Section 15-27-20 – Release of Expunged Records for Use in Certain Civil Suits; Hearing.
Section 15-27-20 Release of expunged records for use in certain civil suits; hearing. Records that have been expunged pursuant to this chapter shall be released for use in a civil suit filed by a person for whom expungement was granted that is related to, or arising from, the arrest or conviction that was the subject […]
Section 15-27-21 – Admissibility of Expungement Records in Criminal Trials.
Section 15-27-21 Admissibility of expungement records in criminal trials. A certified record of an expungement is admissible in a criminal trial, subject to the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Alabama Rules of Evidence. Prior to the introduction of an expungement by any party, the court shall conduct an in-camera hearing to determine its […]
Section 15-26-1 – Conduct of Pre-Trial Proceeding by Audio-Video Communication Device.
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, […]
Section 15-27-10 – Maintenance of Investigative Files, Reports, Case Files, Etc.
Section 15-27-10 Maintenance of investigative files, reports, case files, etc. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a criminal justice agency, a law enforcement agency or official, a district attorney or a prosecuting authority, the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, or the Department of Human Resources from maintaining an investigative file, report, case file, or […]
Section 15-26-2 – Physical Presence of Defendant Not Required.
Section 15-26-2 Physical presence of defendant not required. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-375 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) If the court has provided for the use of an audio-video communication system to facilitate communication between the court and the defendant […]
Section 15-27-11 – Personal Information Subject to Expungement.
Section 15-27-11 Personal information subject to expungement. An order of expungement, pursuant to this chapter may include, but is not limited to, the petitioner’s true name, all aliases, current physical address, date of birth, Social Security number, or any other vital identifier sufficient to notify the record keeper of the records to be expunged. (Act […]
Section 15-25-3 – Prosecution for Physical or Sexual Offense or Exploitation Involving Child Under Age 16 – Use of Closed Circuit Equipment; Competence of Victim as Witness.
Section 15-25-3 Prosecution for physical or sexual offense or exploitation involving child under age 16 – Use of closed circuit equipment; competence of victim as witness. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-201 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING. (a) In those […]
Section 15-26-3 – Electronic Filing of Documents.
Section 15-26-3 Electronic filing of documents. Any documents filed during the audio-video communication may be transmitted electronically, including but not limited to, facsimile, personal computers, host computers, other terminal devices, and local, state, and national data networks. The electronic data transmission may be served or executed by the person to whom it is sent, and […]
Section 15-27-12 – Prerequisites to Expungement.
Section 15-27-12 Prerequisites to expungement. No order of expungement shall be granted unless all terms and conditions, including court ordered restitution, are satisfied and paid in full, including interest, to any victim, or the Alabama Crime Victim’s Compensation Commission, as well as court costs, fines, or statutory fees ordered by the sentencing court to have […]
Section 15-25-4 – Appropriation for Equipment to View Videotaped Depositions.
Section 15-25-4 Appropriation for equipment to view videotaped depositions. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund the sum of $104,400.00 to the unified judicial system to furnish courts with the necessary equipment to view videotaped depositions as provided for in this article. (Acts 1985, No. 85-743, p. 1143, §4.)