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AL Code § 15-21-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-20 - Contesting of Return; Examination Into Imprisonment or Detention; Disposition of Detainee on Adjournment of Examination; Forfeiture of Bail.

Section 15-21-20Contesting of return; examination into imprisonment or detention; disposition of detainee on adjournment of examination; forfeiture of bail. (a) The party on whose behalf a writ of habeas corpus is sued out may deny any of the facts stated in the return and allege any other facts which may be material in the case. (b) In a summary way, the court or judge may examine into the cause of the imprisonment or detention, may hear the evidence adduced and may adjourn the examination from time to time as the circumstances of the case may require and, in the meantime, remand the party or commit him to the custody of the sheriff of the county or place him under such other custody as his age or other circumstances may require, or, if the character of the charge authorizes it, take bail from him in a sufficient amount for his appearance from day to day until judgment is given. (c) If the party fails to appear, as required by his undertaking, an entry of forfeiture must be endorsed thereon, signed by the judge and returned to the circuit court of the county in which the examination is had; and the same proceedings must be thereon had in such court as if the undertaking had been taken in such court, the endorsement of forfeiture being presumptive evidence of that fact. (Code 1852, §§728, 729; Code 1867, §§4279, 4280; Code 1876, §§4955, 4956; Code 1886, §§4779, 4780; Code 1896, §§4832, 4833; Code 1907, §§7027, 7028; Code 1923, §§4326, 4327; Code 1940, T. 15, §§22, 23.)
AL Code § 15-21-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-21 - When Party to Be Discharged or Remanded.

Section 15-21-21When party to be discharged or remanded. Upon a hearing on a writ of habeas corpus, if no legal cause for the imprisonment or restraint of a party is shown, he must be discharged; but, if it appears that he is held or detained in custody by virtue of process issued by a court or judge of the United States in a case of which such court or judge has exclusive jurisdiction or by virtue of any legal engagement or enlistment in the army or navy of the United States or, being subject to the rules and articles of war is confined by anyone legally acting by authority thereof, or is in custody for any public offense committed in any other state or territory for which, by the Constitution and laws of the United States, he should be delivered up to the authority of such state or territory or that he is otherwise legally detained, he must be remanded. (Code 1852, §730; Code 1867, §4281; Code 1876, §4957; Code 1886, §4781; Code 1896, §4834; Code 1907, §7029; Code 1923, §4328; Code 1940, T. 15, §24.)
AL Code § 15-21-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-22 - Admission to Bail if Charged With Bailable Offense; Procedure When Sufficient Bail Not Offered; Transmission of Bail to Clerk of Court; Forfeiture of Bail.

Section 15-21-22Admission to bail if charged with bailable offense; procedure when sufficient bail not offered; transmission of bail to clerk of court; forfeiture of bail. (a) Upon a hearing on a writ of habeas corpus, if it appears that the detained party is charged with a public offense which is bailable, he must be admitted to bail on offering sufficient bail. (b) If sufficient bail is not offered, the amount of bail required must be endorsed on the warrant, and the court to which he is required to appear, and the detained party may be afterwards discharged by the sheriff of the county on giving sufficient bail in the amount so required. (c) All undertakings of bail taken by any judge or sheriff under the provisions of this section must be transmitted by him to the clerk of the court before which the party is bound to appear by the first day of the next succeeding session and may be forfeited, and the same proceedings thereon had, as against other bail in criminal cases. (Code 1852, §§731, 733; Code 1867, §§4282, 4284; Code 1876, §§4958, 4960; Code 1886, §§4782, 4783; Code 1896, §§4835, 4836; Code 1907, §§7030, 7031; Code 1923, §§4329, 4330; Code 1940, T. 15, §§25, 26.)
AL Code § 15-21-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-23 - Judgment, etc., or Contempt Commitment Not to Be Inquired Into.

Section 15-21-23Judgment, etc., or contempt commitment not to be inquired into. On the return of a writ of habeas corpus, no court or judge has authority to inquire into the regularity or justice of any order, judgment, decree or process of any court legally constituted, nor into the justice or propriety of any commitment for contempt made by a court, officer or body according to law and charged in such commitment. (Code 1852, §734; Code 1867, §4285; Code 1876, §4961; Code 1886, §4784; Code 1896, §4837; Code 1907, §7032; Code 1923, §4331; Code 1940, T. 15, §27.)
AL Code § 15-21-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-24 - Grounds for Discharge of Person in Custody Under Process Legally Issued.

