Chapter 1 - Pardons, Paroles And Probation
- Article 1 General Provisions.
- Section 15-22-1 Compacts with other states
Repealed by Act 2002-413, 2003 Regular Session, effective July 1, 2002. ...
- 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 ...
- Section 15-22-1.2 Compacts with other states
The Governor is authorized and directed to enter into a compact on behalf of the State of Alabama with any state in the United ...
- Section 15-22-2 Contributions by parolees and probationers toward costs of supervision and rehabilitation thereof; exclusion from state income tax liability of contributions; compliance by parolees and probationers with rules and regulations of Board of Pardons and Paroles
(a) Any person who is placed on parole by the Board of Pardons and Paroles or any person who is granted probation by a ...
- Article 2 Pardons and Paroles.
- 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. (b) Any vacancy occurring on the board, whether ...
- Section 15-22-21 Board of Pardons and Paroles - Appointment of secretary and other assistants
The Board of Pardons and Paroles, with the approval of the Governor, may appoint a secretary and such clerical, stenographic, supervisory and expert assistants ...
- Section 15-22-22 Board of Pardons and Paroles - Furnishing of offices and supplies, etc
The necessary office quarters, supplies, stationery and equipment shall be provided for the Board of Pardons and Paroles in the manner that the same ...
- Section 15-22-23 Board of Pardons and Paroles - Meetings; conditions to board actions; due notice
(a) Meetings of the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall be held at the call of the chairman or as may be determined by ...
- Section 15-22-24 Board of Pardons and Paroles - Duties generally; annual report; badge and pistol of probation and parole officer included in retirement benefits; representation of applicant by state official
(a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles, hereinafter referred to as "the board," shall be charged with the duty of determining what prisoners serving ...
- Section 15-22-25 Investigation and report on sentenced prisoner's social and criminal records
(a) As to each prisoner sentenced and received in the jails and prisons of the State of Alabama, it shall be the duty of ...
- Section 15-22-26 Standards for release of prisoners on parole
No prisoner shall be released on parole merely as a reward for good conduct or efficient performance of duties assigned in prison, but only ...
- Section 15-22-27 Pardon or parole of person having death sentence commuted to life imprisonment
(a) Any person whose sentence to death has been commuted by the Governor shall not be eligible for a pardon unless sufficient evidence is ...
- Section 15-22-27.1 Parole of persons convicted of certain felonies or attempts and having been previously convicted of felonies or attempts resulting in serious physical injury
Any person convicted of any act, or attempt to commit the act, of murder, rape, robbery or assault with a deadly weapon, the commission ...
- Section 15-22-27.2 Parole of persons sentenced to life imprisonment upon second convictions of Class A felonies
In all cases where a criminal defendant has been convicted of a Class A felony committed after a previous conviction of another Class A ...
- Section 15-22-27.3 Parole of persons convicted of sex offense involving a child
Any person convicted of a criminal sex offense involving a child as defined in subdivision (5) of Section 15-20-21 which constitutes a Class A ...
- Section 15-22-28 Investigation for parole; cooperation with Board of Corrections; temporary leave; restrictions on paroling; minimum sentence to be served prior to eligibility for parole
(a) It shall be the duty of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, upon its own initiative, to make an investigation of any and ...
- Section 15-22-29 Conditions of parole; adoption of rules concerning conditions
(a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles, in releasing a prisoner on parole, shall specify in writing the conditions of his parole, and a ...
- Section 15-22-30 Charging parolees residing in community residential facilities for room and board
(a) The State Board of Pardons and Paroles is authorized to charge each parolee resident of a community residential facility a monthly amount for ...
- Section 15-22-31 Warrant for retaking parolee; arrest without warrant; execution of warrant and fees therefor
(a) If the parole officer having charge of a paroled prisoner or any member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall have reasonable ...
- Section 15-22-32 Parole court; hearing officers
(a) Whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a prisoner who has been paroled has violated his or her parole, the Board of ...
- Section 15-22-33 Discharge from parole; relief from reports; permission to leave state or county
No person released on parole shall be discharged from parole prior to the expiration of the full maximum term for which he was sentenced ...
- Section 15-22-34 Furnishing of records by Board of Corrections
The Board of Pardons and Paroles may call upon the Board of Corrections for complete records kept of every prisoner released on parole, including ...
- Section 15-22-35 Cooperation with courts by parole officers
Parole officers employed by the Board of Pardons and Paroles, in addition to supervision of parolees under the direction of the board, shall cooperate ...
