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AL Code § 15-18-144 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 8 - Alabama Restitution Withholding.|Section 15-18-144 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Assets of Defendant to Be Withheld or Attached.

Section 15-18-144Employment income withholding order - Assets of defendant to be withheld or attached. (a) Any provision of any law of this state to the contrary notwithstanding and in addition to any other remedy which is or may be hereafter provided by law for the enforcement or collection of a restitution order, any decree, judgment, or order requiring the payment of restitution may include, upon motion of the victim, district attorney, the Attorney General, or the court, an order requiring that any asset or other income or any portion thereof to which a defendant is or may be entitled be withheld or attached, and such order may also require any person in real or constructive possession, custody, or control thereof to pay over, deliver, convey, transfer, or assign the same to the clerk of the court for disbursement, transfer, or assignment to the victim in accordance with the defendant's restitution obligation. If the prison authority reasonably believes that the defendant's outgoing mail contains any object or any item that has monetary value, the object or item shall be seized and transferred to the court of original jurisdiction. If the court determines that the item or object seized has monetary value, the item or object shall be transferred to the Crime Victims Compensation Fund for disbursement, transfer, or assignment to the victim for satisfaction of the defendant's outstanding restitution obligations. If the court determines that the item or object seized does not have any monetary value, the court shall return such to the prison to be promptly placed in the U.S. mail. (b) The Alabama Department of Corrections may promulgate reasonable rules to effectuate the intent of this section. (Acts 1984, No. 84-370, p. 859, §5; Act 2009-632, p. 1937, §1.)
AL Code § 15-18-145 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 8 - Alabama Restitution Withholding.|Section 15-18-145 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Nature of Order.

Section 15-18-145Employment income withholding order - Nature of order. Any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be a continuing order and shall remain in effect and be binding upon the person on whom a copy is served until or unless further orders of the court are issued and served. (Acts 1984, No. 84-370, p. 859, §6.)
AL Code § 15-18-146 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 8 - Alabama Restitution Withholding.|Section 15-18-146 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Service.

Section 15-18-146Employment income withholding order - Service. (a) A copy of any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be served by the clerk of the court wherein such order was issued or by another person designated by such court. (b) A copy of any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this article may be served by certified mail, return receipt requested. When served by certified mail, return receipt requested, the actual cost thereof shall be taxed or assessed against the defendant at the time such order is issued. (Acts 1984, No. 84-370, p. 859, §7.)
AL Code § 15-18-147 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 8 - Alabama Restitution Withholding.|Section 15-18-147 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Receipt and Disposition of Income, Etc.

Section 15-18-147Employment income withholding order - Receipt and disposition of income, etc. When any court order issued pursuant to the provisions of this article requires any employment income, other income or any asset or portion thereof to be withheld, or attached and paid over, conveyed, assigned, delivered or otherwise transferred to the clerk of the court, it shall be the duty and responsibility of such clerk to receive such income or asset and convey, assign, transfer, or disburse the same to the victim in accordance with the defendant's restitution obligation as the court issuing such order may direct. (Acts 1984, No. 84-370, p. 859, §8.)
AL Code § 15-18-148 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 8 - Alabama Restitution Withholding.|Section 15-18-148 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Penalty for Noncompliance.

Section 15-18-148Employment income withholding order - Penalty for noncompliance. Any person who willfully refuses to comply with any court order issued pursuant to the provisions of this article directing such person to withhold, deliver, or pay over any employment income, or other income or to convey, assign, transfer, deliver, or disburse any other income or asset may be deemed in contempt of court and may be held liable to the victim for any restitution lost. (Acts 1984, No. 84-370, p. 859, §9.)
AL Code § 15-18-149 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 8 - Alabama Restitution Withholding.|Section 15-18-149 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Person Complying Protected From Actions for Wrongful Conversion, Etc.

Section 15-18-149Employment income withholding order - Person complying protected from actions for wrongful conversion, etc. Any person who complies with any order or other process issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall not in any way be held liable to the defendant or other person claiming any rights derived from the defendant for wrongful withholding or wrongful conversion of any asset or income. (Acts 1984, No. 84-370, p. 859, §10.)
AL Code § 15-18-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 8 - Alabama Restitution Withholding.|Section 15-18-150 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Priority.

