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AL Code § 15-23-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 1 - Crime Victims' Compensation.|Section 15-23-18 - Penalties - Influence Peddling.

Section 15-23-18Penalties - Influence peddling. (a) Any person who confers, offers, or agrees to confer anything of value upon a member, agent or employee of the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission with the intent that such member's or agent's or employee's vote, opinion, judgment or exercise of discretion or other action in such member's or agent's or employee's official capacity will thereby be influenced shall be guilty of a Class B felony. (b) Any member, agent or employee of the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission who shall solicit, accept, or agree to solicit or accept anything of value upon an agreement or understanding that such member's or agent's or employee's vote, opinion, judgment or exercise of discretion or other action as such member, agent, or employee will thereby be influenced shall be guilty of a Class B felony. (c) It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section that the member, agent or employee sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way because of a lack of jurisdiction or for any other reason. (Acts 1984, No. 84-658, p. 1308, §18.)
AL Code § 15-23-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 1 - Crime Victims' Compensation.|Section 15-23-19 - Penalties - Failure of Commission Member to Disclose Conflict of Interest.

Section 15-23-19Penalties - Failure of commission member to disclose conflict of interest. (a) A member, agent or employee of the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission commits the crime of failing to disclose a conflict of interest if such member, agent or employee exercises any discretionary function in connection with a commission contract, purchase, payment or other pecuniary transaction pertaining to the commission without advance public disclosure of a known potential conflicting interest in the transaction. (b) A "potential conflicting interest" exists, but is not limited to, when the member, agent or employee of the commission is a director, president, general manager or similar executive officer, or owns directly or indirectly a substantial portion of any nongovernmental entity participating in the transaction. (c) Public disclosure shall mean a public announcement and written notification to the Attorney General. (d) Failing to disclose a conflict of interest is a Class C felony. (Acts 1984, No. 84-658, p. 1308, §19.)
AL Code § 15-23-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 1 - Crime Victims' Compensation.|Section 15-23-20 - Penalties - Alteration of Commission Records, Etc.

Section 15-23-20Penalties - Alteration of commission records, etc. Any member, agent or employee of the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission who shall knowingly make a false entry or falsely alter any commission record; or who shall intentionally destroy, mutilate, conceal, remove or otherwise impair the verity or availability of any commission record with the knowledge of a lack of authority to do so; or who shall possess a record of the commission and refuse to deliver up such record upon proper request of a person lawfully entitled to receive the same shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (Acts 1984, No. 84-658, p. 1308, §20.)
AL Code § 15-23-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 1 - Crime Victims' Compensation.|Section 15-23-21 - Penalties - Furnishing False Information; Failure to Disclose Material Fact, Etc.

Section 15-23-21Penalties - Furnishing false information; failure to disclose material fact, etc. (a) Any person who shall knowingly furnish any false information to the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission or to any member, agent or employee thereof with the intent to defraud the said commission; or with the intent to obtain an award of compensation for a person not entitled to receive the same shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (b) Any person who shall knowingly fail or omit to disclose a material fact or circumstance to the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission or to any member, agent or employee thereof which is material to a claim for an award of compensation with the intent to defraud the commission or with the intent to cause a person to obtain or receive an award of compensation to which such person is not entitled shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (Acts 1984, No. 84-658, p. 1308, §21.)
AL Code § 15-23-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 1 - Crime Victims' Compensation.|Section 15-23-22 - Penalties - Unauthorized Control Over Money or Securities of Commission.

Section 15-23-22Penalties - Unauthorized control over money or securities of commission. (a) Any person who shall knowingly obtain or exert any unauthorized control over any money or securities held on behalf of or in trust for the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission with intent to deprive such commission of such money or securities shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (b) Any person who shall knowingly obtain by deception any control over any money or securities held on behalf of or in trust for the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission with intent to deprive such commission of such money or securities shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (Acts 1984, No. 84-658, p. 1308, §22.)
AL Code § 15-23-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 1 - Crime Victims' Compensation.|Section 15-23-23 - Certain Persons Deemed Ineligible for Compensation.