- Section 15-22-36 Authority to grant pardons and paroles, remit fines and forfeitures, etc.; notice of board action
(a) In all cases, except treason and impeachment and cases in which sentence of death is imposed and not commuted, as is provided by ...
- Section 15-22-36.1 Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote
(a) Any other provision of law notwithstanding, any person, regardless of the date of his or her sentence, may apply to the Board of ...
- Section 15-22-37 Adoption of rules and regulations; limitation on powers of board
The Board of Pardons and Paroles may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, touching upon all ...
- Section 15-22-38 Duties of board mandatory; powers strictly construed
The duties imposed upon the members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles by this article are mandatory, and the limitations and restrictions on ...
- Section 15-22-39 Penalty for neglecting or failing to perform duty
Any member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles who knowingly or willfully neglects or fails to perform any duty enjoined upon him by ...
- Section 15-22-40 When pardon, etc., null and void
Any pardon, parole, remission of a fine or forfeiture or restoration of civil and political rights granted, ordered or made contrary to the provisions ...
- Article 3 Probation.
- Section 15-22-50 Authority of circuit and district courts to suspend sentence and place convicted person on probation
Circuit courts and district courts, subject to the provisions and conditions hereinafter provided, may suspend execution of sentence and place on probation any person ...
- Section 15-22-51 Investigation by probation officer
(a) When directed by the court, a probation officer shall fully investigate and report to the court in writing the circumstances of the offense, ...
- Section 15-22-52 Conditions of probation
The court shall determine and may at any time modify the conditions of probation and may include among them the following or any other ...
- Section 15-22-53 Powers and duties of probation officers; restrictions on inspection of records, reports, etc., of probation officers
(a) A probation officer shall investigate all cases referred to him for investigation by any court or by the Board of Pardons and Paroles ...
- Section 15-22-54 Period of probation; termination of probation upon showing of substantial compliance; arrest and disposition of person violating terms of probation
(a) The period of probation or suspension of execution of sentence shall be determined by the court, and the period of probation or suspension ...
- Section 15-22-55 Assessment and payment of court costs of termination of probation proceedings
All costs of court, including witness fees, relating to a termination of probation proceeding shall be assessed and paid in the same manner as ...
- Section 15-22-56 Intensive supervision program; fee
(a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles may, by whatever criteria it deems reasonable, classify certain persons under the supervision of its probation and ...
- Article 4 Municipal Parole Boards.
- Section 15-22-70 Mayor may appoint parole board; membership, terms, etc
The mayor, or the chief executive officer if there is no mayor, of any municipality of this state having a municipal court may appoint ...
- Section 15-22-71 Board meetings, quorum; number required for approval
Meetings of the board shall be held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month and at the call of the chairman, when ...
- Section 15-22-72 Authority and duties; actions in writing
The board may remit fines and such costs as are payable to the city, and commute any sentence imposed by the municipal court or ...
- Section 15-22-73 Appointment of parole officers; duties and powers; reports, records, etc., privileged
Parole officers may be appointed to investigate all cases referred by the board to such officers and shall furnish to each parolee under his ...
- Section 15-22-74 Work and educational releases; revocation; deemed escapee
Any prisoner released to work or further his education or training who violates any condition of his release as prescribed by the board may ...
- Section 15-22-75 Work release wages; payable to city; withholding confinement costs; disbursing balance
The employer of an inmate who is released from custody under a work release program shall pay the inmate's wages direct to the city ...
- Section 15-22-76 Discharge; arrest for violation of parole, with or without warrant; brought before parole officer; hearing; serving sentence upon revocation
Upon the expiration of the period of parole the parolee shall be discharged. At any time during the period of parole the parolee may ...
- Section 15-22-77 Provisions of article cumulative; not repealer
The provisions of this article are cumulative to the provisions of any other laws and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any ...
- Article 5 Commutation of Convictions for Protesting Racial Segregation and Discrimination Laws and Ordinances.
- Section 15-22-90 Short title
This article may be known and cited as "The Rosa Parks Act." ...
- Section 15-22-91 Grant of pardon upon application or affidavit; notice; hearing
(a) A person who, while protesting or challenging within the state a state law or municipal ordinance the purpose of which was to maintain ...
- Section 15-22-92 Transfer of records
The record of a person pertaining only to the conviction for which a pardon is granted under this article shall be ordered transferred by ...
