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12-25-2
Section 12-25-2 Purpose. (a) The purposes of the commission shall be to review existing sentence
structure, including laws, policies, and practices, and to determine and recommend to the
Legislature and Supreme Court changes regarding the criminal code, criminal procedures, and
other aspects of sentencing policies and practices appropriate for the state which: (1) Secure
the public safety of the state by providing a swift and sure response to the commission of
crime. (2) Establish an effective, fair, and efficient sentencing system for Alabama adult
and juvenile criminal offenders which provides certainty in sentencing, maintains judicial
discretion and sufficient flexibility to permit individualized sentencing as warranted by
mitigating or aggravating factors, and avoids unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants
with like criminal records who have been found guilty of similar criminal conduct. Where there
is disparity, it should be rational and not related, for example, to...
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12-25-33
Section 12-25-33 Powers and duties of commission. To achieve the goals recognized by the Legislature
in Chapter 25 and Section 12-25-31, the commission shall: (1) Develop, maintain, and modify
as necessary a system of statewide voluntary sentencing standards for use in felony cases
which shall take into account historical sentencing data, concerning time actually served
for various felony offenses, sentences imposed for various felony offenses, and such other
factors as appear historically relevant to determining both the duration and disposition of
sentences in felony cases. The standards shall recognize a continuum of punishments in recommending
the disposition of sentences. (2) Educate judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, victim's
service officers, community corrections officials, probation officers, and other personnel,
where appropriate, in the use of the voluntary sentencing standards and worksheets. (3) Develop,
distribute, and periodically update sentencing worksheets for...
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22-18-50
or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the Commission's internal
personnel practices and procedures; c. Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation;
d. Negotiation of contracts for the purchase or sale of goods, services, or real estate; e.
Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person; f. Disclosure of trade secrets
or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential; g. Disclosure of
information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy; h. Disclosure of investigatory records compiled for law
enforcement purposes; i. Disclosure of information related to any investigatory reports prepared
by or on behalf of or for use of the Commission or other committee charged with responsibility
of investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to the Compact; or j. Matters
specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member...
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44-2-10
Interstate Commission may deem appropriate. The executive director shall serve as secretary
to the Interstate Commission, but shall not be a member and shall hire and supervise such
other staff as may be authorized by the Interstate Commission. Section C. Qualified immunity,
defense and indemnification 1. The Commission's executive director and employees shall be
immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim
for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability
caused or arising out of or relating to any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that
occurred, or that such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope
of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided, that any such person shall
not be protected from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability
caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any such person or caused by
acts or...
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11-65-10
believes that it would be prudent to obtain the fingerprints of such persons. (16) A commission
shall report annually to the governing body of its sponsoring municipality and to such state
and federal authorities as shall be required by law. (17) Except as otherwise provided in
subdivisions (10) and (12), all books, records, maps, documents, and papers of a commission,
including those filed with such commission as well as those prepared by or for it, shall at
all times be open for the personal inspection of any officer of the state, the sponsoring
municipality or the host county or any official investigative body or committee of any thereof,
and no person having charge or custody thereof shall refuse this right to any officer or investigative
body or committee, and it shall be the express duty of such person to assist such officer
or committee in locating records or information. If any member of a commission violates the
provisions of this subdivision, he or she shall be subject...
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15-22-36
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 in which
sentence of death is imposed and not commuted, as is provided by law, the Board of Pardons
and Paroles, after conviction and not otherwise, may grant pardons and paroles and remit fines
and forfeitures. (b) Each member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles favoring a pardon, parole,
remission of a fine or forfeiture, or restoration of civil and political rights shall enter
in the file his or her reasons in detail, which entry and the order shall be public records,
but all other portions of the file shall be privileged. (c) No pardon shall relieve one from
civil and political disabilities unless specifically expressed in the pardon. No pardon shall
be granted unless the prisoner has successfully completed at least three years of permanent
parole or until the expiration of his or her sentence if his or her...
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15-22-1.1
by the Interstate Commission, but shall not be a member. (c) Corporate records of the Interstate
Commission. The Interstate Commission shall maintain its corporate books and records in accordance
with the bylaws. (d) Qualified immunity, defense and indemnification. (1) The members, officers,
executive director, and employees of the Interstate Commission shall be immune from suit and
liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or
loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising
out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Interstate
Commission employment, duties or responsibilities; provided, that nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to protect any such person from suit and/or liability for any damage, loss,
injury or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any
such person. (2) The Interstate Commission shall defend the...
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27-61-1
functions. 5. CORPORATE RECORDS OF THE COMMISSION The Commission shall maintain its corporate
books and records in accordance with the Bylaws. 6. QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, DEFENSE, AND INDEMNIFICATION
a. The Members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of the Commission,
the Executive Committee, and any other Committee of the Commission shall be immune from suit
and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to
or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by or
arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person
against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope
of Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided that nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to protect any such person from suit and/or liability for any damage, loss,
injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton...
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12-25-31
Section 12-25-31 Statement of purpose. (a) It is essential that Alabama manage its criminal
justice system in the manner best able to protect public safety and make the most effective
and efficient use of correctional resources. Based on the findings and recommendations of
the Alabama Sentencing Commission, the Legislature finds that all of the following are necessary
to protect public safety by providing a fair, effective, and efficient criminal justice system:
(1) Voluntary sentencing standards used to guide judicial decision makers in determining the
most appropriate sentence for convicted felony offenders. (2) The abolition of traditional
parole and good time credits for convicted felons. (3) The availability of a continuum of
punishment options. (b) The Legislature further finds, based on the findings and recommendations
of the sentencing commission, that subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (a) are
necessary to best achieve all of the following goals: (1)...
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12-25-32
for which an Alabama offender has been convicted under prior Alabama law or the law of any
other state, the District of Columbia, the United States, or any of the territories of the
United States. b. The basis for defining these offenses as violent is that each offense meets
at least one of the following criteria: 1. Has as an element, the use, attempted use, or threatened
use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or physical force against the person of another.
2. Involves a substantial risk of physical injury against the person of another. 3.
Is a nonconsensual sex offense. 4. Is particularly reprehensible. c. Any attempt, conspiracy,
or solicitation to commit a violent offense shall be considered a violent offense for the
purposes of this article. d. Any criminal offense which meets the criteria provided in paragraph
b. enacted after 2003. (Act 2003-354, p. 948, §3; Act 2009-742, p. 2220, §1; Act 2012-473,
p. 1304, §1; Act 2014-346, p. 1289, §1(b)(3); Act 2015-185, §1.)...
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