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15-18-68
Section 15-18-68 Criteria for determining restitution. (a) In determining the manner, method,
or amount of restitution to be ordered, the court may take into consideration all of the following:
(1) The financial resources of the defendant and the victim and the burden that the manner
or method of restitution will impose upon the victim or the defendant. (2) The ability of
the defendant to pay restitution on an installment basis or on other conditions to be fixed
by the court. (3) The anticipated rehabilitative effect on the defendant regarding the manner
of restitution or the method of payment. (4) Any burden or hardship upon the victim as a direct
or indirect result of the defendant's criminal acts. (5) The mental, physical, and financial
well-being of the victim. (b) When a defendant has been convicted of the following offenses
after February 1, 2009, the court may consider the factors enumerated in subsection (a) and
shall order restitution to be paid as follows: (1) When a...
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15-25-3
Section 15-25-3 Prosecution for physical or sexual offense or exploitation involving child
under age 16 - Use of closed circuit equipment; competence of victim as witness. (a) In those
criminal prosecutions set out in Section 15-25-1, the court, on motion of the state or the
defendant prior to the trial of the case, may order that the testimony of any alleged victim
of the crime or witness thereto who is under the age of 16 at the time of the order shall
be viewed and heard at trial by the court and the finder of fact by closed circuit equipment.
In ruling on the motion the court shall take into consideration those matters set out in Section
15-25-2. (b) If the court orders that the victim's or witness's testimony in court shall be
by closed circuit equipment, the testimony shall be taken outside the courtroom in the judge's
chambers or in another suitable location designated by the judge. (c) Examination and cross-examination
of the alleged child victim or witness shall proceed as...
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15-27-2
Section 15-27-2 Petition to expunge records - Felony offense. (a) A person who has been charged
with a felony offense, except a violent offense as defined in Section 12-25-32, may file a
petition in the criminal division of the circuit court in the county in which the charges
were filed, to expunge records relating to the charge in any of the following circumstances:
(1) When the charge is dismissed with prejudice. (2) When the charge has been no billed by
a grand jury. (3)a. The charge was dismissed after successful completion of a drug court program,
mental health court program, diversion program, veteran's court, or any court-approved deferred
prosecution program after one year from successful completion of the program. b. Expungement
may be a court-ordered condition of a program listed in paragraph a. (4) The charge was dismissed
without prejudice more than five years ago, has not been refiled, and the person has not been
convicted of any other felony or misdemeanor crime, any...
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15-23-69
Section 15-23-69 Testimony concerning information about victim; information about victim in
court file. (a) Based upon the reasonable apprehension of the victim of acts or threats of
physical violence or intimidation by the defendant, the family of the defendant, or by anyone
at the direction of the defendant, against the victim or the immediate family of the victim,
the prosecutor may petition the court to direct that the victim or any other witness not be
compelled to testify during pre-trial proceedings or to any trial, facts that could divulge
the identity, residence, or place of employment of the victim, or other related information
without consent of the victim unless necessary to the prosecution of the criminal proceeding.
If the court schedules a hearing on the merits of the petition, it shall be held in camera.
(b) The address, phone number, place of employment, and other related information about the
victim contained in the court file shall not be public record. (Acts 1995,...
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12-17-226.2
Section 12-17-226.2 Applicants for admittance. (a) A person charged with a criminal offense
specified in subsection (b) whose jurisdiction is in the circuit court or district court in
a circuit in which a pretrial diversion program has been created pursuant to this division
may apply to the district attorney of the circuit for admittance to the program. (b) A person
charged with any of the following offenses may apply for the pretrial diversion program: (1)
A drug offense, excluding sale of a controlled substance as provided in Section 13A-12-211,
trafficking in controlled substances or cannabis as provided in Section 13A-12-231, manufacturing
controlled substances in the first degree as provided in Section 13A-12-218, or trafficking
in an analog controlled substance. (2) A property offense. (3) An offense that does not involve
serious physical injury, death, a victim under the age of 14, or a sex offense involving forcible
compulsion or incapacity of a victim. (4) A misdemeanor or...
