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12-23-6
Section 12-23-6 Authority of courts to refer defendants to education and/or treatment program.
In order to effect the purposes of this chapter, all courts exercising jurisdiction over alcohol
and drug related offenses shall be authorized to refer a defendant to a court referral program
for evaluation and referral to an appropriate education and/or treatment program. At a minimum,
every defendant who is not referred directly to drug or alcohol treatment shall be required
to complete an alcohol and drug education program certified by the Administrative Office of
Courts. (Acts 1990, No. 90-390, p. 537, ยง6.)...
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12-23-4
Section 12-23-4 Court referral officers or contracting entities; appointment; supervision by
Administrative Director of Courts and circuit judges; compensation; duties. (a) The Administrative
Director of Courts is authorized to appoint court referral officers or contract with individuals
or entities to provide alcohol and drug assessment for courts and to conduct the court referral
programs in each court jurisdiction of the state. Such appointments or contracts shall be
made or entered into with the advice of the presiding circuit judge. The Administrative Director
of Courts shall designate the locations where said court referral programs, court referral
officers or contracting entities or individuals shall serve, which designations may be changed
from time to time; provided, however, that all appointed court referral officers and approved
court referral programs shall serve at the pleasure of the Administrative Director of Courts.
Any individual or entity which contracts to conduct...
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20-2-190
Section 20-2-190 Penalties; sale of ephedrine, etc.; Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force. (a) Any
person who manufactures, sells, transfers, receives, or possesses a listed precursor chemical
violates this article if the person: (1) Knowingly fails to comply with the reporting requirements
of this article; (2) Knowingly makes a false statement in a report or record required by this
article or the rules adopted thereunder; (3) Is required by this article to have a listed
precursor chemical license or permit, and is a person as defined by this article, and knowingly
or deliberately fails to obtain such a license or permit. An offense under this subsection
shall constitute a Class C felony. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 20-2-188,
a person who possesses, sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes or attempts to solicit another
or conspires to possess, sell, transfer, or otherwise furnish a listed precursor chemical
or a product containing a precursor chemical or ephedrine or...
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12-23A-6
Section 12-23A-6 Assessments and recommendations; treatment services. (a) As part of the assessment,
each jurisdiction shall establish a system to ensure that drug offenders are placed into a
substance abuse treatment program approved by the Department of Mental Health. To accomplish
this, the entity conducting the assessment should make specific recommendations to the drug
court team regarding the level of treatment program and duration necessary so that the individualized
needs of a drug offender may be addressed. These assessments and resulting recommendations
shall be performed by a certified or licensed alcohol and drug professional in accordance
with the criteria certified by the Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services Division.
Treatment recommendations accepted by the court, pursuant to this chapter, shall be deemed
to be reasonable and necessary. (b) An adequate continuum of care for drug offenders shall
be established in response to this chapter. (c) The drug...
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12-23A-4
Section 12-23A-4 Establishment of drug court; participation; incentives and sanctions; components;
drug court team and advisory committee; coordinator. (a)(1) The presiding judge of each judicial
circuit, with the consent of the district attorney of that judicial circuit, may establish
a drug court or courts, under which drug offenders shall be processed, to appropriately address
the identified substance abuse problem of the drug offender as a condition of pretrial release,
pretrial diversion, probation, jail, prison, parole, community corrections, or other release
or diversion from a correctional facility. The structure, method, and operation of each drug
court may differ and should be based upon the specific needs of and resources available to
the judicial district or circuit where the drug court is located, but shall be created and
operate pursuant to this chapter and in compliance with rules promulgated by the Alabama Supreme
Court. (2) Nothing in this chapter shall affect the...
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12-17-226.8
Section 12-17-226.8 Fees. (a) An offender may be assessed an administration fee when he or
she is approved for a pretrial diversion program established under this division. The amount
of the fee for participation in the program shall be in addition to any court costs, assessments
for crime victim's compensation fund, Department of Forensic Sciences assessments, drug, alcohol,
or anger management treatments required by law, restitution, or costs of supervision or treatment.
A schedule of payments for any of these fees may be established by the district attorney.
(b) The amount of the administration fee shall be determined by the district attorney. The
administration fees shall not exceed the amount assessed for a first offense pursuant to Section
13A-12-281(a) for each case for which the offender makes application for acceptance into the
pretrial diversion program. (c)(1) An applicant may not be denied access into the pretrial
diversion program based solely on his or her inability to...
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15-18-180
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 develop or expand the
range of community punishments and services at the local level. Community-based programs should
utilize evidence-based practices, as defined in Section 12-25-32, in the treatment and supervision
of program participants. The supervision and treatment of each program participant is expected
to be based on the participant's anticipated risk of reoffending, as determined through a
validated risk and needs assessment as defined in Section 12-25-32, administered by the program.
Supervision and treatment of program participants should include the following: (1) Use of
a validated risk and needs assessment; (2) Use of assessment results to provide guidance for
determining the appropriate level of supervision responses consistent with the levels of supervision
and evidence-based practices reasonably anticipated...
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12-17-226.10
Section 12-17-226.10 Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) In any case in which
an offender is admitted into a pretrial diversion program established under this division,
there shall be a written agreement between the district attorney and the offender. The agreement
shall include the terms of the pretrial diversion program, the length of the program, as practicable
as possible, the costs of the program to the offender, and the period of time after which
the district attorney must dispose of the charges against the offender. If, as part of the
pretrial diversion program, the offender agrees to plead guilty to a particular charge or
charges and receives a specific sentence, an agreement concerning when the plea of guilt will
occur, to what charges to which the offender will plead guilty, and any sentence to be imposed
shall be approved by and submitted to an appropriate circuit or district court judge having
jurisdiction over the offender within the judicial circuit prior...
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45-28-82.29
Section 45-28-82.29 Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) In any case in which
an offender is admitted into a pretrial diversion program, there shall be a written agreement
between the district attorney and the offender. The agreement shall include the terms of the
pretrial diversion program, the length of the program, and the period of time after which
the district attorney will dispose of the charges against the offender in a noncriminal manner.
If, as part of the pretrial diversion program, the offender agrees to plead guilty to a particular
charge and receive a specific sentence, an agreement concerning when the plea of guilty will
occur, to what charge to which the offender will plead guilty, and any sentence to be imposed,
shall be approved by an appropriate circuit or district court judge having jurisdiction over
the offender within the judicial circuit prior to admission of the offender in the pretrial
diversion program. (b) As a condition of being admitted into...
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45-42-82.46
Section 45-42-82.46 Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) Following the decision
of the district attorney to admit the offender into the pretrial diversion program, but prior
to entry, the district attorney and the offender shall enter into a written agreement stating
the conditions of the participation of the offender in the program. The agreement shall include,
but not be limited to, the following: (1) A voluntary waiver of the offender's right to a
speedy trial. (2) An agreement to the tolling, while in the program, of periods of limitations
established by statute or rules of court. (3) An agreement to the conditions of the program
established by the district attorney. (4) If there is a victim of the charged crime, an agreement
to a restitution repayment within a specified period of time and in an amount to be determined
by the district attorney taking into account circumstances of the offender and the victim.
(5) A waiver in writing of the offender's right to a jury...
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