HB74 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rolanda HollisRepresentative
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Juvenile courts, credit for time spent incarcerated pending adjudication provided for, Sec. 15-18-5 am'd.
Summary: HB 74 requires courts to credit all actual time spent detained pending trial or adjudication, extending this credit to juveniles in certain cases.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the bill amends Section 15-18-5 to require the sentencing court to award credit for all actual time spent in detention while awaiting trial or adjudication. The credit must be certified by clerks on forms prescribed by the Board of Corrections in consultation with the Department of Youth Services. It extends to serious juvenile offenders and determinate sentences, applying to juveniles detained under court orders pending adjudication. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects
Adults convicted and imprisoned for felonies or misdemeanors who are detained pending trial or adjudication will be credited with all actual time spent in detention.
Juvenile offenders (juvenile delinquents) detained pending adjudication, including those classified as serious juvenile offenders, will be credited with all actual time spent in detention, subject to limits for determinate sentences and serious juvenile offenders.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 15-18-5 to require that upon conviction and detention, the sentencing court must credit the convicted person or juvenile delinquent with all actual time spent incarcerated or detained pending trial or adjudication.
Time credit shall be certified by the circuit clerk or district clerk on forms prescribed by the Board of Corrections, in consultation with the Department of Youth Services.
Extends the credit to serious juvenile offenders and applies to determinate sentences and serious juvenile offenders (as defined by Section 12-15-219).
Effective date: the first day of the third month after passage and Governor approval (or when law otherwise becomes effective).

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Subjects: Criminal Law and Procedure