Code of Alabama - Title 15: Criminal Procedure - Chapter 24 - Defendants With Intellectual Disability

• Section 15-24-1 Short title
  This chapter shall be known as the "Intellectually Disabled Defendant Act."
• Section 15-24-2 Definitions
  For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) COURT. The court having jurisdiction over...
• Section 15-24-3 Filing of affidavit that defendant is intellectually disabled
  Following the arrest and detention of any person for an offense against the laws of this state, either the defendant or the state may, by...
• Section 15-24-4 Affidavit furnished to judge, prosecutor, and defendant's attorney; use of affidavit
  The verified affidavit shall be furnished to the trial judge, prosecutor, and defendant's attorney. Said affidavit may be used in connection with the decisions relative...
• Section 15-24-5 Proceedings upon finding defendant to be intellectually disabled
  If the defendant is determined by the court to be intellectually disabled, the judge may: (1) Consider the information submitted in determining the need for...
• Section 15-24-6 Affidavit part of court record; use of affidavit
  The verified affidavit shall become a part of the court record and shall be available for proper use in bail hearings, determination of place of...
• Section 15-24-7 Information gained under chapter inadmissible on issue of guilt
  No information gained as a result of the provisions of this chapter shall be admissible in evidence either for or against the defendant on the...

Last modified: May 3, 2021