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AL Code § 12-23A-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 23A - Alabama Drug Offender Accountability Act.|Section 12-23A-9 - Functions of Administrative Office of Courts.

Section 12-23A-9Functions of Administrative Office of Courts. (a) The Administrative Office of Courts, hereinafter AOC, shall assist in the planning, implementation, and development of drug courts statewide. AOC shall make recommendations to the Alabama Supreme Court and the Chief Justice concerning the legal, policy, and procedural issues confronting the drug courts in the state. Nothing in this section shall impede the constitutional authority of the district attorney. (b) AOC shall provide state-level coordination and support for drug court judges and their programs and operate as a liaison between drug court judges and other state-level agencies providing services to or benefitting from drug court programs. (c) The Administrative Director of Courts shall make recommendations to the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court concerning criteria for eligibility, the promulgation of procedural rules, the establishment of guidelines for operation, and adoption of standards and protocols for the various drug courts of this state. All rules, guidelines, standards, and protocols shall periodically be reviewed and revised. (d) AOC shall identify existing resources for assessment and treatment and make recommendations for the allocation of those resources; explore grants and funds necessary to support drug courts; promote and provide annual training and technical assistance for all drug court judges and criminal justice personnel involved in drug courts, as well as education for the public about the effectiveness of drug court; and establish evaluation criteria and procedures, including tracking the status of drug offenders after concluding drug court. The critical performance measures to be collected shall include those set forth in subsection (a) of Section 12-23A-10. (e) The local drug court team or advisory committee, or both, shall ensure the provision of a full continuum of care for drug offenders. (f) The presiding judge of each circuit shall report to AOC by the fifteenth day of January of each year. The report shall include all of the following: (1) A description of the drug court operating within the jurisdiction. (2) The name of the participating judge or judges. (3) Community involvement. (4) Education and training. (5) Use of existing resources. (6) Collaborative efforts. (7) An evaluation of the critical data elements required by subsection (a) of Section 12-23A-10. (g) The Administrative Director of Courts shall provide a statewide report each year during the regular legislative session to the Alabama Supreme Court, Legislature, and Governor regarding the need for, and implementation of, this chapter. The report shall include a synopsis of such information or data necessary to determine the impact, utility, and cost-effectiveness of its implementation and ongoing operation. (Act 2010-754, p. 1909, §9.)
AL Code § 12-23A-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 23A - Alabama Drug Offender Accountability Act.|Section 12-23A-11 - Liability.

Section 12-23A-11Liability. (a) Absent negligence, wantonness, recklessness, or deliberate misconduct, any individual who, in good faith, provides services pursuant to this chapter, shall not be liable in any civil action. The grant of immunity provided for in this subsection shall extend to all employees, administrative personnel, and drug court team members, as well as volunteers. (b) Any qualified person who obtains, in a medically accepted manner, a specimen of breath, blood, urine, or other bodily substance pursuant to this chapter shall not be liable in any civil action. (Act 2010-754, p. 1909, §11.)
AL Code § 12-23A-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 23A - Alabama Drug Offender Accountability Act.|Section 12-23A-12 - Construction of Chapter.

Section 12-23A-12Construction of chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a county commission or any county employee to participate in or fund in whole or in part the development or operation of a drug court program authorized in this chapter. (Act 2010-754, p. 1909, §12.)
AL Code § 12-23A-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 23A - Alabama Drug Offender Accountability Act.|Section 12-23A-13 - Persons Ineligible to Participate.

Section 12-23A-13Persons ineligible to participate. A holder of a commercial driver's license, a commercial driver learner's permit holder, and any other operator of a commercial motor vehicle that is subject to Part 383 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations shall be ineligible to participate in any drug court program. (Act 2010-754, p. 1909, §13.)
AL Code § 12-24-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 24 - Recusal for Campaign Contributions.|Section 12-24-1 - Recusal of Justice or Judge Due to Campaign Contributions.

Section 12-24-1Recusal of justice or judge due to campaign contributions. Repealed by Act 2014-455, §2, effective July 1, 2014. (Acts 1995, No. 95-648, p. 1355, §1.)
AL Code § 12-24-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 24 - Recusal for Campaign Contributions.|Section 12-24-2 - Filing by Judges, Justices, Parties, and Attorneys of Disclosure Statements Concerning Campaign Contributions.