Section 15-23-23Certain persons deemed ineligible for compensation. Any person who shall perpetrate any criminally injurious conduct on the person of another or who shall be convicted of a felony after making application to the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission for compensation shall not be eligible or entitled to receive compensation pursuant to any provision of this article. (Acts 1984, No. 84-658, p. 1308, §23.)
AL Code § 15-23-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 2 - Crime Counselor Confidentiality.|Section 15-23-40 - Short Title.

Section 15-23-40Short title. This article shall be entitled "The Victim Counselor Confidentiality Act of 1987." (Acts 1987, No. 87-598, p. 1040, §1.)
AL Code § 15-23-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 2 - Crime Counselor Confidentiality.|Section 15-23-41 - Definitions.

Section 15-23-41Definitions. As used in this article, unless a contrary meaning is clearly intended from the context in which the term appears, the following terms have the respective meanings hereinafter set forth and indicated: (1) CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION. Any information exchanged between a victim and a victim counselor in private or in the presence of a third party who is necessary to facilitate communication or further the counseling process and which is disclosed in the course of the counselor's treatment of the victim for any emotional or psychological condition resulting from a sexual assault or family violence. (2) VICTIM. A person who consults a victim counselor for assistance in overcoming adverse emotional or psychological effects of a sexual assault or family violence. (3) SEXUAL ASSAULT. Any sexual offense enumerated in Sections 13A-6-60 through 13A-6-70. (4) FAMILY VIOLENCE. The occurrence of one or more of the following acts between family or household members: a. Attempting to cause or causing physical harm. b. Placing another in fear of imminent serious physical harm. (5) FAMILY or HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. Children, spouses, former spouses, persons of the opposite sex living as spouses now or in the past, or persons 60 years of age or older living in the same household and related by blood or marriage. (6) VICTIM COUNSELING. Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to alleviate the adverse emotional or psychological impact of a sexual assault or family violence on the victim. Victim counseling includes, but is not limited to, crisis intervention. (7) VICTIM COUNSELING CENTER. A private organization or unit of a government agency which has as one of its primary purposes the treatment of victims for any emotional or psychological condition resulting from a sexual assault or family violence. (8) VICTIM COUNSELOR. Any employee or supervised volunteer of a victim counseling center or other agency, business, or organization that provides counseling to victims who is not affiliated with a law enforcement agency or a prosecutor's office and whose duties include treating victims for any emotional or psychological condition resulting from a sexual assault or family violence. (Acts 1987, No. 87-598, p. 1040, §2.)
AL Code § 15-23-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 2 - Crime Counselor Confidentiality.|Section 15-23-42 - Confidentiality of Communications With Victim Counselor.

Section 15-23-42Confidentiality of communications with victim counselor. (a) A victim, a victim counselor without the consent of the victim, or a minor or incapacitated victim without the consent of a custodial guardian or a guardian ad litem appointed upon application of either party, cannot be compelled to give testimony or to produce records concerning confidential communications for any purpose in any criminal proceeding. (b) A victim counselor or a victim cannot be compelled to provide testimony in any civil or criminal proceeding that would identify the name, address, location, or telephone number of a safe house, abuse shelter, or other facility that provided temporary emergency shelter to the victim of the offense or transaction that is the subject of the proceeding unless the facility is a party to the proceeding. (c) The confidential communication privilege of a victim counselor with respect to communications made between the counselor and the victim shall terminate upon the death of the victim. (Acts 1987, No. 87-598, p. 1040, §2; Acts 1995, No. 95-536, p. 1094, §1.)
AL Code § 15-23-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 2 - Crime Counselor Confidentiality.|Section 15-23-43 - Waiver of Protection; Exception for Suit Against Counselor by Victim.

