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AL Code § 15-23-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-71 - Plea Agreement.

Section 15-23-71Plea agreement. The victim has the right to be present at any proceeding at which a negotiated plea for the person accused of committing the criminal offense against the victim will be presented to the court. The court shall not accept a plea agreement unless: (1) The prosecuting attorney advises the court that, before requesting the negotiated plea, reasonable efforts were made to confer with the victim. (2) Reasonable efforts are made to give the victim notice of the plea proceeding, including the offense to which the defendant will plead guilty, the date that the plea will be presented to the court, the terms of any sentence agreed to as part of the negotiated plea, and that the victim has the right to be present. (3) The prosecuting attorney advises the court that, to the best of his or her knowledge, the notice requirements of this article have been met. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §12.)
AL Code § 15-23-72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-72 - Right to Pre-Sentence Information.

Section 15-23-72Right to pre-sentence information. The prosecuting attorney shall provide to the victim the date of a conviction, acquittal, or dismissal of the charges filed against the defendant and prior to sentencing, when applicable, notice of the following: (1) The criminal offense for which the defendant was convicted, acquitted, or the effect of a dismissal of the charges filed against the defendant. (2) If the defendant is convicted, on request, the victim shall be notified, if applicable, of the following: a. The existence and function of the pre-sentence report. b. The name, address, and telephone number of the office of the Board of Pardons and Paroles which is preparing the pre-sentence report. c. The right to make a victim impact statement. d. The right of the defendant to view the pre-sentence report. e. The right to be present and be heard at any sentencing proceeding. f. The time, place, and date of the sentencing proceeding. g. If the court orders restitution, the right to pursue collection of the restitution as provided by Section 15-18-65 et seq. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §13.)
AL Code § 15-23-73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-73 - Impact Statement; Right to Review Pre-Sentence Investigative Report.

Section 15-23-73Impact statement; right to review pre-sentence investigative report. (a) The victim may submit a written impact statement or make an oral impact statement to the probation officer for use in preparing a pre-sentence report. The probation officer shall consider the economic, physical, and psychological impact that the criminal offense has had on the victim and the immediate family of the victim. (b) The victim shall have the right to review a copy of the pre-sentence investigative report, subject to the applicable federal or state confidentiality laws, at the same time the document is available to the defendant or his or her counsel. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §14.)
AL Code § 15-23-74 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-74 - Right to Present Evidence, Statement, etc., During Sentencing or Restitution Proceedings.

Section 15-23-74Right to present evidence, statement, etc., during sentencing or restitution proceedings. The victim has the right to present evidence, an impact statement, or information that concerns the criminal offense or the sentence during any pre-sentencing, sentencing, or restitution proceeding. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §15.)
AL Code § 15-23-75 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-75 - Right to Information Concerning Defendant's Sentence, Request for Notice, Post-Conviction Review, Etc.

Section 15-23-75Right to information concerning defendant's sentence, request for notice, post-conviction review, etc. The victim has the right to the following information: (1) As soon as practicable, after the date of sentencing, the office of the prosecuting attorney shall notify the victim of the sentence imposed on the defendant. (2) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the appropriate agencies and departments to whom request for notice should be provided. (3) The status of any post-conviction court review or appellate proceeding or any decisions arising from those proceedings shall be furnished to the victim by the Office of the Attorney General or the office of the district attorney, whichever is appropriate, immediately after the status is known. (4) If the terms and conditions of a post-arrest release include a requirement that the accused post a bond, the sheriff or municipal jailer shall, upon request, notify the victim of the release on bond of the defendant. (5) The agency having physical custody of a prisoner shall, if provided a request for notice, and as soon as practicable, give notice to the victim of the escape and, subsequently, the return of the prisoner into custody. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §16.)
AL Code § 15-23-76 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-76 - Right to Be Present and Heard at Court Proceeding.