Section 15-18-150Employment income withholding order - Priority. Any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this article directing any person to withhold, convey, assign, transfer, deliver, disburse or pay over any employment income, other income, or asset or requiring the attachment thereof, shall have priority over any writ or notice of garnishment or process or writ of attachment subsequently served on such person; provided, however, an employment income withholding order issued pursuant to this article shall not have priority over any employment income withholding order or notice of garnishment for the support of a defendant's dependent children; and provided further, that any court order for employment income withholding issued pursuant to this article may exceed the maximum amounts which is or may be hereafter prescribed by law for garnishment proceeding in Alabama. (Acts 1984, No. 84-370, p. 859, §11.)
AL Code § 15-18-151 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 8 - Alabama Restitution Withholding.|Section 15-18-151 - Employment Income Withholding Order - Alteration, Modification, Etc.

Section 15-18-151Employment income withholding order - Alteration, modification, etc. Any court order issued pursuant to the provisions of this article may be altered, modified or rescinded upon the filing of a petition by the defendant, district attorney, or the victim for good and sufficient cause shown by a preponderance of the evidence. (Acts 1984, No. 84-370, p. 859, §12.)
AL Code § 15-18-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 9 - Community Punishment and Corrections.|Section 15-18-170 - Short Title.

Section 15-18-170Short title. This article shall be known as the "Alabama Community Punishment and Corrections Act." (Acts 1991, No. 91-441, p. 795, §1; Act 2003-353, p. 930, §1.)
AL Code § 15-18-171.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 9 - Community Punishment and Corrections.|Section 15-18-171.1 - Community Corrections Division.

Section 15-18-171.1Community Corrections Division. The Community Corrections Division is created in the Department of Corrections. The division shall be responsible for implementing and administering this article and any provisions of law relating to the operation and management of a community-based sentencing program. The division shall employ an executive management staff consisting of a director and such other necessary employees for which funds are available. The director of the division and staff shall be Merit System employees of the state and the director shall report directly to the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. (Act 2003-353, p. 930, §2.)
AL Code § 15-18-173 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 9 - Community Punishment and Corrections.|Section 15-18-173 - Goals.

Section 15-18-173Goals. The goals of the community punishment and corrections act are: (1) To promote accountability of offenders to their local community by requiring direct financial restitution to be made to victims of crime and that community service be made to local governments and community agencies representing the community; (2) To provide a safe, cost-efficient, community punishment and correctional program which provides punishments through the development of a range of sanctions and community services available for the judge at sentencing; (3) To reduce the number of offenders committed to correctional institutions and jails by punishing such offenders in alternative punishment settings; (4) To provide opportunities for offenders demonstrating special needs to receive services that enhance their abilities to provide for their families and become contributing members of their community; and (5) To encourage the involvement of local officials and leading citizens in their local punishment and correctional system. (Acts 1991, No. 91-441, p. 795, §4.)
AL Code § 15-18-174 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 9 - Community Punishment and Corrections.|Section 15-18-174 - Powers, Duties, Authority of Department.

Section 15-18-174Powers, duties, authority of department. In addition to those otherwise provided by law, the department shall have the following powers, duties, and authority: (1) Monitor the community punishment and corrections program within the goals and mandates established herein. (2) Conduct statewide public education programs concerning the purposes and goals as established herein and make an annual report to the Prison Oversight Committee of the Legislature and the Alabama Sentencing Commission regarding the effectiveness of diversion of offenders from state and local correctional institutions. This annual report should also include data showing the impact of diversion of offenders by race, gender, and location of the offender. (3) Provide technical assistance to local governments, authorities and other nonprofit entities and agencies, and local community punishment and corrections advisory boards regarding development of a community punishment and corrections program. (4) Develop minimum standards, policies, and administrative rules for the statewide implementation of this article. (5) Develop and implement by rule an application process and procedure. (6) Review community punishment and corrections plans and award contracts or grants. (7) Conduct an audit and annual program evaluation of programs receiving contracts or grants to ensure program accountability. (8) Require community punishment and corrections plans and programs to incorporate uniform statewide evidence-based practices as defined in Section 12-25-32, subject to available resources, when supervising, treating, or providing for the treatment of offenders. (9) Provide training for community punishment and corrections programs and employees relating to offender supervision and the utilization of evidence-based practices as defined in Section 12-25-32 in the supervision and treatment of offenders. (10) Require community punishment and corrections programs to provide particular treatment and supervision based on the offender's risk of reoffending through use of a validated risk and needs assessment, as defined in Section 12-25-32, conducted by the program and, to the extent practicable, to prioritize treatment and supervision resources, as well as behavioral health assessment and treatment referral services, on those offenders who have the highest risk of reoffending as determined by a validated risk and needs assessment. The department shall utilize services available for veterans and servicemen and shall annually collaborate with the Department of Veterans Affairs to confirm behavioral and treatment services that are appropriate for referral. (Acts 1991, No. 91-441, p. 795, §5; Act 2003-353, p. 930, §1; Act 2015-185, §3.)
AL Code § 15-18-177 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 9 - Community Punishment and Corrections.|Section 15-18-177 - Drafting of Plan.