Section 15-23-43Waiver of protection; exception for suit against counselor by victim. (a) A victim does not waive the protections afforded by this article by testifying in court about the crime. (1) However, if the victim partially discloses the contents of a confidential communication in the course of testifying, then either party may request the court to rule that justice requires the protections of this section be waived, to the extent they apply to that portion of the communication. (2) Any waiver shall apply only to the extent necessary to require any witness to respond to counsel's questions concerning the confidential communication that are relevant to the facts and circumstances of the case. (b) A victim counselor cannot waive the protections afforded to a victim under this section. However, if a victim brings suit against a victim counselor or the agency, business, or organization in which the victim counselor was employed or served as a volunteer at the time of the counseling relationship and the suit alleges malpractice during the counseling relationship, the victim counselor may testify or produce records regarding confidential communications with the victim and is not liable for doing so. (Acts 1987, No. 87-598, p. 1040, §2.)
AL Code § 15-23-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 2 - Crime Counselor Confidentiality.|Section 15-23-44 - Other Testimonial Privilege Not Limited by Provisions.

Section 15-23-44Other testimonial privilege not limited by provisions. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit any other testimonial privilege available to any person under other statutes or rules. (Acts 1987, No. 87-598, p. 1040, §2.)
AL Code § 15-23-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 2 - Crime Counselor Confidentiality.|Section 15-23-45 - Victim Counselors Not Relieved of Duty to Report Certain Crimes.

Section 15-23-45Victim counselors not relieved of duty to report certain crimes. This article shall not be construed to relieve victim counselors of any duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect or any evidence that the victim is about to commit a crime. (Acts 1987, No. 87-598, p. 1040, §2.)
AL Code § 15-23-46 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 2 - Crime Counselor Confidentiality.|Section 15-23-46 - Victim Counselors Not to Prescribe Drugs, Practice Medicine, or Practice Other Professions Without License.

Section 15-23-46Victim counselors not to prescribe drugs, practice medicine, or practice other professions without license. Nothing in this article shall be construed to permit a victim counselor to administer or prescribe drugs in any form, or in any manner to engage in the practice of medicine as defined by the laws of this state or to engage in any act or to perform any service which act or service requires a license as described in Chapters 8A, 21, 24, 26, or 30 of Title 34, unless such victim counselor is duly licensed by the appropriate licensing agency. Nothing in this article shall be construed to enlarge or expand the scope of practice of any of the licensed professions or occupations enumerated above by virtue of an individual being designated as or holding the position of victim counselor. (Acts 1987, No. 87-598, p. 1040, §2.)
AL Code § 15-23-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-61 - Designated Representative.

Section 15-23-61Designated representative. (a) If a victim is physically or emotionally unable to exercise any right established by this article, but is able to designate a lawful representative, the designated representative or person may exercise the same rights that the victim is entitled to exercise. The victim may revoke his or her designated representation at any time and thereafter exercise his or her rights. (b) If a victim is incompetent, deceased, or otherwise incapable of designating another person to act in his or her behalf, the court may appoint a lawful representative who is not a witness in the case. If at any time the victim is no longer incompetent, incapacitated, or otherwise incapable of acting, the victim may personally exercise his or her rights. (c) If the victim is a minor, the parent or other immediate family of the victim, or other designated representative as determined by the court, may exercise all of the rights of the victim on behalf of the victim. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §2.)
AL Code § 15-23-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-62 - Law Enforcement Agency Required to Provide Victim With Information Concerning Services, Compensation Benefits, Etc.

Section 15-23-62Law enforcement agency required to provide victim with information concerning services, compensation benefits, etc. Within 72 hours, unless the victim is unavailable or incapacitated as a result of the crime, after the initial contact between a victim of a reported crime and the law enforcement agency either responding to the report of the crime of the victim or another person, or having responsibility for investigating the crime, the law enforcement agency shall provide to the victim in a manner and form designed and produced for the appropriate governmental agency or office, the following information: (1) The availability of emergency and crisis services. (2) The availability of victims' compensation benefits and the name, address, and telephone number of the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission. (3) The name of the law enforcement officer and telephone number of the law enforcement agency with the following statement attached: "If within 60 days you are not notified of an arrest in your case, you may call the telephone number of the law enforcement agency for the status of the case." (4) The procedural steps involved in a criminal prosecution. (5) The rights authorized by the Alabama Constitution on rights of victims, including a form to invoke these rights. (6) The existence and eligibility requirements of restitution and compensation pursuant to Section 15-18-65 et seq. and Section 15-23-1 et seq. (7) A recommended procedure if the victim is subjected to threats or intimidation. (8) The name and telephone number of the office of the prosecuting attorney to contact for further information. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §3.)
AL Code § 15-23-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-63 - Prosecuting Attorney Required to Notify Victim of Charges and Proceedings; Request for Notice.

