SB153 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Will BarfootSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to criminal procedure; to further provide for pretrial supervision of certain offenders by the Board of Pardons and Paroles as a condition of their bond.

Summary

SB153 allows judges to require pretrial supervision by the Board of Pardons and Paroles as a bond condition for defendants charged with offenses listed in Section 15-13-3.

What This Bill Does

It lets a judge order pretrial supervision by the Board of Pardons and Paroles as a condition of bond for defendants charged with offenses listed in Section 15-13-3. The Board must adopt rules to implement this process. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and approval, and it becomes operative only after the Director of Finance certifies that funds have been appropriated to the Board to implement it. The authority to order pretrial supervision is discretionary for judges, not mandatory.

Who It Affects

• Defendants charged with offenses listed in Section 15-13-3: may be ordered to receive pretrial supervision by the Board of Pardons and Paroles as a condition of bond.
• Board of Pardons and Paroles: will supervise these defendants and must adopt rules to implement the act.

Key Provisions

• A judge may order pretrial supervision by the Board of Pardons and Paroles as a bond condition for defendants charged with any offense listed in Section 15-13-3.
• The Board shall adopt rules necessary to implement the requirements of this act.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval, and is operative upon certification by the Director of Finance that sufficient funds have been appropriated to the Board to implement it.
• Notwithstanding any provision of law, this act provides a new pretrial supervision option.

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