Section 15-18-177Drafting of plan. The proposed community punishment and corrections plan may be drafted by an authority established under this article, or in lieu of the establishment of an authority, a county or another qualifying nonprofit entity as described in subsection (b) of Section 15-18-178. (Acts 1991, No. 91-441, p. 795, §8.)
AL Code § 15-18-178 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 9 - Community Punishment and Corrections.|Section 15-18-178 - Eligibility for Contracts or Grants; Common Facilities and Cost Sharing.

Section 15-18-178Eligibility for contracts or grants; common facilities and cost sharing. (a) Any county program or authority formed by one or more counties under this article shall be eligible to apply for direct and continuing financial contracts and grants under the article. (b) A nonprofit entity other than a community punishment and corrections authority may be eligible under the provisions of this article to receive grants or contracts to carry out the provisions and purposes of this article only in a county that has not established a local community punishment and corrections authority or which does not intend to apply for funding directly. The county commission may elect to endorse the community punishment and corrections plan submitted by the nonprofit entity after the commission has received notice that the nonprofit entity desires to seek a grant to carry out this article and the county does not establish a community punishment and corrections authority or pass a resolution that it will apply for grant funding within 60 days after the notification. In this event, the nonprofit entity shall perform the same duties, obligations, and functions as a community punishment and corrections planning authority together with performing the other corrections functions provided for in this article. Nothing in this article shall prohibit a nonprofit entity from receiving funds indirectly for such a program; however, a nonprofit entity shall have no authority to obligate county funds. (c) Nothing in this article shall prevent an entity eligible for funding under this article to utilize common facilities or personnel and to share other overhead costs with county correctional or work release programs. (Acts 1991, No. 91-441, p. 795, §9; Act 2003-353, p. 930, §1.)
AL Code § 15-18-180.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 9 - Community Punishment and Corrections.|Section 15-18-180.1 - Utilization of Faith-Based or Nonprofit Treatment Services.

Section 15-18-180.1Utilization of faith-based or nonprofit treatment services. In addition to facilities utilizing evidence-based practices, a sentencing court may also utilize a faith-based or nonprofit facility that is exempt from Act 2015-185 pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of Section 15-18-180 for counseling, education, or other rehabilitation services. (Act 2015-185, §16.)
AL Code § 15-18-181 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 9 - Community Punishment and Corrections.|Section 15-18-181 - Administrative Costs; Uniform Accounting System; Reports and Records Audited Annually.

Section 15-18-181Administrative costs; uniform accounting system; reports and records audited annually. (a) Administrative costs connected with the expenditures of community punishment and corrections funds under this article shall not exceed a percentage amount established by the commissioner. (b) The Chief Examiner of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts is directed to develop a uniform accounting system conforming to generally accepted accounting principles. Such uniform accounting system shall be subject to the approval of the State Chief Examiner of Public Accounts. Community punishment and corrections programs shall establish and maintain the uniform accounting system. (c)(1) The annual reports and all records of accounts and financial records of all funds received by grant, contract or otherwise from state, local or federal sources, shall be subject to audit annually by the Chief Examiner of the Department of Public Accounts or the Department of Corrections, or both. The audit may be performed by a licensed independent certified public accountant approved by the Chief Examiner of the Department of Public Accounts. The cost of any such audit shall be paid by the contracting entity. (2) All audits shall be completed as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year of the board. One copy of each audit shall be furnished to the board, if established, the Department of Corrections and the Chief Examiner of the Department of Public Accounts. Copies of each audit shall also be made available to the press. (Acts 1991, No. 91-441, p. 795, §12.)
AL Code § 15-18-182 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 9 - Community Punishment and Corrections.|Section 15-18-182 - Eligibility for Continued Grant Funding; Additional Incentive Funding; Noncompliance With Plan.

