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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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12-17-226
Section 12-17-226 Definitions. For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATION FEE. A fee imposed by the district attorney as
a condition precedent to participation in a pretrial diversion program. (2) COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Work imposed as a condition of a pretrial diversion program that is intended for the common
good of the community or to assist in restoration of the victim. Community service should
further serve to rehabilitate an offender. (3) DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The district attorney of
the judicial circuit or his or her designee, so designated to fulfill the goals, purposes,
and objectives of this division. (4) LAW ENFORCEMENT or LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. As defined
in Section 41-8A-1 or 36-25-1, whether employed in this state or elsewhere. (5) OFFENDER.
Any person who has been charged with a criminal offense, including, but not limited to, any
felony, misdemeanor, violation, or traffic offense, as defined in the Code of...
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22-52-92
Section 22-52-92 Applicability to counties. (a) This article shall not be applicable to any
county unless and until the judge of probate with the approval of the county commission of
that particular county makes a finding that there exists in the county provisions for implementation
of the community mental health officer program and the necessary facilities to detain persons
pursuant to this article. In that event, the judge of probate shall open a case under a docket
number and enter therein findings upon the records of the court which shall also expressly
state the intention thereby to invoke this article. Notification and a copy of the court's
findings and statement shall be served on all designated mental health facilities located
within the county, all law enforcement agencies within the county, the Commissioner of the
state Department of Mental Health, the state Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the
Governor of the State of Alabama, and any other persons deemed...
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22-52-93
Section 22-52-93 Costs. No county shall be required to pay costs associated with the temporary
confinement or commitment of a person to a designated mental health facility, including, but
not limited to, the cost of housing and treatment. All costs associated with a probable cause
hearing, including cost of counsel, shall be paid by the State General Fund upon order of
the judge of probate; except, that if the petition is denied and the petitioner is not indigent
and is not a law enforcement officer or other public official acting within the line and scope
of his or her duties, all costs may be taxed against the petitioner, or if the petition is
granted and the person sought to be committed is not indigent, the judge of probate may order
all costs paid from the estate of the person committed. (Acts 1994, No. 94-690, p. 1326, ยง4.)...
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11-45-9.1
schedule of fines; additional penalty for failure to appear; disposition of fines. (a) By ordinance,
the governing body of any municipality may authorize any law enforcement officer of a municipality
or any law enforcement officer of the state, in lieu of placing persons under custodial arrest,
to issue a summons and complaint to any person charged with violating any municipal littering
ordinance; municipal ordinance which prohibits animals from running at large, which shall
include leash laws and rabies control laws; or any Class C misdemeanor or violation
not involving violence, threat of violence or alcohol or drugs. (b) Such summons and complaint
shall be on a form approved by the governing body of the municipality and shall contain the
name of the court; the name of the defendant; a description of the offense, including the
municipal ordinance number; the date and time of the offense; the place of the offense; signature
of the officer issuing the citation; the scheduled...
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15-23-60
Section 15-23-60 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ACCUSED. A person who has been arrested for committing a criminal offense and
who is held for an initial appearance or other proceeding before trial. (2) APPELLATE PROCEEDING.
An oral argument held in open court before the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, the Supreme
Court of Alabama, a federal court of appeals, or the United States Supreme Court. (3) ARREST.
The actual custodial restraint of a person or his or her submission to custody. (4) COMMUNITY
STATUS. Extension of the limits of the places of confinement of a prisoner through work release,
supervised intensive restitution (SIR), and initial consideration of pre-discretionary leave,
passes, and furloughs. (5) COURT. All state courts including juvenile courts. (6) CRIME VICTIM
ADVOCATE. A person who is employed or authorized by a public entity or a private entity that
receives public funding primarily to provide...
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12-15-127
Section 12-15-127 Release, delivery to detention or shelter care facility, medical facility
of children taken into custody generally. (a) A person taking a child into custody without
an order of the juvenile court shall, with all possible speed, and in accordance with this
chapter and the rules of court pursuant thereto: (1) Release the child to the parents, legal
guardian, or legal custodian of the child or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child and issue verbal counsel and warning as may be appropriate. (2) Release
the child to the parents, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child upon his or her
promise to bring the child before the juvenile court when requested, unless the placement
of the child in detention or shelter care appears required. If a parent, legal guardian, or
other legal custodian fails, when requested, to bring the child before the juvenile court
as provided in this section, the juvenile court may issue an order directing that...
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32-6-233.1
Section 32-6-233.1 Unauthorized use of parking places. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person
who does not have a distinctive special long-term access or long-term disability access license
plate or placard or temporary disability placard as provided in Section 32-6-231, or who is
not transporting a passenger who has a distinctive special long-term access or long-term disability
access license plate or placard or temporary disability placard as provided in Section 32-6-231,
to park a motor vehicle in a parking place designated for individuals with disabilities at
any place of public accommodation, any business or legal entity engaged in interstate commerce
or which is subject to any federal or state laws requiring access by individuals with disabilities,
any amusement facility or resort or any other place to which the general public is invited
or solicited, even though located on private property. Upon conviction, notwithstanding any
other penalty provision which may be authorized or...
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13A-11-72
Section 13A-11-72 Certain persons forbidden to possess pistol. (a) No person who has been convicted
in this state or elsewhere of committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence, misdemeanor
offense of domestic violence, violent offense as listed in Section 12-25-32(15), anyone who
is subject to a valid protection order for domestic abuse, or anyone of unsound mind shall
own a firearm or have one in his or her possession or under his or her control. (b) No person
who is a minor, except under the circumstances provided in this section, a drug addict, or
an habitual drunkard shall own a pistol or have one in his or her possession or under his
or her control. (c) Subject to the exceptions provided by Section 13A-11-74, no person shall
knowingly with intent to do bodily harm carry or possess a deadly weapon on the premises of
a public school. (d) Possession of a deadly weapon with the intent to do bodily harm on the
premises of a public school in violation of subsection (c) of this...
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32-6-253.1
Section 32-6-253.1 Removable windshield placard; unauthorized use of parking places. (a) Any
person who submits to the Department of Veterans Affairs an application which includes satisfactory
proof that he or she meets the military service and award requirements to be issued a license
plate authorized by Section 32-6-250, shall be issued a removable windshield placard displaying
the appropriate military honor or veteran status. The application shall be on a form approved
by the Department of Veterans Affairs. There shall be no fee for the removable windshield
placard. (b) The removable windshield placard shall be prepared by the Department of Veterans
Affairs in cooperation with the Department of Revenue. (c) The removable windshield placard
shall be designed to hang from the front windshield rearview mirror when the vehicle is parked
in a parking space reserved for persons with the corresponding military honor or veteran status.
If the vehicle lacks a rearview mirror, the placard...
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