SB157 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Apr 17, 2023

Senate Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2023

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Chris Elliott Senator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: Relating to parolees and probationers; to amend Sections 15-22-31 and 15-22-54, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow a law enforcement officer to arrest a parolee or probationer without a warrant in certain circumstances; to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to send the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency the conditions of parole for an individual released on parole; to require a court to provide to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency the conditions of probation for an individual released on probation; and to require the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to make the conditions of parole or probation available to law enforcement officers and other authorized persons through the Law Enforcement Tactical System.
Description: Under existing law, a police officer, sheriff, or other officer with the power of arrest may only arrest a parolee without a warrant if the arresting officer has a written statement from the parole officer stating the parolee has violated his or her parole.
Also, under existing law, a police officer or other officer with the power of arrest may only arrest a probationer without a warrant if the arresting officer has a written statement from the probation officer stating the probationer has violated terms of probation.
This bill would provide that a law enforcement officer with the power of arrest may arrest a parolee or probationer without a warrant if the arresting officer has personal knowledge that the parolee or probationer has violated the conditions of parole or probation.
This bill would require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to provide to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency the conditions of parole for any individual granted parole.
This bill would require a court to provide to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency the conditions of probation for any individual released on probation.
SB157 INTRODUCED This bill would also require the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to ensure that the conditions of parole received from the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and the conditions of probation received from a court, may be viewed by law enforcement officers and other authorized persons through the Law Enforcement Tactical System.