Section 15-18-182Eligibility for continued grant funding; additional incentive funding; noncompliance with plan. (a) In order to remain eligible for continued grant funding, a recipient must substantially comply with the requirements of this article and the standards and administrative regulations of the department promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act defining program effectiveness. Each recipient will participate in a substantive evaluation to determine local and state program effectiveness. The form of this evaluation will be determined in collaboration with the Office of the Governor. The standards, regulations, and evaluations of the department are public records and shall be made available for inspection and copying upon request. (b) Continued grant funding shall be based on demonstrated effectiveness in either reducing the number of commitments of eligible offenders to state penal institutions or local jails which would likely have occurred without the programs funded under this article or maintaining and operating the program in accordance with evidence-based practices as defined in Section 12-25-32. (c) Subject to funding availability, each county, participating authority, or other nonprofit entity is eligible to receive additional incentive funding for extending programs if such programs exceed the objectives of this article and the approved community punishment and corrections plan based upon criteria developed by the division and promulgated under its rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. (d) If the director of the division determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a participating county, authority, or other nonprofit entity is not complying with its plan, or the minimum standards, the director shall give 30 days' written notice to the participating entity, as well as to the county commission in the affected county. If the director finds that such a participating entity is not complying with its plan or the minimum standards established in this article, the director shall require the entity to provide a letter of intent as to how and when specific deficiencies identified by the director will be corrected. If no letter is submitted to the director within the time limit specified, or if the deficiencies are not corrected within 45 days after a letter has been submitted to the entity, the director, with the approval of the commissioner and the Office of the Governor, may suspend any part or all of the funding until compliance is achieved. (Acts 1991, No. 91-441, p. 795, §13; Act 2003-353, p. 930, §1; Act 2015-185, §3.)
AL Code § 15-18-183 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 9 - Community Punishment and Corrections.|Section 15-18-183 - Recovery of Damages; Exemption From Civil Liability.

Section 15-18-183Recovery of damages; exemption from civil liability. The recovery of damages under any judgment or judgments against an authority established under this section shall be limited to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for bodily injury or death for one person in any single occurrence. Recovery of damages under any judgment or judgments against an authority shall be limited to three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) in the aggregate where more than two persons have claims or judgments on account of bodily injury or death arising out of any single occurrence. Recovery of damages under any judgment or judgments against an authority shall be limited to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) damages or loss of property arising out of any single occurrence. Counties shall be exempt from civil liability for any injury or loss to any person resulting from the operation of a community punishment and corrections program established under this article. This section shall not be construed as limiting any other immunities from civil liability or defenses established under the Constitution of Alabama or any other section of the code or common law, to which counties, authorities, state departments, agencies, courts, or nonprofit entities might be entitled. (Acts 1991, No. 91-441, p. 795, §14; Act 2003-353, p. 930, §1.)
AL Code § 15-18-184 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.|Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment.|Article 9 - Community Punishment and Corrections.|Section 15-18-184 - Authority to Maintain General Liability Insurance.

Section 15-18-184Authority to maintain general liability insurance. An authority or nonprofit entity contracting with the department under this article shall maintain appropriate liability insurance in an amount sufficient to insure against loss resulting from bodily injury, death or property damage, subject to the limitations on recovery of damages contained in this article and any other immunities from civil liability or defenses established under the Constitution of Alabama or any other section of the code or common law, to which the entities might be entitled. The insurance may be obtained through any source available to an approving county commission. (Acts 1991, No. 91-441, p. 795, §15; Act 2010-734, p. 1846, §1.)