Section 45-45-83.44 – Agreement Required of Offender in Program.
Section 45-45-83.44 Agreement required of offender in program. (a) An offender who enters an intervention program shall: (1) Waive, in writing, and contingent upon his or her successful completion of the program his or her right to a speedy trial. (2) Agree, in writing, to the tolling, while in the program, of periods of limitations […]
Section 45-45-83.45 – Time for Application.
Section 45-45-83.45 Time for application. (a) An offender must make application to the PTIP no later than 45 days after service of the warrant, or within 21 days following appointment of counsel for the charge for which the offender applies, or at his or her first court appearance. (b) In the discretion of the district […]
Section 45-45-82.51 – Legislative Findings.
Section 45-45-82.51 Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) The Madison County Judicial System faces a severe crisis. The Twenty-third Judicial Circuit has the highest caseload in Alabama. The number of criminal cases has doubled during the last five years, resulting in a backlog of almost 4,500 cases, including approximately 18 […]
Section 45-45-83.46 – Fees.
Section 45-45-83.46 Fees. (a) An applicant may be assessed a fee when the applicant is approved for the program. The amount of the assessment for participation in the program shall be in addition to any court costs, assessments for victims, or drug, alcohol, or anger management treatment required by law, the district attorney, or the […]
Section 45-45-82.52 – Additional Court Costs and Fees.
Section 45-45-82.52 Additional court costs and fees. In addition to any court costs and fees authorized in the district and circuit courts of Madison County, there shall be assessed and collected the following additional court costs and fees: (1) In district court cases, as follows: a. Civil, excluding small claims, twenty-five dollars ($25). b. Criminal, […]
Section 45-45-83.47 – Drug and Alcohol Services
Section 45-45-83.47 Drug and alcohol services The district attorney and the offender may enter into an agreement as a part of the PTIP of an offender that the offender be admitted to a drug or alcohol program on an inpatient or outpatient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abuse. The district attorney may […]
Section 45-45-82.53 – Financial Hardship.
Section 45-45-82.53 Financial hardship. Nothing contained in this subpart shall impair the authority of a circuit or district judge to waive or to remit court costs or fees upon the sworn and valid showing of substantial financial hardship. (Act 2004-262, p. 362, § 4.)
Section 45-45-83.48 – Individual Agreement Between Offender and District Attorney.
Section 45-45-83.48 Individual agreement between offender and district attorney. (a) In any case in which an offender is admitted into a PTIP there shall be a written agreement between the district attorney and the offender. The agreement shall include the terms of the intervention program, the length of the program, and the period of time […]
Section 45-45-82.54 – Judicial Administration Fund.
Section 45-45-82.54 Judicial Administration Fund. (a) The additional court costs or fees collected by the Circuit Court Clerk of Madison County shall be deposited into the Judicial Administration Fund, which is hereby created. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Madison County Commission use the proceeds from the Judicial Administration Fund to […]
Section 45-45-83.49 – Program Administration.
Section 45-45-83.49 Program administration. All fees paid by offenders as heretofore set out shall be paid to the District Attorney of the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit. The district attorney shall establish a Pretrial Intervention Fund. The district attorney shall use the funds to pay costs associated with the administration of the PTIP or for other law […]