Code of Alabama
Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.
Chapter 22 - Pardons, Paroles, and Probation.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 15-22-1 - Compacts With Other States. - Repealed by Act 2002-413, 2003 Regular Session, effective July 1,...

Section 15-22-1.1 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. - Whereas: The Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and...

Section 15-22-1.2 - Compacts With Other States. - The Governor is authorized and directed to enter into a...

Section 15-22-1.3 - Interstate Transfer Application Fee. - (a) Any adult offender placed under community supervision and released...

Section 15-22-2 - Supervision Fee; Probationer's Upkeep Fund; Exclusion From Taxable Income; Compliance With Rules and Regulations. - (a)(1) Any person who is placed on parole by the...

Article 2 - Pardons and Paroles.

Section 15-22-20 - Board of Pardons and Paroles - Creation; Composition; Compensation. - (a) There shall be a Board of Pardons and Paroles...

Section 15-22-21 - Board of Pardons and Paroles - Appointment and Duties of Director. - (a) The Governor shall appoint a Director of Pardons and...

Section 15-22-21.1 - Board of Pardons and Paroles - Deputy Director for Parolee Rehabilitation. - One executive-level employee at the Department of Pardons and Paroles,...

Section 15-22-22 - Board of Pardons and Paroles - Furnishing of Offices and Supplies, Etc. - The necessary office quarters, supplies, stationery and equipment shall be...

Section 15-22-23 - Board of Pardons and Paroles - Meetings; Conditions to Board Actions; Due Notice. - (a) Meetings of the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall...

Section 15-22-24 - Board of Pardons and Paroles - Duties; Retirement of Parole Officers; Representation of Applicant by State Official; Supervision and Treatment; Training Requirements. - (a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall be charged...

Section 15-22-25 - Investigation and Report on Sentenced Prisoner's Social and Criminal Records. - (a) As to each prisoner sentenced and received in the...

Section 15-22-26 - Standards for Release of Prisoners on Parole. - (a) No prisoner shall be released on parole merely as...

Section 15-22-26.1 - Hearing Officers. - (a) The position of Board of Pardons and Paroles Administrative...

Section 15-22-26.2 - Mandatory Supervision Period on Certain Sentences. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-549 IN THE 2021...

Section 15-22-27 - Pardon or Parole of Person Having Death Sentence Commuted to Life Imprisonment. - (a) Any person whose sentence to death has been commuted...

Section 15-22-27.1 - Parole of Persons Convicted of Certain Felonies or Attempts and Having Been Previously Convicted of Felonies or Attempts Resulting in Serious Physical Injury. - Any person convicted of any act, or attempt to commit...

Section 15-22-27.2 - Parole of Persons Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Upon Second Convictions of Class a Felonies. - In all cases where a criminal defendant has been convicted...

Section 15-22-27.3 - Parole of Persons Convicted of Sex Offense Involving a Child. - Any person convicted of a sex offense involving a child...

Section 15-22-27.4 - Parole of Persons Convicted of Sex Offense Involving Person Under 13 Years of Age - Chemical Castration Treatment. - (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall...

Section 15-22-28 - Investigation for Parole; Temporary Leave; Parole Restrictions. - (a) It shall be the duty of the Board of...

Section 15-22-29 - Conditions of Parole; Adoption of Rules Concerning Conditions. - (a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles, in releasing a...

Section 15-22-29.1 - High Intensity Probation. - Prior to January 30, 2016, the Board of Pardons and...

Section 15-22-30 - Charging Parolees Residing in Community Residential Facilities for Room and Board. - (a) The State Board of Pardons and Paroles is authorized...

Section 15-22-30.1 - Establishment and Maintenance of Residential Transition Centers. - The Board of Pardons and Paroles may establish and maintain...

Section 15-22-31 - Warrant for Retaking Parolee; Arrest Without Warrant; Execution of Warrant and Fees Therefor. - (a) If the parole officer having charge of a paroled...

Section 15-22-33 - Discharge From Parole; Relief From Reports; Permission to Leave State or County. - No person released on parole shall be discharged from parole...

Section 15-22-34 - Furnishing of Records by Board of Corrections. - The Board of Pardons and Paroles may call upon the...

Section 15-22-35 - Cooperation With Courts by Parole Officers. - Parole officers employed by the Board of Pardons and Paroles,...

Section 15-22-36 - Authority to Grant Pardons and Paroles, Remit Fines and Forfeitures, etc.; Notice of Board Action. - (a) In all cases, except treason and impeachment and cases...