Section 12-24-2Filing by judges, justices, parties, and attorneys of disclosure statements concerning campaign contributions. Repealed by Act 2014-455, §2, effective July 1, 2014. (Acts 1995, No. 95-648, p. 1355, §2.)
AL Code § 12-24-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 24 - Recusal for Campaign Contributions.|Section 12-24-3 - Recusal of a Justice or Judge Due to Campaign Contribution; Rebuttable Presumption; Appeal.

Section 12-24-3Recusal of a justice or judge due to campaign contribution; rebuttable presumption; appeal.  (a) In any civil action, on motion of a party or on its own motion, a justice or judge shall recuse himself or herself from hearing a case if, as a result of a substantial campaign contribution or electioneering communication made to or on behalf of the justice or judge in the immediately preceding election by a party who has a case pending before that justice or judge, either of the following circumstances exist: (1) A reasonable person would perceive that the justice or judge's ability to carry out his or her judicial responsibilities with impartiality is impaired. (2) There is a serious, objective probability of actual bias by the justice or judge due to his or her acceptance of the campaign contribution. (b) A rebuttable presumption arises that a justice or judge shall recuse himself or herself if a campaign contribution made directly by a party to the judge or justice exceeds the following percentages of the total contributions raised during the election cycle by that judge or justice and was made at a time when it was reasonably foreseeable that the case could come before the judge or justice: (1) Ten percent in a statewide appellate court race. (2) Fifteen percent in a circuit court race. (3) Twenty-five percent in a district court race. Any refunded contributions shall not be counted toward the percentages noted herein. (c) The term party, as referenced in this section, means any of the following: (1) A party or real party in interest to the case or any person in his or her immediate family. (2) Any holder of five percent or more of the value of a party that is a corporation, limited liability company, firm, partnership, or any other business entity. (3) Affiliates or subsidiaries of a corporate party. (4) Any attorney for the party. (5) Other lawyers in practice with the party's attorney. (d) An order of a court denying a motion to recuse shall be appealable in the same manner as a final order to the appellate court which would otherwise have jurisdiction over the appeal from a final order in the action. The appeal may be filed only within 30 days of the order denying the motion to recuse. During the pendency of an appeal, where the threshold set forth in subsection (b) is met, the action in the trial court shall be stayed in all respects. (Act 2014-455, p. 1688, §1.)
AL Code § 12-26-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.|Section 12-26-1 - Definitions.

Section 12-26-1Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCE. A consequence, penalty, or other result automatically imposed by operation of state law or rule that limits or prohibits an individual convicted of a crime from obtaining occupational licensing, certification, or other evidence of qualification necessary to engage in a particular occupation. The term does not include imprisonment, probation, parole, supervised release, forfeiture, restitution, fines, assessments, other costs of court, or responsibilities imposed under the Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. (2) CUSTODIAL SENTENCE. A criminal sentence or portion of a sentence during which an individual convicted of a crime serves time in the jurisdictional custody of the state, including, but not limited to, a prison term, jail term, or community corrections sentence. (3) ORDER OF THE LIMITED RELIEF or ORDER. An order concerning an individual convicted of a crime by a court of conviction that relieves the individual from some or all of the collateral consequences associated with that conviction within this state. (Act 2019-464, §1.)
AL Code § 12-26-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.|Section 12-26-2 - Exclusions.

Section 12-26-2Exclusions. This chapter does not do any of the following: (1) Provide a basis for invalidating a plea, conviction, or sentence. (2) Provide a cause of action for monetary damages. (3) Affect any of the following: a. The responsibilities imposed by the Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. b. Any licensure requirements imposed by an interstate compact or other interstate mutual recognition licensure requirements imposed by law to which Alabama is subject, or any licensure requirements imposed by federal law. c. An attorney's duty to represent a client. d. A claim or right of the victim of a criminal offense. e. A right or remedy under law, other than this chapter, available to an individual convicted of a crime. (Act 2019-464, §2.)
AL Code § 12-26-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.|Section 12-26-3 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - State Conviction.

