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Ala. Code § 15-24-5

Proceedings Upon Finding Defendant to Be Intellectually Disabled.

Known as the Intellectually Disabled Defendant Act

The act spans §§ 15-24-1 to 15-24-7 (7 sections).

(Acts 1985, No. 85-652, p. 1020, §5.)

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 pretrial release along with appropriate conditions, or

(2) Order that the defendant, if he is not released, be accorded placement consistent with his special status so as to better protect him during this period of pretrial confinement.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.