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15-18-84
Section 15-18-84 Rearrest and execution of person escaping before execution. (a) If a condemned
person escapes after sentence and before his delivery to the warden from Holman prison and
is not rearrested until after the time fixed for execution, any person may arrest and commit
him to the jail of the county in which he was sentenced. Thereupon, the court by whom the
condemned was sentenced, on notice of such arrest being given by the sheriff, shall again
appoint a time for the execution, not less than 30 days from such appointment, which appointment
shall be by the clerk of said court immediately certified to the warden of Holman prison.
Such clerk shall place such certificate in the hands of the sheriff, who shall deliver the
same, together with the warrant for execution and the condemned person to the warden, who
shall receipt the sheriff for the same and proceed at the appointed time to carry the sentence
of death into execution as hereinabove provided. (b) If a condemned person...
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15-9-81
Section 15-9-81 Adoption and text of agreement on detainers. The agreement on detainers is
hereby enacted into law and entered into by the State of Alabama with any and all jurisdictions
legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS The
contracting states solemnly agree that: Article I. The party states find that charges outstanding
against a prisoner, detainers based on untried indictments, informations or complaints and
difficulties in securing speedy trial of persons already incarcerated in other jurisdictions,
produce uncertainties which obstruct programs of prisoner treatment and rehabilitation. Accordingly,
it is the policy of the party states and the purpose of this agreement to encourage the expeditious
and orderly disposition of such charges and determination of the proper status of any and
all detainers based on untried indictments, informations or complaints. The party states also
find that proceedings with reference to such charges...
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15-18-80
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 of the court in which the sentence is pronounced shall, within 10 days after sentence
has been pronounced, issue a warrant under the seal of the court for the execution of the
sentence of death, which warrant shall recite the fact of conviction, setting forth specifically
the offense, the judgment of the court and the time fixed for his execution, and which shall
be directed to the warden of the William C. Holman unit of the prison system at Atmore, commanding
him to proceed, at the time and place named in the sentence, to carry the same into execution,
as provided in Section 15-18-82, and the clerk shall deliver such warrant to the sheriff of
the county in which such judgment of conviction was had, to be by him delivered to the said
warden, together with the condemned person as provided in...
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15-18-85
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 another date, the same
shall be noted on the warrant for execution, and on the arrival of such date the warden shall
proceed with such execution, but if the condemned person should be pardoned or his sentence
commuted by the Governor, no execution shall be had; and, in such case, as well as when the
sentence is executed, the warden shall return the warrant and certificate with a statement
of any such act and with his proceedings endorsed thereon, together with the statement, where
appropriate, that the body of the convict was decently buried or delivered to his relatives
or friends, naming them, or to some other person by consent of the convict, naming such person
and naming two or more witnesses to the fact that the convict consented that his body might
be delivered to such person to the clerk of the court in which...
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15-18-82.1
Section 15-18-82.1 Methods of execution; election of method; constitutionality. (a) A death
sentence shall be executed by lethal injection, unless the person sentenced to death affirmatively
elects to be executed by electrocution or nitrogen hypoxia. The sentence shall be executed
pursuant to Section 15-18-82. (b) A person convicted and sentenced to death for a capital
crime at any time shall have one opportunity to elect that his or her death sentence be executed
by electrocution or nitrogen hypoxia. (1) The election for death by electrocution is waived
unless it is personally made by the person in writing and delivered to the warden of the correctional
facility within 30 days after the certificate of judgment pursuant to a decision by the Alabama
Supreme Court affirming the sentence of death or, if a certificate of judgment is issued before
July 1, 2002, the election must be made and delivered to the warden within 30 days after July
1, 2002. If a warrant of execution is pending on...
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14-9-41
Section 14-9-41 Computation of incentive time deductions. (a) Each prisoner who shall hereafter
be convicted of any offense against the laws of the State of Alabama and is confined, in execution
of the judgment or sentence upon any conviction, in the penitentiary or at hard labor for
the county or in any municipal jail for a definite or indeterminate term, other than for life,
whose record of conduct shows that he or she has faithfully observed the rules for a period
of time to be specified by this article may be entitled to earn a deduction from the term
of his or her sentence as follows: (1) Seventy-five days for each 30 days actually served
while the prisoner is classified as a Class I prisoner. (2) Forty days for each 30 days actually
served while the prisoner is a Class II prisoner. (3) Twenty days for each 30 days actually
served while the prisoner is a Class III prisoner. (4) No good time shall accrue during the
period the prisoner is classified as a Class IV prisoner. (b)...
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15-18-200
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 serving a term of imprisonment
or awaiting execution of a sentence of death, through written motion to the circuit court
that entered the judgment of sentence, may apply for the performance of forensic deoxyribonucleic
acid testing on specific evidence, if that evidence was secured in relation to the investigation
or prosecution that resulted in the conviction of the applicant, is still available for testing
as of the date of the motion, forensic DNA testing was not performed on the case at the time
of the initial trial, and the results of the forensic DNA testing, on its face, would demonstrate
the convicted individual's factual innocence of the offense convicted. The filing of a motion
as provided in this subsection shall not automatically stay an execution. (b) Upon receipt
of a motion for DNA testing, the circuit court shall...
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22-55-1
Section 22-55-1 Enactment of compact; terms. The Interstate Compact on Mental Health is hereby
enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining therein
in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH The contracting
states solemnly agree that: Article I The party states find that the proper and expeditious
treatment of the mentally ill and mentally deficient can be facilitated by cooperative action
to the benefit of the patients, their families and society as a whole. Further, the party
states find the necessity of and desirability for furnishing such care and treatment bear
no primary relation to the residence or citizenship of the patient but that, on the contrary,
the controlling factors of community safety and humanitarianism require that facilities and
services be made available for all who are in need of them. Consequently, it is the purpose
of this compact and of the party states to provide the necessary legal basis...
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14-13-2
Section 14-13-2 Adoption and text of Interstate Corrections Compact. The Interstate Corrections
Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the State of Alabama with any and all
states legally joining therein, in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially as
follows: INTERSTATE CORRECTIONS COMPACT Article I (Purpose and Policy) The party states, desiring
by common action to fully utilize and improve their institutional facilities and provide adequate
programs for the confinement, treatment, and rehabilitation of various types of offenders,
declare that it is the policy of each of the party states to provide such facilities and programs
on a basis of cooperation with one another, thereby serving the best interests of such offenders
and of society and effecting economies in capital expenditures and operational costs. The
purpose of this compact is to provide for the mutual development and execution of such programs
of cooperation for the confinement, treatment and...
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11-65-10
Section 11-65-10 Powers and duties of commission. When authorized by one or more elections
as provided in Section 11-65-4, a commission shall have the powers and duties necessary to
license, regulate, and supervise horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound
racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon within the commission municipal jurisdiction, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties hereinafter set forth
in this section or in other sections of this chapter. (1) A commission shall have succession
in perpetuity, subject only to the provisions of this chapter as it may be amended from time
to time. (2) A commission shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name in civil
suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (3) A commission shall have the power to
adopt and make use of an official seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) A commission
shall have the power to adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations and...
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