Title 15 — Title 15

Prior to January 30, 2016, the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall collaborate with the Alabama Sentencing Commission to define and establish the fundamental terms and conditions of high intensity probation. History: (Act 2015-185, §18.)

If a parolee is arrested for a new offense, before he or she may bond out on the new offense, the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall be notified of the parolee’s arrest. The parolee may be held as long as necessary, but no longer than four hours after arrest, to give the board th…

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 room and board which shall not exceed 25 percent of the adjusted gross monthly income of the parolee; provided, that u…

The Board of Pardons and Paroles may establish and maintain one or more residential transition centers for the housing of parolees and probationers ordered to serve a period of confinement pursuant to Section 15-22-32 or 15-22-54. History: (Act 2021-249, §6.)

(a) In this section, program means the Pilot Program for Small Business Development by Ex-Offenders. (b)(1) On or before October 1, 2022, subject to the availability of funds, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, in consultation with the Department of Corrections, shall establish th…

Warrant and Fees Therefor. (a) When the parole officer supervising a parolee or any member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles has reasonable cause to believe that the parolee has violated the conditions of his or her parole, the parole officer or board member may report the viol…

(a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall report to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, in a manner prescribed by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, a parolee’s conditions of parole ordered pursuant to Section 15-22-31. (b) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency s…

(Amended by Act 2026-524) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-524, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a prisoner who has been paroled has violated his or her parole, the Board of Pardo…

or County. No person released on parole shall be discharged from parole prior to the expiration of the full maximum term for which he or she was sentenced unless the Board of Pardons and Paroles chooses to discharge the parolee earlier based on review of the parolee under guideli…

The Board of Pardons and Paroles may call upon the Board of Corrections for complete records kept of every prisoner released on parole, including such records as shall contain the fingerprints, aliases and photograph of each such prisoner and the other information referred to in …

Parole officers employed by the Board of Pardons and Paroles, in addition to supervision of parolees under the direction of the board, shall cooperate with courts exercising criminal jurisdiction in supervising probationers whose sentences have been suspended or entering of judgm…

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 law, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, after conviction and not otherwise, may grant pardons and paroles and remit fi…

(a) Any other provision of law notwithstanding, any person, regardless of the date of his or her sentence, may apply to the Board of Pardons and Paroles for a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote if all of the following requirements are met: (1) The person has lost his …

(a) There is hereby created the Victim Notification Implementation Task Force to guide and support the implementation of a statewide automated victim notification system in Alabama. The task force shall be composed of four crime victims’ rights advocates designated by the Attorne…

Prior to an inmate’s participation in a work release program or supervised reentry program established under Chapter 8 of Title 14, participation in a community punishment and corrections program established under Article 9 of Chapter 18 of this title, participation in the Superv…

(a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles may adopt rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, touching upon all matters dealt with in this article, including, among others, practice and procedure in matters pertaining to paroles, pardons, and remission of fines and …

The duties imposed upon the members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles by this article are mandatory, and the limitations and restrictions on the powers of the board or the members thereof shall be strictly construed. History: (Acts 1951, No. 599, p. 1030.)

Any member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles who knowingly or willfully neglects or fails to perform any duty enjoined upon him by the provisions of this article is guilty of a felony and, upon his conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less t…

Any pardon, parole, remission of a fine or forfeiture or restoration of civil and political rights granted, ordered or made contrary to the provisions of this article shall be null and void and shall have no force or effect. History: (Acts 1951, No. 599, p. 1030.)

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Medical Parole Act. History: (Act 2017-355, §1.)

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Board of Pardons and Paroles. (2) GERIATRIC INMATE. A person 60 years of age or older convicted in this state of a non-capital felony offense and sentenced to the penitentiary,…

Annual Report. (a)(1) The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall establish a special medical parole docket and adopt the rules for implementation pursuant to Section 15-22-24(e). For each person considered for medical parole, the board shall determine whether the person is a geriatri…

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 convicted of a crime in any court exercising criminal jurisdiction. The defendant …

(a)(1) When directed by the court, a probation officer or specialist shall conduct an investigation, using a validated risk and needs assessment as defined in Section 12-25-32, and provide a written report to the court containing all of the following information: a. The circumsta…

The court shall determine and may at any time modify the conditions of probation. The conditions of probation shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) Avoid injurious or vicious habits. (2) Avoid persons or places of disreputable or harmful character. (3) …

