Section 15-9-80 – Short Title.
Section 15-9-80 Short title. This article may be cited as the Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act. (Acts 1978, No. 590, p. 693, §2.)
Section 15-9-81 – Adoption and Text of Agreement on Detainers.
Section 15-9-81 Adoption and text of agreement on detainers. The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the State of Alabama with any and all jurisdictions legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS The contracting states solemnly agree that: Article I. The party states find […]
Section 15-9-82 – Right of Prisoner to Final Disposition of Untried Indictments, etc., Pending Against Him; Duty of Official Having Custody of Prisoners to Inform Prisoners of Untried Indictments, etc.; Failure to Notify Prisoners of Filing of Detainers.
Section 15-9-82 Right of prisoner to final disposition of untried indictments, etc., pending against him; duty of official having custody of prisoners to inform prisoners of untried indictments, etc.; failure to notify prisoners of filing of detainers. (a) Any person who is imprisoned in a penal or correctional institution of this state may request final […]
Section 15-9-83 – Action by Official Having Custody of Prisoner Upon Receipt of Request for Final Determination.
Section 15-9-83 Action by official having custody of prisoner upon receipt of request for final determination. The request shall be delivered to the warden or other like official having custody of the prisoner, who shall forthwith: (1) Certify the term of commitment under which the prisoner is being held, the time already served on the […]
Section 15-9-84 – Time Within Which Indictment, etc., to Be Brought to Trial; Continuances; Failure to Bring Indictment, etc., to Trial Within Specified Time.
Section 15-9-84 Time within which indictment, etc., to be brought to trial; continuances; failure to bring indictment, etc., to trial within specified time. Within 90 days after the receipt of the request and certificate by the court and district attorney or within such additional time as the court for good cause shown in open court […]
Section 15-9-85 – Escape by Prisoner After Request Filed.
Section 15-9-85 Escape by prisoner after request filed. Escape from custody by any prisoner subsequent to his execution of a request for final disposition of an untried indictment, information or complaint voids the request. (Acts 1978, No. 590, p. 693, §6.)
Section 15-9-86 – Article Inapplicable to Mentally Ill Persons.
Section 15-9-86 Article inapplicable to mentally ill persons. This article does not apply to any person adjudged to be mentally ill. (Acts 1978, No. 590, p. 693, §7.)
Section 15-9-87 – Notice to Prisoners of Provisions of Article.
Section 15-9-87 Notice to prisoners of provisions of article. The warden or other like official having custody of prisoners shall arrange for all prisoners to be informed in writing of the provisions of this article, and for a record thereof to be placed in the prisoner’s file. (Acts 1978, No. 590, p. 693, §8.)
Section 15-9-88 – Construction of Article.
Section 15-9-88 Construction of article. This article shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of this state with those states joining in the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act. (Acts 1978, No. 590, p. 693, §9.)