HB259 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Craig Ford
Independent
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, transfer application fee required, exemptions, distrib. to Pardons and Paroles Board for Probationer's Upkeep Fund, continuous appropriation to board, Sec. 15-22-1.3 added
Summary: HB259 adds a $75 transfer application fee for each interstate transfer request under the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders, with exemptions for undue hardship, and directs the fees to the Board of Pardons and Paroles via the Probationer's Upkeep Fund.
What This Bill Does
It requires an adult offender under community supervision who files to transfer residence to another state to pay $75 per transfer application. The Board of Pardons and Paroles can grant exemptions for undue hardship on a case-by-case basis upon written request. Fees collected are deposited into the State Treasury to credit the Probationer's Upkeep Fund and are continuously appropriated to the Board. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects
Adult offenders under community supervision who file an interstate transfer application; they must pay $75 per application unless an exemption is granted.
Board of Pardons and Paroles; they administer the exemption process and receive the fee funds to support probation-related activities.
Probationer's Upkeep Fund (State Treasury account); it receives the transfer fees and funds are continuously appropriated to the Board.

Key Provisions
Imposes a $75 transfer application fee for each interstate transfer application for an offender under the Interstate Compact.
Allows exemptions from the fee for undue hardship on a case-by-case basis, granted by the Board of Pardons and Paroles upon written request.
Requires that the fee proceeds be deposited into the Probationer's Upkeep Fund and continuously appropriated to the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Sets the effective date as the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Crimes and Offenses