22-52-17
Section 22-52-17 Public facilities other than Department of Mental Health not required to perform
mental evaluations; exceptions. Notwithstanding any other language in this article, the following
limitations shall apply. No public facility other than the Department of Mental Health may
be required (as distinguished from authorized) by the probate court to perform any mental
evaluation of a person sought to be committed for use in any final commitment hearing except:
(1) In an emergency case wherein no other source or agency which is funded or mandated by
federal law, state law or both to provide such services is objectively capable of performing
such evaluation within the time limit imposed by law; or (2) In an emergency case wherein
no other source or agency operates to perform such evaluation in such emergency case, a public
hospital may be required to accept a person sought to be committed for the provision of hospital
care, if such person is admitted to the public hospital or other...
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36-33-2
Section 36-33-2 Protection required; designation of executive security officers; exemption
from minimum standards. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall protect, from the date of
his or her election, throughout his or her term and for a period of five years after the expiration
of his or her term of office, the person of the Governor of the State of Alabama and the members
of the immediate family and the Governor-elect; and from the date of their respective elections
and throughout their respective terms of office the Department of Public Safety is required
to protect the person of the Lieutenant Governor, the next two officers in order of succession
to the Office of Governor, the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House,
each until their successors are elected, and the Lieutenant Governor-elect and the Attorney
General and the Attorney General-elect; and, at the direction of the Governor or Director
of Public Safety, other officials of the state and...
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15-16-41
Section 15-16-41 Determination of necessity for hearing as to involuntary commitment of defendant
found not guilty by reason of insanity; subsequent proceedings. If a defendant in a criminal
case is found not guilty by reason of insanity, the court shall forthwith determine whether
the defendant should be held for a hearing on the issue of his involuntary commitment to the
Alabama State Department of Mental Health. If the court determines that there is probable
cause to believe that the defendant is mentally ill and as a consequence of such mental illness
poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself or to others, the court shall
order the defendant into the custody of the sheriff until a hearing can be held to determine
whether the defendant shall be involuntarily committed. If the court does not make such a
determination, then the defendant shall be forthwith released from custody. (Acts 1981, No.
81-708, p. 1189, §1.)...
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45-2-234.11
Section 45-2-234.11 Appointment of chief deputy sheriff and chief civil deputy. Whenever a
new sheriff is elected or appointed, he or she may appoint any person as his or her chief
deputy sheriff and chief civil deputy provided the person meets the minimum standards for
law enforcement officers as prescribed by the general law of the state. The persons holding
the positions of chief deputy sheriff, chief civil deputy, chief corrections officer, financial
officer, and personnel officer may be terminated without benefit of the provisions of this
subpart. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §12.)...
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22-52-15
Section 22-52-15 Appeals. An appeal from an order of the probate court granting a petition
seeking to commit a respondent to the custody of the department or designated mental health
facility as the court may order lies to the circuit court for trial de novo unless the probate
judge who granted the petition was learned in the law, in which case the appeal lies to the
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on the record. Notice of appeal shall be given in writing to
the probate judge within five days after the respondent has received actual notice of the
granting of the petition and shall be accompanied by security for costs, to be approved by
the probate judge, unless the probate judge finds that the respondent is indigent, in which
case no security for costs shall be required. Upon the filing of a notice of appeal, the probate
judge shall determine and enter an order setting forth the limitations to be placed upon the
liberty of the respondent pending the appeal. Upon the filing of a notice...
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12-15-411
Section 12-15-411 Discharge of the minor or child from custody of the department. (a) Any minor
or child committed to the custody of the department who has gained maximum benefit from institutional
treatment, who is no longer in need of the services of the department, or who has gained maximum
benefit from the programs of the department shall be discharged from the custody of the department.
The minor or child shall not be received again by the department pursuant to the original
commitment order unless deemed appropriate by a court of proper jurisdiction holding a subsequent
hearing. (b) The department shall notify the committing juvenile court or the court to which
the case is transferred and the parties to the commitment action in writing, which must be
received by the juvenile court at least 10 days in advance of the proposed discharge. The
committing juvenile court, at the time of discharge, shall transfer custody to a person or
another state department or agency deemed suitable...
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12-23-19
Section 12-23-19 Exemption from liability. The directors, employees of the Administrative Office
of Courts, including the Administrative Director of Courts, and the employees of the Department
of Mental Health, including the Commissioner of Mental Health, shall be exempt from civil
liability for alleged acts of ordinary negligence actions taken in performance of their official
duties in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1990, No. 90-390, p. 537, §19.)...

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34-5A-3
Section 34-5A-3 Composition of board; compensation; meetings; rules and fees; investigations;
Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board Fund. (a) The Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing
Board is established within the Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities.
The board shall consist of seven members, including four licensed behavior analysts, one licensed
psychologist in the state, one parent or legal guardian of a person being treated for a behavior
disorder, or a person who has received services from a licensed behavior analyst, and one
public member, who, except for the initial members, shall be appointed by the Governor, as
provided in subsection (b). The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the
racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. Each member
shall serve a three-year term, with initial terms being staggered so that one member serves
an initial term of one year, three members serve initial terms of...
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14-1-1.6
Section 14-1-1.6 Release into federal custody of persons whose federal sentence exceeds state
sentence. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections shall release into the custody
of the United States Bureau of Prisons, or its authorized representative, any person in the
custody of the Department of Corrections whose federal sentence exceeds his or her sentence
in Alabama unless he or she was convicted of a Class A felony or a sex offense defined pursuant
to Section 15-20A-5. (Act 2015-185, §15.)...
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22-50-61
Section 22-50-61 Authority to receive data for research. (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health,
or his or her authorized agent, is hereby authorized to receive data from private or public
agencies or agents for the purpose of research and study in mental health. All data received
shall be used by the commissioner or persons designated by him for research and study and
for program planning. No criminal or civil action may be brought against any person or agency
who shall provide or submit such data to the commissioner. (b) The Commissioner of Mental
Health or any person shall not disclose, release, or divulge any information which might reasonably
cause identification of a reported or reporting person under the provisions of this section.
(c) Violation of this section constitutes a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the defendant
shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court. (Acts
1971, No. 1891, p. 3078, §3.)...
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