(a) A sentencing court who places an individual on probation, pursuant to Section 15-22-50, shall report to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, in a manner prescribed by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, a probationer’s conditions of probation ordered pursuant to Se…

Records, Reports, Etc., of Probation Officers. (a) A probation officer, or a specialist, shall investigate all cases referred to him or her for investigation by any court or by the Board of Pardons and Paroles and shall report in writing thereon. The probation officer shall furni…

Probation; Sanctions. (a) The period of probation or suspension of execution of sentence shall be determined by the court and may not be waived by the defendant. The period of probation or suspension may be continued, extended, or terminated as determined by the court. Except as …

(a) Any person now serving a prison sentence based on revocation of probation who would have been an eligible offender as defined in Section 15-22-54 at the time of revocation shall be entitled to be resentenced upon petition to the sentencing court. Such petition shall be on a f…

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 if no suspension of execution of sentence had intervened. History: (Acts 1939, No. 278, p. 434; Code 1940, T. 42, §25; Acts …

(a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles may, by whatever criteria it deems reasonable, classify certain persons under the supervision of its probation and parole officers as deserving of intensive supervision. Special conditions may be imposed on such persons, individually or as a c…

The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall adopt and promulgate regulations and guidelines to: (1) Establish a program of limited supervision for probationers who qualify addressing eligibility using validated risk and needs assessments, transfers among levels of supervision, to incl…

The mayor, or the chief executive officer if there is no mayor, of any municipality of this state having a municipal court may appoint a parole board consisting of five members, one of whom he shall designate to serve at his pleasure as chairman, and such chairman, shall if in at…

Meetings of the board shall be held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month and at the call of the chairman, when the business of the board shall warrant additional meetings. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the b…

The board may remit fines and such costs as are payable to the city, and commute any sentence imposed by the municipal court or any court to which an appeal is taken, may grant paroles and work and educational releases, prescribe the terms upon which persons are paroled or releas…

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 supervision a written statement of the conditions of his parole, instruct each parolee regarding the same, and keep infor…

Any prisoner released to work or further his education or training who violates any condition of his release as prescribed by the board may have such privilege revoked by the board. Any prisoner released to work or further his education or training who fails to return to city jai…

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 finance department. The mayor of the city may adopt regulations concerning the manner of disbursing any earnings of the inmates …

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 be arrested for the violation of any condition of his parole, and after a…

The provisions of this article are cumulative to the provisions of any other laws and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any laws not inconsistent herewith. History: (Acts 1979, No. 79-674, p. 1189, §9.)

This article may be known and cited as “The Rosa Parks Act.” History: (Act 2006-544, p. 1261, §1.)

(a) A person who, while protesting or challenging within the state a state law or municipal ordinance the purpose of which was to maintain racial segregation or racial discrimination of individuals, was convicted for the protest or challenge, upon application to the State Board o…

The record of a person pertaining only to the conviction for which a pardon is granted under this article shall be ordered transferred by a court of competent jurisdiction to the Alabama Department of Archives and History for confidential keeping upon petition by the person to wh…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Act.” History: (Acts 1984, No. 84-658, p. 1308, §1.)

Hearing Required Generally; Procedure in Contested Cases; Settlement by Consent Order, Etc. (a) Every party to a claim shall be afforded an opportunity to appear and be heard and to offer evidence and argument on any issue relevant to the claim, and to examine witnesses and offer…

As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ALLEGED VICTIM. A person or persons to whom transmission of body fluids from the perpetrator of the crime occurred or was likely to have occurred in the course of the alleged crime. (2) PARENT OR …

Diseases. When a person has been charged with the crime of rape, sodomy, sexual misconduct, sexual torture, sexual abuse, assault by bodily fluids, or any other crime in which the victim was compelled to engage in sexual activity by force or threat of force, and it appears from t…

Additional Testing; Access to Results; Post-Test Counseling. (a)(1) If the district attorney files a motion under Section 15-23-101, the court shall order the person charged to submit to testing if the court determines there is probable cause to believe that the person charged co…

(a) The results of tests or reports, or information therein, obtained under Section 15-23-102 shall be confidential and shall not be divulged to any person not authorized to receive the information. (b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. History: (Act 2006-572,…

This article shall be implemented by the Department of Public Health to the extent state funds are available to pay all costs associated with the requirements of this article. The court may order the person charged to pay for or reimburse the state for the cost of all testing. Hi…