense, other...
Section 15-18-8.1 - Rules and Regulations. - Any and all rules and regulations issued by the Commissioner...
Section 15-18-9 - Penalties for Persons Previously Convicted of Felonies. - In all cases when it is shown that a criminal...
Article 2 - Punishment Fixed by Court.
Section 15-18-21 - Offense Punishable by Imprisonment in County Jail. - When an offense is punishable by imprisonment in the county...
Article 4 - Costs and Fines.
Section 15-18-60 - When Prosecutor Liable for Costs. - When an indictment is for a misdemeanor and the court...
Section 15-18-61 - Confession of Judgment by Prosecutor for Costs. - When the costs are imposed on the prosecutor, he may...
Section 15-18-62 - Imprisonment for Failure to Pay Fines and Costs. - In cases of willful nonpayment of the fine and costs,...
Section 15-18-63 - Imposition of Additional Hard Labor to Pay Costs; When Defendant Discharged. - Repealed by Act 2002-415, p. 1060, ยง2, effective April 17,...
Section 15-18-64 - Court to Retain Jurisdiction for Purposes of Collecting Court-Ordered Fines, Fees, Costs, or Restitution. - (a) In every instance, the court shall retain jurisdiction of...
Article 4A - Restitution to Victims of Crimes.
Section 15-18-65 - Legislative Findings; Purpose and Construction of Article. - The Legislature hereby finds, declares and determines that it is...
Section 15-18-66 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following words and terms...
Section 15-18-67 - Restitution Hearing; Order of Restitution; Persons Entitled to Be Heard. - When a defendant is convicted of a criminal activity or...
Section 15-18-68 - Criteria for Determining Restitution. - (a) In determining the manner, method, or amount of restitution...
Section 15-18-69 - Objections to Order; Statement of Findings. - At such restitution hearings, the defendant, the victim, the district...
Section 15-18-70 - Method of Payment of Restitution; Payment as Condition of Sentence Suspension or Probation. - When a defendant is sentenced or ordered to make restitution,...
Section 15-18-71 - Enforceability of Order When Defendant Imprisoned; Condition of Parole. - When a defendant is sentenced to a term of imprisonment,...
Section 15-18-72 - Effect of Default by Defendant With Suspended Sentence, on Probation or on Parole. - (a) When a defendant whose sentence has been suspended and...
Section 15-18-73 - Restitution by Corporation, Partnership, etc.; Default as Forfeiture of Right to Do Business. - When an order of restitution is imposed upon a defendant...
Section 15-18-74 - Supervision of Parolee's Restitution. - Whenever an offender in the custody of the Department of...
Section 15-18-75 - Civil Action by Victim of Crime; Credit for Restitution Paid. - Nothing in this article limits or impairs the right of...
Section 15-18-76 - Restitution Centers - Establishment and Operation; Cooperation of Counties and Municipalities. - (a) The county commissions of several counties and the governing...
Section 15-18-77 - Restitution Centers - Services; Powers of Board of Pardons and Paroles, Counties and Municipalities. - The State Board of Pardons and Paroles, the county commissions...
Section 15-18-78 - Effect of Restitution Order; Rights of Victim, etc.; Section Cumulative and in Pari Materia With Other Statutes. - (a) A restitution order in a criminal case shall be...
Article 5 - Death Penalty.
Section 15-18-80 - Issuance and Delivery of Warrant for Execution; Delivery of Condemned Person; Return of Receipt; Compensation of Sheriff. - (a) Whenever any person is sentenced to death, the clerk...
Section 15-18-81 - Confinement Until Execution; Certain Persons May Visit Condemned Person. - Upon the receipt of a condemned person by the warden...
Section 15-18-82 - When, Where, and by Whom Executions Conducted. - (a) Where the sentence of death is pronounced against a...
Section 15-18-82.1 - Methods of Execution; Election of Method; Constitutionality. - (a) A death sentence shall be executed by lethal injection,...
Section 15-18-83 - Persons Who May Be Present at Execution. - (a) The following persons may be present at an execution...
Section 15-18-84 - Rearrest and Execution of Person Escaping Before Execution. - (a) If a condemned person escapes after sentence and before...
Section 15-18-85 - Return of Execution Warrant, Certificate and Statements; Payment for Transportation of Body. - (a) When execution of sentence is suspended or respited to...
Section 15-18-86 - Procedure When Condemned Female Believed Pregnant. - (a) If there is reason to believe that a female...
Article 6 - Stay of Execution.
Section 15-18-100 - Postponing Execution of Sentence Pending Commutation or Pardon. - When any defendant is convicted and sentenced to death or...
Article 7 - Inmate Community Reintegration Program.
Section 15-18-110 - Short Title. - The short title of this article is "The Inmate Community...
Section 15-18-111 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following words and phrases...
Section 15-18-112 - Extension of Limits of Confinement Authorized. - In order to provide for the individual supervision and placement...
Section 15-18-113 - Eligibility. - The department may adopt regulations as to the eligibility of...
Section 15-18-114 - Investigation by Department Regarding Inmate Suitability; Notice Required; Objections. - Employees of the department are authorized to make investigations and...