Section 15-23-76Right to be present and heard at court proceeding. It is the discretion of the victim to exercise the right to be present and heard, where authorized by law, at a court proceeding. The absence of the victim at the proceeding of the court does not preclude the court from going forth with the proceeding. The right of the victim to be heard may be exercised, where authorized by law, at the discretion of the victim, through an oral statement or submission of a written statement. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §17.)
AL Code § 15-23-77 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-77 - Right to Have Property Returned.

Section 15-23-77Right to have property returned. (a) Prior to the admission of evidence to the court, on request of the victim, after consultation and written approval by the district attorney or Attorney General, the law enforcement agency responsible for investigating the criminal offense shall return to the victim any property belonging to the victim that was taken during the course of the investigation, or shall inform the victim of the reasons why the property will not be returned. The law enforcement agency shall make reasonable efforts to return the property to the victim as soon as possible. (b) If the property of the victim has been admitted as evidence during a trial or hearing, the court may, upon request of the district attorney or the Attorney General, order its release to the victim if a photograph can be substituted. If evidence is released pursuant to this subsection, the attorney for the defendant or investigator may inspect and independently photograph the evidence before it is released. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §18.)
AL Code § 15-23-78 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-78 - Right to Information From Agency Having Physical Custody of Prisoner.

Section 15-23-78Right to information from agency having physical custody of prisoner. Any custodial agency having physical custody of the prisoner, if provided a request for notice, shall mail to the victim the following information: (1) Notice of an end of sentence release within 15 days prior to the end of the sentence of the prisoner. (2) Notice of the death within 15 days after the prisoner has died. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §19.)
AL Code § 15-23-79 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-79 - Submission of Victim's Statement Into Prisoner's Records.

Section 15-23-79Submission of victim's statement into prisoner's records. (a) The victim shall have the right to be notified, upon written request, that he or she may submit a written statement, or recorded oral transcription, which shall be entered into the prisoner's Department of Corrections records. The statement shall be considered during any review for community status of the prisoner or prior to release of the prisoner. (b) The victim shall have the right to be notified by the Board of Pardons and Paroles and allowed to be present and heard at a hearing when parole or pardon is considered pursuant to Section 15-22-36 et seq. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §20.)
AL Code § 15-23-80 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-80 - Facility With Custody of Defendant to Send Victim Release Opinion.

Section 15-23-80Facility with custody of defendant to send victim release opinion. Upon written request of the victim, the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, or other facility with custody of the criminal defendant, shall send the victim a copy to the address stated in the request, of its release opinion which was provided to the appropriate court pursuant to Section 15-16-63 et seq. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §21.)
AL Code § 15-23-81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-81 - Victim to Respond to Subpoena or to Participate in Proceeding Preparation Without Loss of Employment or Fear of Loss.

Section 15-23-81Victim to respond to subpoena or to participate in proceeding preparation without loss of employment or fear of loss. The victim shall respond to a subpoena to testify in a criminal proceeding or participate in the reasonable preparation of criminal proceeding without the loss of employment or the intimidation, threats, or fear of the loss of employment. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §22.)
AL Code § 15-23-82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-82 - Clerk of Court to Accept and Disburse Restitution.

Section 15-23-82Clerk of court to accept and disburse restitution. The clerk of the court is authorized and shall accept partial payments from defendants when directed to do so by the court, pursuant to the conditions in Section 12-19-26. The clerk of the court shall disburse restitution to victims or the authorized recipient, including partial periodic payments as ordered under any judgment, decree, or order of the circuit or district court, pursuant to Section 15-18-65 et seq. The disbursements shall be made to the victims or the authorized recipient no later than the time provided in Rule 4, Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration. The clerk of the court shall, at the end of each month, provide to the district attorney and probation office a list of the names of defendants who are delinquent in their restitution payments under a court-approved installment plan or any other deferred-payment time period specified by the court in its sentencing order. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §23.)
AL Code § 15-23-83 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-83 - Assertion of Rights by Attorney General or District Attorney.

Section 15-23-83Assertion of rights by Attorney General or district attorney. The Attorney General or district attorney may assert any right to which the victim is entitled. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §24.)
AL Code § 15-23-84 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 3 - Crime Victims' Rights.|Section 15-23-84 - Failure to Provide Right or Notice Not Grounds for Setting Aside Sentence.