Section 12-26-3Petition for order of limited relief - State conviction. (a) An individual who has been convicted in this state of a misdemeanor or felony may file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief in the following venues: (1) For a conviction imposed by a circuit court, in the circuit civil court in the county that imposed the conviction. (2) For a conviction imposed by a district or municipal court, in the circuit civil court in the county where the crime occurred. (b) An individual who has been convicted in multiple judicial circuits in this state may file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief covering each of his or her criminal convictions in the circuit civil court in any county that imposed one of the convictions. (c) The circuit court shall have original jurisdiction of any petition to obtain an order of limited relief, as described in subsection (a) or (b). (Act 2019-464, §3.)
AL Code § 12-26-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.|Section 12-26-4 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - Federal Conviction.

Section 12-26-4Petition for order of limited relief - Federal conviction. (a) An individual who has been convicted in federal court may file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief in the circuit civil court in the judicial circuit where the individual resides. (b) The circuit court shall have original jurisdiction of any petition to obtain an order of limited relief, as described in subsection (a). (Act 2019-464, §4.)
AL Code § 12-26-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.|Section 12-26-5 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - Conviction Outside State.

Section 12-26-5Petition for order of limited relief - Conviction outside state. (a) An individual who has been convicted in the court of another state or country and has received an order of limited relief or similar document or ruling from the convicting jurisdiction may file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief in the circuit civil court in the judicial circuit where the individual resides. (b) The circuit court shall have original jurisdiction of any petition to obtain an order of limited relief, as described in subsection (a).  (Act 2019-464, §5.)
AL Code § 12-26-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.|Section 12-26-6 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - Exceptions.

Section 12-26-6Petition for order of limited relief - Exceptions. (a) An individual may not file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief in any of the following circumstances: (1) If the petitioner is serving a custodial sentence with more than six months remaining. (2) If the petitioner is currently charged with a felony. (3) If the petitioner is currently charged with a Class A misdemeanor that is alleged to have occurred within the past 12 months. (b) An individual may not file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief if a separate petition covering the same conviction or convictions has been filed in another circuit. (c) A court's rejection of a petition to obtain an order of limited relief on its merits shall be preclusive as to the related convictions for a period of two years, unless otherwise ordered at the court's discretion. (Act 2019-464, §6.)
AL Code § 12-26-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.|Section 12-26-7 - Petition Requirements; Service; Postsentence Report; Effect of Filing.

Section 12-26-7Petition requirements; service; postsentence report; effect of filing. (a) A petition to obtain an order of limited relief shall include a sworn statement made under penalty of perjury by the petitioner stating all of the following: (1) That the petitioner is not subject to the limitations in Section 12-26-6 and is eligible to seek an order of limited relief. (2) Whether the petitioner has previously applied for an order of limited relief in any jurisdiction and whether an order has been granted previously. (3) A list specifying the convictions and collateral consequences to which the order should apply. (b) Once a petition has been filed, the circuit clerk shall serve the petition on the occupational licensing board, as defined in Section 41-9A-1, or other entity responsible for the collateral consequence that the petitioner is seeking relief from. Once service is made, the court shall review available presentence and other reports on the defendant and may order a postsentence report to be completed by the Board of Pardons and Paroles or by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. The postsentence report shall contain information required by the court, which may include, but not be limited to, any of the following: (1) A statement of the offense or offenses and surrounding circumstances. (2) A statement of the petitioner's criminal and juvenile record. (3) A record of previous applications for orders of limited relief. (4) A statement of the petitioner's medical and psychological history, if available. (5) A statement of the petitioner's history while under the custody of the Department of Corrections, if any.  (6) Any previous probation or sentencing reports prepared by the Board of Pardons and Paroles. (c) Upon completion, the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall provide copies of the postsentence report to the court and to either the petitioner's attorney or the petitioner, if not represented by an attorney.  (d) When a petitioner seeks relief from a conviction from a jurisdiction other than this state, the circuit court may require the petitioner to have additional documentation sent from that jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, any of the following: (1) Any orders of limited relief, Certificates of Relief from Disabilities, Certificates of Rehabilitation, or similar documents issued by that jurisdiction. (2) Any transcripts or other court records. (3) Any sentencing reports, probation records, or similar documents. (4) Any other available documentation necessary in considering the merits of the petition. (e) Filing a petition for an order of limited relief shall constitute a waiver of privilege for any parole or probation records related to the offenses for which the petition is filed. (f) Following a ruling by the court on the petition, any filed parole or probation records or other material that is otherwise subject to privilege shall be considered confidential. (Act 2019-464, §7.)
AL Code § 12-26-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.|Section 12-26-8 - Fees; Indigency.

