HB128 Alabama 2011 Session

This bill would allow judges upon a verdict or plea of guilty by a first time felony defendant to defer further proceedings and place the defendant on probation as otherwise provided by law or sentence the defendant to a period of confinement not to exceed three years in a prison, jail-type, or treatment institution

This bill would provide that if the defendant successfully completes the terms of probation, including any term of confinement ordered by the court, the defendant's case would be discharged and his or her criminal record would be sealed

To establish the "First Time Felony Offender Act"; to allow defendants without a prior felony conviction or youthful offender adjudication to apply for special status as a first offender; and to provide that if a first offender status is granted to a defendant by the sentencing judge, and he or she successfully completes the terms of probation, including any term of confinement ordered by the court, the defendant's case would be discharged and his or her criminal record would be sealed.