Section 15-22-36.1 - Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote. - (a) Any other provision of law notwithstanding, any person, regardless...

Section 15-22-36.2 - Victim Notification Implementation Task Force. - (a) There is hereby created the Victim Notification Implementation Task...

Section 15-22-36.3 - Notification of Participation by Inmate in Furlough, Leave, or Program. - Prior to an inmate's participation in a work release program...

Section 15-22-37 - Rulemaking Authority. - (a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles may adopt rules,...

Section 15-22-38 - Duties of Board Mandatory; Powers Strictly Construed. - The duties imposed upon the members of the Board of...

Section 15-22-39 - Penalty for Neglecting or Failing to Perform Duty. - Any member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles who...

Section 15-22-40 - When Pardon, etc., Null and Void. - Any pardon, parole, remission of a fine or forfeiture or...

Article 2A - Alabama Medical Parole Act

Section 15-22-41 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 15-22-42 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall...

Section 15-22-43 - Special Medical Parole Docket; Implementation; Factors Considered; Annual Report. - (a)(1) The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall establish a...

Article 3 - Probation.

Section 15-22-50 - Authority of Circuit and District Courts to Suspend Sentence and Place Convicted Person on Probation. - Circuit courts and district courts, subject to the provisions and...

Section 15-22-51 - Investigation by Probation Officer. - (a) When directed by the court, a probation officer shall...

Section 15-22-52 - Conditions of Probation. - The court shall determine and may at any time modify...

Section 15-22-53 - Powers and Duties of Probation Officers; Restrictions on Inspection of Records, Reports, etc., of Probation Officers. - (a) A probation officer shall investigate all cases referred to...

Section 15-22-54 - Period of Probation; Termination of Probation; Violation of Terms of Probation; Sanctions. - (a) The period of probation or suspension of execution of...

Section 15-22-54.1 - Resentencing. - (a) Any person now serving a prison sentence based on...

Section 15-22-55 - Assessment and Payment of Court Costs of Termination of Probation Proceedings. - All costs of court, including witness fees, relating to a...

Section 15-22-56 - Intensive Supervision Program; Fee. - (a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles may, by whatever...

Section 15-22-57 - Promulgation of Regulations and Guidelines. - The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall adopt and promulgate...

Article 4 - Municipal Parole Boards.

Section 15-22-70 - Mayor May Appoint Parole Board; Membership, Terms, Etc. - The mayor, or the chief executive officer if there is...

Section 15-22-71 - Board Meetings, Quorum; Number Required for Approval. - Meetings of the board shall be held on the first...

Section 15-22-72 - Authority and Duties; Actions in Writing. - The board may remit fines and such costs as are...

Section 15-22-73 - Appointment of Parole Officers; Duties and Powers; Reports, Records, etc., Privileged. - Parole officers may be appointed to investigate all cases referred...

Section 15-22-74 - Work and Educational Releases; Revocation; Deemed Escapee. - Any prisoner released to work or further his education or...

Section 15-22-75 - Work Release Wages; Payable to City; Withholding Confinement Costs; Disbursing Balance. - The employer of an inmate who is released from custody...

Section 15-22-76 - Discharge; Arrest for Violation of Parole, With or Without Warrant; Brought Before Parole Officer; Hearing; Serving Sentence Upon Revocation. - Upon the expiration of the period of parole the parolee...

Section 15-22-77 - Provisions of Article Cumulative; Not Repealer. - The provisions of this article are cumulative to the provisions...

Article 5 - Commutation of Convictions for Protesting Racial Segregation and Discrimination Laws and Ordinances.

Section 15-22-90 - Short Title. - This article may be known and cited as "The Rosa...

Section 15-22-91 - Grant of Pardon Upon Application or Affidavit; Notice; Hearing. - (a) A person who, while protesting or challenging within the...

Section 15-22-92 - Transfer of Records. - The record of a person pertaining only to the conviction...

Article 6 - The Scottsboro Boys Act.

Section 15-22-110 - Short Title. - This article may be known and cited as the Scottsboro...

Section 15-22-111 - Purpose. - The purpose of this article is to establish a process...

Section 15-22-112 - Definitions. - The following words shall have the following meanings for the...

Section 15-22-113 - Conditions; Petition; Hearing. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-382 IN THE 2022...

Section 15-22-114 - Validity of Posthumous Pardon. - For the public welfare, a pardon granted by the board...

Section 15-22-115 - Liability Under Article; Legal Claims; Privileged Records. - Nothing in this article, nor any determination made by the...