Section 12-26-8Fees; indigency. (a) In addition to any court costs or docket fees for filing a petition in circuit court, the petitioner shall pay an administrative filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100) at the time of filing a petition to obtain an order of limited relief. The administrative filing fee may not be waived by the court. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a petitioner may apply for indigent status by completing an Affidavit of Substantial Hardship and submitting the affidavit when filing the petition. If the court finds the petitioner is indigent, the court may establish a payment plan for the petitioner to satisfy the administrative filing fee over a period of time. (c) All administrative filing fees shall be allocated to the State Judicial Administration Fund administered by the Administrative Office of Courts. (Act 2019-464, §8.)
AL Code § 12-26-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.|Section 12-26-9 - Time of Ruling; Hearing; Scope; Appeal.

Section 12-26-9Time of ruling; hearing; scope; appeal. (a) The circuit court shall rule on the merits of the petition in accordance with subsection (d) within 90 calendar days of the date the petition was filed. The court, for good cause, may extend the time within which it must rule on the petition by order entered prior to the expiration of the initial 90-day period. (b) If the court determines that a hearing is not necessary, the court may rule without a hearing.  (c) If a hearing is held, the hearing shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the trial judge and may include oral argument and review of relevant documentation in support of, or in objection to, the granting of the petition. Leave of the court shall be obtained for the taking of witness testimony relating to any disputed fact. (d) In ruling on the petition, the court may consider the following factors, in addition to the information contained in the postsentence report: (1) The nature and seriousness of the offense. (2) The circumstances under which the offense occurred. (3) Whether the offense or offenses for which the order is sought were the result of an isolated instance or a pattern of conduct. (4) The relationship between the offense and collateral consequence or consequences from which the petitioner seeks relief. (5) Available probation or parole records, reports, or recommendations. (6) Evidence of previous orders of limited relief granted to the petitioner or prior expungement of the petitioner's record. (7) Any other matter the court deems relevant. (e) The court shall grant the petition if it is reasonably satisfied from the evidence that granting the petition will materially assist the petitioner in obtaining or maintaining employment and in living a law-abiding life, and will not pose an unreasonable risk to the safety or welfare of the public or any individual.  (f) There is no right to an order of limited relief, and any request for such an order may be denied at the sole discretion of the court.  (g) The ruling of the court shall be subject to direct appeal to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and shall not be reversed absent a showing of an abuse of discretion. (h) When the court grants a petition for an order of limited relief, the petitioner shall be entitled to three copies of the order from the clerk's office. (i) When an order of limited relief is granted, an occupational licensing board, as defined in Section 41-9A-1, may still consider the conduct underlying the conviction upon which the order was granted in determining whether to deny, revoke, or suspend a license, as defined in Section 41-9A-1. (Act 2019-464, §9.)
AL Code § 12-26-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.|Section 12-26-10 - Determination That Petition Filed Under False Pretenses, etc.; Voiding of Order; Revocation of Order.

Section 12-26-10Determination that petition filed under false pretenses, etc.; voiding of order; revocation of order. (a) If a court makes a preliminary determination that a petition for an order of limited relief was filed under false pretenses or supported by false evidence, the court shall notify the petitioner, and the petitioner shall have 30 days to file a response to the court's determination. After 30 days or the filing of the response, whether or not the petitioner was able to be located, the court may order a hearing or enter an order revoking the order. (b) Subsequent conviction of a Class A, B, or C felony shall void an order of limited relief. (c) When an order is issued while the petitioner is on probation for the related offense, the court may revoke the order upon a finding that the petitioner has violated the terms or conditions of probation. (Act 2019-464, §10.)
AL Code § 12-26-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.|Section 12-26-11 - Form; Annual Report.

Section 12-26-11Form; annual report. (a) The Administrative Office of Courts may establish a standard order of limited relief form to be used by all courts in the state. (b) Upon request, the Administrative Office of Courts shall provide an annual report to the Legislature specifying by jurisdiction the number of applicants requesting an order of limited relief, the number of orders granted, and a list of the underlying offenses for which an order was granted. The report may not include any case-specific identifying information.  (Act 2019-464, §11.)
AL Code § 13A-1-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 13A - Criminal Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 13A-1-1 - Short Title.

Section 13A-1-1Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama Criminal Code." (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §101.)