Section 15-23-84Failure to provide right or notice not grounds for setting aside sentence. The failure to provide a right, privilege, or notice to a victim under this article shall not be grounds for the defendant to seek to have the conviction or sentence set aside. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §25.)
AL Code § 15-23-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 4 - Testing of Person Charged With Certain Sex Crimes on Request of Alleged Victim.|Section 15-23-100 - Definitions.

Section 15-23-100Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ALLEGED VICTIM. A person or persons to whom transmission of body fluids from the perpetrator of the crime occurred or was likely to have occurred in the course of the alleged crime. (2) PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE ALLEGED VICTIM. A parent or legal guardian of an alleged victim who is a minor or incapacitated person. (3) POSITIVE REACTION. A positive test with a positive confirmatory test result as specified by the Department of Public Health. (4) SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE. Those diseases designated by the State Board of Health as sexually transmitted diseases for the purposes of this article. (5) TRANSMISSION OF BODY FLUIDS. The transfer of blood, semen, vaginal secretions, or other body fluids identified by the Department of Public Health, from the alleged perpetrator of a crime to the mucous membranes or potentially broken skin of the victim. (Act 2006-572, p. 1504, §1.)
AL Code § 15-23-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 4 - Testing of Person Charged With Certain Sex Crimes on Request of Alleged Victim.|Section 15-23-101 - Motion to Order Person Charged to Be Tested for Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Section 15-23-101Motion to order person charged to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases. When a person has been charged with the crime of rape, sodomy, sexual misconduct, sexual torture, sexual abuse, assault by bodily fluids, or any other crime in which the victim was compelled to engage in sexual activity by force or threat of force, and it appears from the nature of the charge that the transmission of body fluids from one person to another may have been involved, upon the request of the victim or the parent or guardian of a minor victim, the district attorney shall file a motion with the court for an order requiring the person charged to submit to a test for any sexually transmitted disease. (Act 2006-572, p. 1504, §2; Act 2019-465, §1.)
AL Code § 15-23-102 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 4 - Testing of Person Charged With Certain Sex Crimes on Request of Alleged Victim.|Section 15-23-102 - Order to Submit to Testing; Designation of Attending Physician; Additional Testing; Access to Results; Post-Test Counseling.

Section 15-23-102Order to submit to testing; designation of attending physician; additional testing; access to results; post-test counseling. (a)(1) If the district attorney files a motion under Section 15-23-101, the court shall order the person charged to submit to testing if the court determines there is probable cause to believe that the person charged committed the crime of rape, sodomy, sexual misconduct, sexual torture, sexual abuse, assault by bodily fluids, or any other crime where the victim was compelled to engage in sexual activity by force or threat of force and the transmission of body fluids was involved. (2) If a warrant, information, or indictment has been issued and the defendant is in custody or has been served with the warrant, information, or indictment, the test shall be performed within 48 hours of service of the court order requiring the defendant to submit to testing. (b) When a test is ordered under Section 15-23-101, the victim of the crime or a parent or guardian of the minor victim shall designate an attending physician who has agreed in advance to accept the victim as a patient to receive information on behalf of the victim. (c) If any sexually transmitted disease test results in a negative reaction, the court shall order the person to submit to any follow-up tests at the intervals and in the manner as shall be determined by the State Board of Health. (d) The result of any test ordered under this section is not a public record and shall be available only to the following: (1) The victim. (2) The parent or guardian of the minor victim. (3) The attending physician of the victim. (4) The person tested. (e) If any sexually transmitted disease test ordered under this section results in a positive reaction, the individual subject to the test shall receive post-test counseling. Counseling and referral for appropriate health care, testing, and support services as directed by the State Health Officer shall be provided to the victim at the request of the victim or the parent or guardian of the minor victim. (Act 2006-572, p. 1504, §3; Act 2019-465, §1.)
AL Code § 15-23-103 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 4 - Testing of Person Charged With Certain Sex Crimes on Request of Alleged Victim.|Section 15-23-103 - Confidentiality of Results.

