HB141 Alabama 2017 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Criminal procedure, to prohibit release of records of persons eligible for youthful offender status, Sec. 15-19-7 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the fingerprints, photographs, and other records of any person under the age of 21 years charged with a crime who is eligible to be considered by the court for youthful offender status are not protected from being released to the public prior to the court's determination of whether to grant the person youthful offender status</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide protection for a person eligible to be considered by the court for youthful offender status by prohibiting the release of his or her fingerprints, photographs, and other records for public inspection prior to the court's determination of whether to grant youthful offender status</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 15-19-7, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to criminal procedure; to provide that the fingerprints, photographs, and other records of a person charged with a crime who is eligible to be considered by the court for youthful offender status shall not be open to public inspection until the court has determined whether the person shall be granted youthful offender status. </p>

Subjects

Criminal Procedure