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15-26-1
Section 15-26-1 Conduct of pre-trial proceeding by audio-video communication device. Whenever
the law requires a defendant in a criminal case to appear before any judge or magistrate for
a first or subsequent appearance, bail, arraignment, or other pre-trial proceeding, at the
discretion of the court, the proceeding may be conducted by an audio-video communication device,
in which case the defendant shall not be required to be physically brought before the judge
or magistrate. The audio-video communication shall enable the judge or magistrate to see and
converse simultaneously with the defendant or other person and operate so that the defendant
and his or her counsel, if any, can communicate privately, and so that the defendant and his
or her counsel are both physically present in the same place during the audio-video communication.
The signal of the audio-video communication shall be transmitted live and shall be secure
from interception through lawful means by anyone other than the...
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12-21-135.1
Section 12-21-135.1 Video testimony by certain witnesses. (a) This section shall be known as
the "Alabama Armed Services Accommodation Act." (b) The Legislature finds it to
be an important matter of public policy that an accommodation be made for military members
who are asked to testify in civil or criminal trials in this state but are unable to attend
in person. The purpose of this section is to ease the burdens on military personnel and their
families brought on by the duty of appearing as a witness in a trial in this state when summoned.
The purpose of this section is also to allow members of the armed services to assist in trials
in this state as witnesses without interrupting their military service, while protecting the
rights of all parties in civil or criminal litigation. The purpose of this section is also
to better enable the fact-finder to obtain crucial evidence and will aid in the expeditious
resolution of cases in this state by providing a procedure in which testimony of...
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15-26-2
Section 15-26-2 Physical presence of defendant not required. If the court has provided for
the use of an audio-video communication system to facilitate communication between the court
and the defendant during any pre-trial proceeding, the physical presence of the defendant
in open court during the proceeding shall not be required. (Acts 1996, No. 96-732, p. 1224,
§2.)...
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15-26-5
Section 15-26-5 Conduct of grand jury proceeding involving sworn police officers by audio-video
communication device. At the discretion of the district attorney, any grand jury proceeding
involving sworn police officers may be conducted by an audio-video communication device. The
audio-video communication shall enable the district attorney, the grand jury, and the sworn
police officer to see and converse simultaneously with each other. The signal of the audio-video
communication shall be transmitted live and shall be secure from interception or eavesdropping
by anyone other than the persons communicating. (Acts 1996, No. 96-732, p. 1224, §5.)...
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15-26-4
Section 15-26-4 Utilization of audio-video communication by law enforcement officer. Any law
enforcement officer issuing a Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint or a Uniform Non-Traffic
Citation and Complaint within the jurisdiction of the court may utilize audio-video communication
equipment to acknowledge under oath facts alleged on the complaint. The audio-video communication
shall operate in a manner which will allow the judge or magistrate and the law enforcement
officer to simultaneously view and verbally communicate with each other. (Acts 1996, No. 96-732,
p. 1224, §4.)...
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15-15-20.1
Section 15-15-20.1 Non-capital felony offense. (a) In any criminal proceeding for a non-capital
felony offense commenced by complaint, the defendant may give written notice three days after
his or her arrest to a judge of the district or circuit court of the county having jurisdiction
of the offense charged that the defendant desires to plead guilty as charged or as a youthful
offender upon the granting of youthful offender status. (b) Upon receipt of the written notice
from the defendant stating his or her desire to plead guilty, the court shall direct the district
attorney to prefer and file an information against the defendant. The information shall be
made under oath of the district attorney or a witness, and shall accuse the defendant with
the same specificity as required in an indictment of the offense or offenses for which the
defendant is charged. This section shall not be construed to preclude the district attorney
from amending or dismissing a pending charge against a...
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12-14-51
Section 12-14-51 Magistrates deemed chief officers of agency; appointment and powers of magistrates.
(a) The magistrates shall be considered the chief officers of the municipal court administrative
agency. (b) The Supreme Court may, by rule, prescribe procedures for the appointment of magistrates
by class or position and, in addition thereto, provide for the appointment of other magistrates
by the Administrative Director of Courts, upon recommendation by municipal judges. (c) The
powers of a magistrate shall be limited to the following: (1) Issuance of arrest warrants.
(2) Granting of bail in minor misdemeanor prosecutions in accordance with the discretionary
bail schedule and approving property, cash, and professional surety bonds upon a municipal
judge's approval. (3) Receiving of pleas of guilty in minor misdemeanors where a schedule
of fines has been prescribed by rule. (4) Accountability to the municipal court for all uniform
traffic tickets and complaints issued, including all...
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15-13-190
Section 15-13-190 Procedures upon arrest; conditions of release or bail. (a) A person arrested
for domestic violence in the first degree, pursuant to Section 13A-6-130, domestic violence
in the second degree, pursuant to Section 13A-6-131, domestic violence in the third degree,
pursuant to Section 13A-6-132, interference with a domestic violence emergency call, in violation
of Section 13A-6-137, or domestic violence by strangulation or suffocation, pursuant to Section
13A-6-138, or a violation of a domestic violence protection order, may not be admitted to
bail until after an appearance before a judge or magistrate within 24 hours of the arrest,
and if the person is not taken before a judge or magistrate within 24 hours of the arrest,
he or she shall be afforded an opportunity to make bail in accordance with the Alabama Rules
of Criminal Procedure. (b) The judge or magistrate may impose conditions of release or bail
on the person to protect the alleged victim of domestic violence or...
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15-22-1.1
Section 15-22-1.1 Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Whereas: The Interstate
Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937, it is the
earliest corrections "compact" established among the states and has not been amended
since its adoption over 62 years ago; Whereas: This compact is the only vehicle for the controlled
movement of adult parolees and probationers across state lines, and it currently has jurisdiction
over more than a quarter of a million offenders; Whereas: The complexities of the compact
have become more difficult to administer, and many jurisdictions have expanded supervision
expectations to include currently unregulated practices such as victim input, victim notification
requirements, and sex offender registration; Whereas: After hearings, national surveys, and
a detailed study by a task force appointed by the National Institute of Corrections, the overwhelming
recommendation has been to amend the document to bring about...
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44-2-10
Section 44-2-10 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact for Juveniles is enacted into law and
entered into with all jurisdictions mutually adopting the compact in the form substantially
as follows: THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES Article I. Purpose. The compacting states
to this interstate compact recognize that each state is responsible for the proper supervision
or return of juveniles, delinquents and status offenders who are on probation or parole and
who have absconded, escaped or run away from supervision and control and in so doing have
endangered their own safety and the safety of others. The compacting states also recognize
that each state is responsible for the safe return of juveniles who have run away from home
and in doing so have left their state of residence. The compacting states also recognize that
Congress, by enacting the Crime Control Act, 4 U.S.C. Section 112 (1965), has authorized and
encouraged compacts for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in the...
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