Section 15-23-103Confidentiality of results. (a) The results of tests or reports, or information therein, obtained under Section 15-23-102 shall be confidential and shall not be divulged to any person not authorized to receive the information. (b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. (Act 2006-572, p. 1504, §4.)
AL Code § 15-23-104 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 4 - Testing of Person Charged With Certain Sex Crimes on Request of Alleged Victim.|Section 15-23-104 - Payment of Costs.

Section 15-23-104Payment of costs. This article shall be implemented by the Department of Public Health to the extent state funds are available to pay all costs associated with the requirements of this article. The court may order the person charged to pay for or reimburse the state for the cost of all testing. (Act 2006-572, p. 1504, §5.)
AL Code § 15-23-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 5 - Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights|Section 15-23-120 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective August 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 15-23-120THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  This article shall be known and may be cited as the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights. (Act 2021-481, §1.)
AL Code § 15-23-121 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 5 - Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights|Section 15-23-121 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective August 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 15-23-121THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) A sexual assault survivor has the following rights: (1)a. Not to be prevented from, or charged for, receiving a medical forensic examination. b. For the purposes of this subdivision, a health care provider may bill a health insurer for providing a medical forensic examination. (2) To have a sexual assault evidence collection kit or its probative contents preserved by law enforcement agencies, without charge, for at least 20 years or until the survivor reaches 40 years of age if the survivor was a minor when the assault occurred. (3) Upon request, to be informed by the investigating law enforcement agency, of test results from the sexual assault evidence kit, including a DNA profile match, or other information collected as part of a medical forensic examination, if the disclosure would not impede or compromise an ongoing law enforcement investigation. (4) Upon written request, to be informed of policies governing the collection and preservation of a sexual assault evidence collection kit. (5) Upon written request, to receive written notification, from the investigating law enforcement agency with custody of the kit or its probative contents, of the intended destruction or disposal of the kit or its probative contents at least 60 days before the intended destruction or disposal. (6) Upon written request, to be granted further preservation of the kit or its probative contents for an additional 20 years. (7) To be informed of the rights under this subsection. (b) The term sexual assault, as used in this section, is defined as any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by federal, tribal, or state law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent. (Act 2021-481, §2.)
AL Code § 15-23-122 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 5 - Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights|Section 15-23-122 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective August 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 15-23-122THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  The Attorney General shall develop a survivor notification document to be distributed by a law enforcement officer or a medical provider upon initial contact with a survivor of sexual assault. The notification document shall be made available on the Attorney General's public website. The document shall include, but is not limited to, the following information: (1) A clear statement that the survivor has the right not to be prevented from, nor charged for, receiving a sexual assault medical forensic examination. (2) A clear statement that the survivor has a right to have a sexual assault medical forensic examination, regardless of whether the survivor reports to or cooperates with law enforcement. (3) The availability and contact information of a sexual assault advocate. (4) The availability of protective orders, policies related to their enforcement, and the process to obtain protective orders. (5) Policies regarding the storage, preservation, and disposal of sexual assault evidence collection kits. (6) The process, if any, to request the preservation of sexual assault evidence collection kits. (7) Instructions for requesting the test results upon the forensic or probative evidence of the kits from the investigating law enforcement agency. (8) Information about state and federal compensation funds available for medical or other costs associated with the case and the availability of victim compensation and restitution. (Act 2021-481, §3.)
AL Code § 15-23-124 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.|Article 5 - Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights|Section 15-23-124 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective August 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 15-23-124THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  Nothing in this article shall be construed to establish a standard of care for medical providers or physicians, or otherwise modify, amend, repeal, or supersede any provision of Section 6-5-333, the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1987, commencing with Section 6-5-540, or the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1996, commencing with Section 6-5-548, or any amendment to any of these laws or judicial interpretation of these laws. (Act 2021-481, §5.)