Section 15-21-24Grounds for discharge of person in custody under process legally issued. If it appears that the party is in custody by virtue of process from any court legally constituted or issued by any officer in the course of judicial proceedings before him authorized by law, he can only be discharged under a writ of habeas corpus where: (1) The jurisdiction of such court has been exceeded, either as to matter, place, sum or person; (2) Though the original imprisonment was lawful, the party has become entitled to his discharge by reason of some subsequent act, omission or event; (3) The process is void in consequence of some defect in matter or substance required by law; (4) The process, though in proper form, was issued in a case or under circumstances not allowed by law; (5) The process is not authorized by any judgment, order or decree nor by any provision of the law; or (6) The person who has the custody of him under any order or process is not the person authorized by law to detain him. (Code 1852, §735; Code 1867, §4286; Code 1876, §4962; Code 1886, §4785; Code 1896, §4838; Code 1907, §7033; Code 1923, §4332; Code 1940, T. 15, §28.)
AL Code § 15-21-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-25 - Remand or Commitment to Custody or Restraint for Public Offense When Commitment Irregular.

Section 15-21-25Remand or commitment to custody or restraint for public offense when commitment irregular. In habeas corpus proceedings, if it appears that the party has been legally committed for any public offense or that he is guilty of such an offense, although his commitment was irregular, he may be remanded to the custody or restraint from which he was taken if the person under whose custody or restraint he was is legally entitled thereto; but, if not so entitled, he must be committed to the custody or restraint of the proper officer or person. (Code 1852, §736; Code 1867, §4287; Code 1876, §4963; Code 1886, §4786; Code 1896, §4839; Code 1907, §7034; Code 1923, §4333; Code 1940, T. 15, §29.)
AL Code § 15-21-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-26 - Reimprisonment for Same Cause After Discharge.

Section 15-21-26Reimprisonment for same cause after discharge. When a person has once been discharged on habeas corpus, he cannot be again imprisoned, restrained or kept in custody for the same cause, unless he is indicted therefor or, after a discharge for defect of proof, is again arrested on sufficient proof and committed by legal process. (Code 1852, §737; Code 1867, §4288; Code 1876, §4964; Code 1886, §4787; Code 1896, §4840; Code 1907, §7035; Code 1923, §4334; Code 1940, T. 15, §30.)
AL Code § 15-21-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-27 - Penalty - Unlawful Detention or Arrest After Discharge Order; Civil Action for Damages.

Section 15-21-27Penalty - Unlawful detention or arrest after discharge order; civil action for damages. Any officer or other person who has the custody of a party produced on habeas corpus and who detains him after an order of the court or judge for his discharge or enlargement or afterwards arrests him without a legal and proper cause, warrant or other process shall be fined, on conviction thereof, not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00, and is also responsible in a civil action for any damages the party may have sustained. (Code 1852, §738; Code 1867, §4289; Code 1876, §4965; Code 1886, §4788; Code 1896, §4841; Code 1907, §7036; Code 1923, §4335; Code 1940, T. 15, §31.)
AL Code § 15-21-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-28 - Penalty - Refusal or Neglect to Deliver True Copy of Detention Order, Etc.

Section 15-21-28Penalty - Refusal or neglect to deliver true copy of detention order, etc. Any officer who refuses or neglects to deliver a true copy of the order, writ, warrant or process by virtue of which he detains any prisoner, either to the prisoner himself or to any other person who applies for the same on his behalf, for six hours after demand is made, forfeits to the prisoner $200.00, and is also guilty of a misdemeanor, on conviction of which he shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00; but no officer is required to deliver more than two copies of such order, writ, warrant or process. (Code 1852, §739; Code 1867, §4290; Code 1876, §4966; Code 1886, §4789; Code 1896, §4842; Code 1907, §7037; Code 1923, §4336; Code 1940, T. 15, §32.)
AL Code § 15-21-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-30 - Attachment to Compel Obedience and Punish for Contempt.

Section 15-21-30Attachment to compel obedience and punish for contempt. (a) It is the duty of the officer before whom a writ of habeas corpus is returnable, in case of such refusal or neglect on the part of the person to whom it is directed, to proceed forthwith against him by process of attachment, as for contempt, to compel obedience to the writ and to punish him for such contempt. (b) When such attachment is issued against the sheriff or his deputy, it may be directed to the coroner or to any constable and may be executed by such coroner or constable. (Code 1852, §741; Code 1867, §4292; Code 1876, §4968; Code 1886, §4791; Code 1896, §4844; Code 1907, §7039; Code 1923, §4338; Code 1940, T. 15, §34.)
AL Code § 15-21-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-31 - Penalty for Transferring Custody, etc., So as to Elude Service or Effect of Writ.

Section 15-21-31Penalty for transferring custody, etc., so as to elude service or effect of writ. Any person who has in his custody or under his control a person who is entitled to a writ of habeas corpus and, either before or after the issue of such writ with intent to elude the service or effect thereof, transfers such person to the custody of another, places him under the control of another, conceals him or changes his place of confinement forfeits to the party aggrieved the sum of $500.00 and is also guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail not more than 12 months. (Code 1852, §742; Code 1867, §4293; Code 1876, §4969; Code 1886, §4792; Code 1896, §4845; Code 1907, §7040; Code 1923, §4339; Code 1940, T. 15, §35.)
AL Code § 15-21-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-32 - Proceedings Against Defaulting Witnesses.