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12-19-150
Section 12-19-150 Legislative intent; assessment of fees in criminal cases; submission of cost
bill by municipal or district court clerk and making of final assessment of costs in circuit
court upon appeals from municipal or district courts to circuit courts. (a) It is hereby declared
to be the policy of the state that docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall
generally be assessed only upon conviction. It is further declared to be the policy of the
state that a creditor shall not use the criminal process in order to collect civil debts.
The state does recognize that situations will arise from time to time wherein justice may
best be served by allowing a judge to enter an order dismissing a case upon the payment of
costs by the defendant or by the complainant where the judge has determined that the criminal
process has been abused. (b) Docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall be
assessed upon conviction; provided that, in the interest of justice,...
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13A-5-43
Section 13A-5-43 Trial of capital offenses; discharge of defendant; lesser included offenses;
sentencing. (a) In the trial of a capital offense the jury shall first hear all the admissible
evidence offered on the charge or charges against the defendant. It shall then determine whether
the defendant is guilty of the capital offense or offenses with which he is charged or of
any lesser included offense or offenses considered pursuant to Section 13A-5-41. (b) If the
defendant is found not guilty of the capital offense or offenses with which he is charged,
and not guilty of any lesser included offense or offenses considered pursuant to Section 13A-5-41,
the defendant shall be discharged. (c) If the defendant is found not guilty of the capital
offense or offenses with which he is charged, and is found guilty of a lesser included offense
or offenses considered pursuant to Section 13A-5-41, sentence shall be determined and imposed
as provided by law. (d) If the defendant is found guilty of a...
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15-25-2
Section 15-25-2 Prosecution for physical or sexual offense or exploitation involving child
under age 16 - Videotaped deposition; who may be present; procedure; protective order. (a)
In any criminal prosecution referred to in Section 15-25-1, the court, upon motion of the
district attorney or Attorney General, for good cause shown and after notice to the defendant,
may order the taking of a videotaped deposition of an alleged victim of or witness to the
crime who is under the age of 16 at the time of the order. (b) On any motion for a videotaped
deposition of the victim or a witness, the court shall consider the age and maturity of the
child, the nature of the offense, the nature of testimony that may be expected, and the possible
effect that the testimony in person at trial may have on the victim or witness, along with
any other relevant matters that may be required by Supreme Court rule. (c) During the taping
of a videotaped deposition authorized pursuant to this section, the...
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30-3C-8
Section 30-3C-8 Emergency measures to prevent abduction. (a) In response to a petition filed
under this chapter, before a hearing on the matter, the court may enter an ex parte order
for emergency measures to prevent abduction, including an ex parte warrant to take physical
custody of the child, or an order for any other emergency relief as necessary to prevent abduction
of a child, including imposing travel restrictions with the child, on the petitioner or the
respondent or on both the petitioner and the respondent. (b) An ex parte order for relief
under this chapter shall include: (1) the basis for the court's exercise of jurisdiction;
(2) the manner in which notice and opportunity to be heard were given to the persons entitled
to notice of the proceeding, including a finding by the court of compliance with Rule 65 of
the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, if applicable; (3) a detailed description of each party's
custody and visitation rights and residential arrangements for the child...
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45-4-83.02
Section 45-4-83.02 Applicants for admittance. (a) A person charged with a criminal offense
specified in this subsection whose jurisdiction is in the circuit or district court of the
Fourth Judicial Circuit may apply to the district attorney for admittance to the pretrial
diversion program. A person charged with any of the following offenses may apply for the program:
(1) A traffic offense, other than driving under the influence. (2) A property offense. (3)
An offense wherein the victim did not receive serious physical injury. (4) An offense in which
the victim was not a child under 14 years of age, a law enforcement officer, a school official,
or a correctional officer. (5) A misdemeanor other than one specifically excluded in this
section. (b) The following offenses are ineligible for consideration for the pretrial diversion
program: (1) Trafficking or distribution of drugs, or both. (2) Any offense involving the
abuse of a child or an elderly person. (3) Any sex offense. (4) Any...
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