Section 15-18-115 - Restitution; Schedule of Payment; Disposition of Unclaimed, etc., Funds. - When an inmate is placed in the Supervised Intensive Restitution...
Section 15-18-116 - Forty-Hour Workweek Required. - Each inmate participating in the program shall participate in a...
Section 15-18-117 - Supervision Charge Authorized. - The department is authorized to charge each inmate participating in...
Section 15-18-118 - Legal Status of Inmate Involved in Free Community, Etc. - No inmate granted privileges under the provisions of this article...
Section 15-18-119 - Annual Report Required. - The commissioner shall prepare an annual report to be filed...
Section 15-18-120 - Commissioner Required to Promote Public Understanding of Program, Etc. - The commissioner shall promote public understanding of the provisions of...
Section 15-18-121 - Penalty for Failure to Remain Within Limits of Confinement, Etc. - The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the...
Section 15-18-122 - Exemption of Program From Administrative Procedure Act. - The Supervised Intensive Restitution (SIR) program is hereby exempted from...
Section 15-18-123 - Legislative Review Authorized. - The provisions of this article, and the activities herein authorized,...
Article 8 - Alabama Restitution Withholding.
Section 15-18-140 - Short Title. - This article shall be known as and may be cited...
Section 15-18-141 - Legislative Findings, Etc. - The Legislature hereby finds, determines and declares that the right...
Section 15-18-142 - Definitions. - Unless the context clearly requires otherwise or unless different meanings...
Section 15-18-143 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Generally. - (a)(1) Any provision of Section 8-5-21, or any other law...
Section 15-18-144 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Assets of Defendant to Be Withheld or Attached. - (a) Any provision of any law of this state to...
Section 15-18-145 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Nature of Order. - Any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this article...
Section 15-18-146 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Service. - (a) A copy of any order issued pursuant to the...
Section 15-18-147 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Receipt and Disposition of Income, Etc. - When any court order issued pursuant to the provisions of...
Section 15-18-148 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Penalty for Noncompliance. - Any person who willfully refuses to comply with any court...
Section 15-18-149 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Person Complying Protected From Actions for Wrongful Conversion, Etc. - Any person who complies with any order or other process...
Section 15-18-150 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Priority. - Any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this article...
Section 15-18-151 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Alteration, Modification, Etc. - Any court order issued pursuant to the provisions of this...
Article 9 - Community Punishment and Corrections.
Section 15-18-170 - Short Title. - This article shall be known as the "Alabama Community Punishment...
Section 15-18-171 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms shall have...
Section 15-18-171.1 - Community Corrections Division. - The Community Corrections Division is created in the Department of...
Section 15-18-172 - Establishment of Program; Funding; Rules and Regulations; Participation in Program; Alternatives. - (a) A county or group of counties may establish a...
Section 15-18-173 - Goals. - The goals of the community punishment and corrections act are:...
Section 15-18-174 - Powers, Duties, Authority of Department. - In addition to those otherwise provided by law, the department...
Section 15-18-175 - Eligibility; Exclusion; Sentencing. - (a) An offender who meets one of the following minimum...
Section 15-18-176 - Submission and Format of Plan; Application Process and Procedures; Participation Voluntary. - (a) A community punishment and corrections plan shall be developed...
Section 15-18-177 - Drafting of Plan. - The proposed community punishment and corrections plan may be drafted...
Section 15-18-178 - Eligibility for Contracts or Grants; Common Facilities and Cost Sharing. - (a) Any county program or authority formed by one or...
Section 15-18-179 - Application for Incorporation; Certificate of Incorporation; Amendment; Board of Directors; Dissolution; Funding; Competitive Bidding Laws Not Applicable. - (a) A public corporation may be organized as a community...
Section 15-18-180 - Funding for Community-Based Programs, Facilities, Services; User Fees; Inmate Wages. - (a) Community punishment and corrections funds may be used to...
Section 15-18-180.1 - Utilization of Faith-Based or Nonprofit Treatment Services. - In addition to facilities utilizing evidence-based practices, a sentencing court...
Section 15-18-181 - Administrative Costs; Uniform Accounting System; Reports and Records Audited Annually. - (a) Administrative costs connected with the expenditures of community punishment...
Section 15-18-182 - Eligibility for Continued Grant Funding; Additional Incentive Funding; Noncompliance With Plan. - (a) In order to remain eligible for continued grant funding,...
Section 15-18-183 - Recovery of Damages; Exemption From Civil Liability. - The recovery of damages under any judgment or judgments against...
Section 15-18-184 - Authority to Maintain General Liability Insurance. - An authority or nonprofit entity contracting with the department under...
Section 15-18-185 - Inmate With Medical Condition in Which Treatment Exceeds $2,000 to Be Transferred to Department. - In the event a state inmate, as defined in this...
Section 15-18-186 - State-County Community Corrections Partnership Fund. - (a) There is created the State-County Community Corrections Partnership Fund...
Article 10
Section 15-18-200 - Motion by Persons Convicted of Capital Offense for Forensic DNA Testing and Analysis. - (a) An individual convicted of a capital offense who is...