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15-12-21
Section 15-12-21 Appointment and compensation of counsel - Trial court. (a) If it appears to
the trial court that an indigent defendant is entitled to counsel, that the indigent defendant
does not expressly waive the right to assistance of counsel, and that the indigent defendant
is not able financially or otherwise to obtain the assistance of counsel through another indigent
defense system for the circuit, the court shall appoint counsel to represent and assist the
defendant. It shall be the duty of the appointed counsel, as an officer of the court and as
a member of the bar, to represent and assist the indigent defendant to the best of his or
her ability. (b) If it appears to the trial court in a delinquency case, need of supervision
case, or other judicial proceeding in which a juvenile is a party, that the juvenile is entitled
to counsel and that the juvenile is not able financially or otherwise to obtain the assistance
of counsel or that appointed counsel is otherwise required by...
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15-22-20
Section 15-22-20 Board of Pardons and Paroles - Creation; composition; compensation. (a) There
shall be a Board of Pardons and Paroles which shall consist of three members. The membership
of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, or
economic diversity of the state. At least one member shall be a current or former law enforcement
officer with a minimum of 10 years' experience in or with a law enforcement agency which has
among its primary duties and responsibilities the investigation of violent crimes or the apprehension,
arrest, or supervision of the perpetrators thereof. (b) Any vacancy occurring on the board,
whether for an expired or unexpired term, shall be filled by appointment by the Governor,
with the advice and consent of the Senate, from a list of five qualified persons nominated
by a board consisting of the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The...
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36-18-50
Section 36-18-50 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds, determines, and declares the
following: (1) Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance
continues to be a major problem on the highways of our state and causes the death or injury
of thousands of our citizens each year. (2) The Legislature should use whatever authority
is available to it to discourage driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or
a controlled substance, including the levying of fines therefor at a level which will discourage
such activity. (3) Administering and implementing a quality chemical testing program for alcohol
and controlled substances is costly for the taxpayers and thus the convicted offender should
bear a greater portion of the financial burden of the chemical testing program at the state
and local level. (4) The chemical breath testing program conducted by this state has reduced
the number of deaths and injuries, and the program continues to be...
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41-9-1060
Section 41-9-1060 Creation; composition; meetings. (a) The Commission on Girls and Women in
the Criminal Justice System is created. (b) The commission shall be composed of all of the
following members: (1) Three members of each house, to be appointed by the presiding officer
in each house. One member of each house shall be designated the co-chairperson of the commission.
(2) The Director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles or his or her designee. (3) The Commissioner
of the Department of Corrections or his or her designee. (4) The Executive Director of the
Alabama Department of Youth Services or his or her designee. (5) The Commissioner of the Department
of Human Resources or his or her designee. (6) The Commissioner of the Department of Mental
Health or his or her designee. (7) The Executive Director of the Alabama Sentencing Commission
or his or her designee. (8) The State Health Officer of the Alabama Department of Public Health
or his or her designee. (9) The Chancellor of...
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45-8-240.31
Section 45-8-240.31 Delinquent taxes statement; list of delinquent properties; newspaper notice;
trial and decree of sale; fees; reports. (a) After the first day of January, the Tax Collector
of Calhoun County shall mail a statement to all delinquent taxpayers addressed to the party
in whose name the property was assessed, showing a brief description of the property, and
the amount of taxes, fees, and cost due. It shall be the duty of such party to pay the taxes
and fees assessed and charged against the property. The failure to comply with the requirement
of this section, or the failure to receive the statement shall not invalidate a sale of the
property for taxes, nor invalidate the title of any property sold for taxes. (b)(1) Within
the time allowed by law, it shall be the duty of the tax collector to furnish the judge of
probate a list of all property on which the entire amount of taxes have not been paid, which
list shall show the name of the person to whom the property was...
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12-15-102
Section 12-15-102 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age or older. (2) AFTERCARE.
Conditions and supervision as the juvenile court orders after release from the Department
of Youth Services. (3) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18 years, or under 21 years of
age and before the juvenile court for a delinquency matter arising before that individual's
18th birthday, or under 19 years of age and before the juvenile court for a child in need
of supervision matter or commitment to the State Department of Mental Health or under 19 years
of age and before the juvenile court for a proceeding initiated under Section 12-15-115(b)(2).
Where a delinquency petition alleges that an individual, prior to the individual's 18th birthday,
has committed an offense for which there is no statute of limitation pursuant to Section 15-3-5,
the term child also shall include the individual subject to the...
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15-22-32
Section 15-22-32 Parole court; hearing officers; sanctions; delegation of authority. (a) Whenever
there is reasonable cause to believe that a prisoner who has been paroled has violated his
or her parole, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, at its next meeting, may declare the prisoner
to be delinquent, and time owed shall date from the delinquency. The Department of Corrections,
after receiving notice from the sheriff of the county jail where the state prisoner is being
held, shall promptly notify the board of the return of a paroled prisoner charged with violation
of his or her parole. Thereupon, the board, a single member of the board, a parole revocation
hearing officer, or a designated parole officer shall hold a parole court at the prison or
at another place as it may determine within 20 business days and consider the case of the
parole violator, who shall be given an opportunity to appear personally or by counsel before
the board or the parole court and produce witnesses and...
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22-52-10.6
Section 22-52-10.6 Petition for renewal of inpatient commitment order; probate court; special
judge; notice; hearing. (a) A petition for renewal of an inpatient commitment order may be
filed by the director of a state mental health facility or his designee at least 30 days prior
to the expiration of the current commitment order. The petition, together with a copy of the
original commitment order and copies of any subsequent renewal commitment orders, shall be
filed with the probate court of the county where the facility is located. The petition shall
explain in detail why renewal of the order is being requested, and shall further explain in
detail why less restrictive conditions of treatment are not appropriate. (b) Such probate
court may consider, hear, and enter appropriate orders pursuant to this section or may request
that the case be heard by a special judge of probate. (c) Whenever and wherever it shall become
necessary that a special judge of probate be provided to hear and...
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45-17-81.17
Section 45-17-81.17 Costs and fees. (a) An applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application
fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The amount of the assessment for participation in
the program shall be in addition to any court costs and assessments for victims or drug, alcohol,
or anger management treatment required by law, and are in addition to costs of supervision,
treatment, and restitution for which the person may be responsible. Pretrial diversion program
fees as established by this subpart may be waived or reduced for just cause at the discretion
of the district attorney. A schedule of payments for any of these fees may be established
by the district attorney. (b) The following nonrefundable fees shall be applied to applicants
accepted into the pretrial diversion program: (1) Felony offenses: Up to seven hundred fifty
dollars ($750), plus a supervision fee of up to fifty dollars ($50) per month. If the offense
is a drug-related offense, then the following nonrefundable fees...
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13A-11-61.3
Section 13A-11-61.3 Regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories. (a) The purpose
of this section is to establish within the Legislature complete control over regulation and
policy pertaining to firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories in order to ensure that
such regulation and policy is applied uniformly throughout this state to each person subject
to the state's jurisdiction and to ensure protection of the right to keep and bear arms recognized
by the Constitutions of the State of Alabama and the United States. This section is to be
liberally construed to accomplish its purpose. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following
words shall have the following meanings: (1) AMMUNITION. Fixed cartridge ammunition, shotgun
shells, the individual components of fixed cartridge ammunition and shotgun shells, projectiles
for muzzle-loading firearms, and any propellant used in firearms or ammunition. (2) EXPRESSLY
AUTHORIZED BY A STATUTE OF THIS STATE. The authority of...
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