Section 15-23-63Prosecuting attorney required to notify victim of charges and proceedings; request for notice. (a) Upon written request of the victim, the prosecuting attorney shall notify the victim of all charges filed against the defendant, criminal proceedings, except initial appearances, as soon as practicable, including any changes that may occur. (b) The victim shall provide to and maintain with the office of the prosecuting attorney a request for notice on a form provided by the agency. The form shall include the telephone number and address of the victim. If the victim fails to keep this information current, his or her request for notice shall be considered withdrawn and void. Except as otherwise provided, all notices provided to a victim pursuant to this article shall be on forms developed and produced for the appropriate government agency or office. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §4.)
AL Code § 15-23-64 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-64 - Prosecuting Attorney Required to Confer With Victim Prior to Final Disposition of Offense.

Section 15-23-64Prosecuting attorney required to confer with victim prior to final disposition of offense. The prosecuting attorney shall confer with the victim prior to the final disposition of a criminal offense, including the views of the victim about a nol pros, reduction of charge, sentence recommendation, and pre-trial diversion programs. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §5.)
AL Code § 15-23-65 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-65 - Prosecuting Attorney Required to Confer With Victim Before Commencement of Trial.

Section 15-23-65Prosecuting attorney required to confer with victim before commencement of trial. The prosecuting attorney shall confer with the victim before the commencement of a trial. Any information received by the victim relating to the substance of the case shall be confidential, unless otherwise authorized by law or required by the courts to be disclosed. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §6.)
AL Code § 15-23-66 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-66 - No Right to Direct Prosecution.

Section 15-23-66No right to direct prosecution. The rights of the victim do not include the authority to direct the prosecution of the case. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §7.)
AL Code § 15-23-67 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-67 - Right to Be Present Throughout Proceedings.

Section 15-23-67Right to be present throughout proceedings. The victim has the right to be present throughout all criminal proceedings pursuant to Section 15-14-50 et seq. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §8.)
AL Code § 15-23-68 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-68 - Waiting Area for Victim; Court to Minimize Contact of Victim With Defendant.

Section 15-23-68Waiting area for victim; court to minimize contact of victim with defendant. The court shall provide a waiting area for the victim separate from the defendant, relatives of the defendant, and defense witnesses, if an area is available and the use of the area is practical. If a separate waiting area is not available, or its use impractical, the court shall minimize contact of the victim with the defendant, relatives of the defendant, and defense witnesses during court proceedings. For victims of domestic violence, if a separate waiting area is not available, the presiding circuit judge shall create procedures so that the defendant has no contact with the victim. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §9; Act 2015-493, p. 1679, §2; Act 2019-252, §1.)
AL Code § 15-23-69 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-69 - Testimony Concerning Information About Victim; Information About Victim in Court File.

Section 15-23-69Testimony concerning information about victim; information about victim in court file. (a) Based upon the reasonable apprehension of the victim of acts or threats of physical violence or intimidation by the defendant, the family of the defendant, or by anyone at the direction of the defendant, against the victim or the immediate family of the victim, the prosecutor may petition the court to direct that the victim or any other witness not be compelled to testify during pre-trial proceedings or to any trial, facts that could divulge the identity, residence, or place of employment of the victim, or other related information without consent of the victim unless necessary to the prosecution of the criminal proceeding. If the court schedules a hearing on the merits of the petition, it shall be held in camera. (b) The address, phone number, place of employment, and other related information about the victim contained in the court file shall not be public record. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §10.)
AL Code § 15-23-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-70 - Right to Refuse Defendant's Request for Interview.

Section 15-23-70Right to refuse defendant's request for interview. The victim has the right to refuse a request by the defendant, the attorney of the defendant, or by any other person acting on behalf of the defendant, for an interview or other communication with the victim. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §11.)