Section 15-21-32Proceedings against defaulting witnesses. If any witness duly subpoenaed under the provisions of this chapter fails to attend as required, the judge before whom the writ of habeas corpus is returnable must endorse such failure on the back of the subpoena and deliver it to the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the examination is had; and the same proceedings must be had thereon as against defaulting witnesses in that court, the endorsement being presumptive evidence of such default. (Code 1852, §743; Code 1867, §4294; Code 1876, §4970; Code 1886, §4793; Code 1896, §4846; Code 1907, §7041; Code 1923, §4340; Code 1940, T. 15, §36.)
AL Code § 15-21-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-33 - Taxation and Collection of Fees and Costs of Witnesses.

Section 15-21-33Taxation and collection of fees and costs of witnesses. (a) In habeas corpus proceedings, witnesses may prove their attendance before the judge as in other cases and have the same taxed in the bill of costs, on the subsequent conviction of the party, where he is detained on a criminal charge. (b) In other cases, the court or judge may impose the costs, or any portion thereof, on either party; and, when the writ is returnable before a judge of the circuit court, the costs must be taxed by the clerk of such circuit court and collected by execution. (Code 1852, §§744, 745; Code 1867, §§4295, 4296; Code 1876, §§4971, 4972; Code 1886, §§4794, 4795; Code 1896, §§4847, 4848; Code 1907, §§7042, 7043; Code 1923, §§4341, 4342; Code 1940, T. 15, §§37, 38.)
AL Code § 15-21-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus.|Section 15-21-34 - Summoning and Compensation of Guards to Convey Prisoner.

Section 15-21-34Summoning and compensation of guards to convey prisoner. (a) When the person on whose behalf a writ of habeas corpus is sued out is charged with a public offense, the officer or person having charge of him may summon a sufficient guard to aid in conveying him before the court or judge before whom the writ is returnable and conveying him back again if he is not discharged. (b) In the case provided for in subsection (a) of this section, the officer and guards are entitled to the same compensation as for removing any prisoner on a change of venue, to be paid in the same manner. Such guards are under the control of the officer summoning them, and any guard who refuses to obey or violates the lawful instructions of such officer is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Code 1852, §§749, 750; Code 1867, §§4300, 4301; Code 1876, §§4976, 4977; Code 1886, §§4799, 4800; Code 1896, §§4852, 4853; Code 1907, §§7047, 7048; Code 1923, §§4346, 4347; Code 1940, T. 15, §§42, 43.)
AL Code § 15-24-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 24 - Defendants With Intellectual Disability.|Section 15-24-1 - Short Title.

Section 15-24-1Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Intellectually Disabled Defendant Act." (Acts 1985, No. 85-652, p. 1020, §1.)
AL Code § 15-24-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 24 - Defendants With Intellectual Disability.|Section 15-24-2 - Definitions.

Section 15-24-2Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) COURT. The court having jurisdiction over the offense charged. (2) DEFENDANT. Any person accused of a criminal offense against state laws. (3) INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED PERSON. A person with significant subaverage general intellectual functioning resulting in or associated with concurrent impairments in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, as measured by appropriate standardized testing instruments. (Acts 1985, No. 85-652, p. 1020, §2.)
AL Code § 15-24-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 24 - Defendants With Intellectual Disability.|Section 15-24-3 - Filing of Affidavit That Defendant Is Intellectually Disabled.

Section 15-24-3Filing of affidavit that defendant is intellectually disabled. Following the arrest and detention of any person for an offense against the laws of this state, either the defendant or the state may, by verified affidavit filed with the court having jurisdiction, establish that the defendant is a person who has been identified as intellectually disabled and has received or is presently receiving services through the Department of Mental Health, a program certified by the Department of Mental Health, or the Department of Education. (Acts 1985, No. 85-652, p. 1020, §3.)
AL Code § 15-24-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 24 - Defendants With Intellectual Disability.|Section 15-24-4 - Affidavit Furnished to Judge, Prosecutor, and Defendant's Attorney; Use of Affidavit.

Section 15-24-4Affidavit furnished to judge, prosecutor, and defendant's attorney; use of affidavit. The verified affidavit shall be furnished to the trial judge, prosecutor, and defendant's attorney. Said affidavit may be used in connection with the decisions relative to bail hearings, determination of place of detention, and ultimate disposition of such case. (Acts 1985, No. 85-652, p. 1020, §4.)
AL Code § 15-24-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 24 - Defendants With Intellectual Disability.|Section 15-24-5 - Proceedings Upon Finding Defendant to Be Intellectually Disabled.

Section 15-24-5Proceedings upon finding defendant to be intellectually disabled. If the defendant is determined by the court to be intellectually disabled, the judge may: (1) Consider the information submitted in determining the need for pretrial release along with appropriate conditions, or (2) Order that the defendant, if he is not released, be accorded placement consistent with his special status so as to better protect him during this period of pretrial confinement. (Acts 1985, No. 85-652, p. 1020, §5.)
AL Code § 15-24-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 24 - Defendants With Intellectual Disability.|Section 15-24-6 - Affidavit Part of Court Record; Use of Affidavit.

Section 15-24-6Affidavit part of court record; use of affidavit. The verified affidavit shall become a part of the court record and shall be available for proper use in bail hearings, determination of place of detention, and ultimate disposition of such case. (Acts 1985, No. 85-652, p. 1020, §6.)
AL Code § 15-24-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 24 - Defendants With Intellectual Disability.|Section 15-24-7 - Information Gained Under Chapter Inadmissible on Issue of Guilt.

Section 15-24-7Information gained under chapter inadmissible on issue of guilt. No information gained as a result of the provisions of this chapter shall be admissible in evidence either for or against the defendant on the issue of guilt in any criminal proceeding. (Acts 1985, No. 85-652, p. 1020, §7.)
AL Code § 15-26-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 26 - Audio-Video Communication for Criminal Pre-Trial Proceeding.|Section 15-26-1 - Conduct of Pre-Trial Proceeding by Audio-Video Communication Device.

Section 15-26-1Conduct 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, in which case the defendant shall not be required to be physically brought before the judge or magistrate. The audio-video communication shall enable the judge or magistrate to see and converse simultaneously with the defendant or other person and operate so that the defendant and his or her counsel, if any, can communicate privately, and so that the defendant and his or her counsel are both physically present in the same place during the audio-video communication. The signal of the audio-video communication shall be transmitted live and shall be secure from interception through lawful means by anyone other than the persons communicating. Nothing herein shall be construed as affecting the defendant's right to waive counsel. (Acts 1996, No. 96-732, p. 1224, §1.)
AL Code § 15-26-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 26 - Audio-Video Communication for Criminal Pre-Trial Proceeding.|Section 15-26-2 - Physical Presence of Defendant Not Required.

Section 15-26-2Physical presence of defendant not required. If the court has provided for the use of an audio-video communication system to facilitate communication between the court and the defendant during any pre-trial proceeding, the physical presence of the defendant in open court during the proceeding shall not be required. (Acts 1996, No. 96-732, p. 1224, §2.)
AL Code § 15-26-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 26 - Audio-Video Communication for Criminal Pre-Trial Proceeding.|Section 15-26-3 - Electronic Filing of Documents.

Section 15-26-3Electronic 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 returned in the same manner, and with the same force, effect, authority, and liability as an original document. All signatures on the electronic data transmission shall be treated as original signatures. (Acts 1996, No. 96-732, p. 1224, §3.)
AL Code § 15-26-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 26 - Audio-Video Communication for Criminal Pre-Trial Proceeding.|Section 15-26-4 - Utilization of Audio-Video Communication by Law Enforcement Officer.

Section 15-26-4Utilization of audio-video communication by law enforcement officer. Any law enforcement officer issuing a Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint or a Uniform Non-Traffic Citation and Complaint within the jurisdiction of the court may utilize audio-video communication equipment to acknowledge under oath facts alleged on the complaint. The audio-video communication shall operate in a manner which will allow the judge or magistrate and the law enforcement officer to simultaneously view and verbally communicate with each other. (Acts 1996, No. 96-732, p. 1224, §4.)
AL Code § 15-26-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 26 - Audio-Video Communication for Criminal Pre-Trial Proceeding.|Section 15-26-5 - Conduct of Grand Jury Proceeding Involving Sworn Police Officers by Audio-Video Communication Device.

Section 15-26-5Conduct of grand jury proceeding involving sworn police officers by audio-video communication device. At the discretion of the district attorney, any grand jury proceeding involving sworn police officers may be conducted by an audio-video communication device. The audio-video communication shall enable the district attorney, the grand jury, and the sworn police officer to see and converse simultaneously with each other. The signal of the audio-video communication shall be transmitted live and shall be secure from interception or eavesdropping by anyone other than the persons communicating. (Acts 1996, No. 96-732, p. 1224, §5.)
AL Code § 15-26-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 26 - Audio-Video Communication for Criminal Pre-Trial Proceeding.|Section 15-26-6 - Location of Television Monitors.

Section 15-26-6Location of television monitors. For any proceeding which is required to be open to the public, television monitors shall be situated in the courtroom and at the place of incarceration to ensure the public, the court, and the defendant a clear view of the proceedings. (Acts 1996, No. 96-732, p. 1224, §6.)