Alabama Chapter 16 — INSANITY.
Article 1 General Provisions.
- Section 15-16-1 — Defense of insanity to be by special plea.
- Section 15-16-2 — Presumption of responsibility for acts; burden of proving irresponsibility.
- Section 15-16-3 — Costs of moving prisoners to be defrayed by state; recovery of costs by state.
Article 2 Confined Persons.
- Section 15-16-20 — Duty of judge to institute investigation on sanity of certain confined persons; proceedings where person found insane.
- Section 15-16-21 — Suspension of felony trial to inquire into accused's sanity; proceedings upon jury findings; resumption of proceedings when sanity restored; release restriction.
- Section 15-16-22 — Duty of judge to order examination of defendant in capital cases; observation and examination of defendant by commission on lunacy; report by commission; order of clerk of court; expenses of removal of defendant.
- Section 15-16-23 — Suspending execution of death sentence of insane convict; order upon restoration to sanity; limitations on jurisdiction to suspend execution.
- Section 15-16-24 — Special verdict of not guilty due to insanity; general verdict of not guilty or verdict of conviction.
Article 3 Commitment.
- Section 15-16-41 — Determination of necessity for hearing as to involuntary commitment of defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity; subsequent proceedings.
- Section 15-16-42 — Final hearing following finding of probable cause.
- Section 15-16-43 — Commitment of defendant upon finding of mental illness.
Article 4 Criminal Psychopath Release Restriction Act.
- Section 15-16-60 — Short title.
- Section 15-16-61 — Definitions.
- Section 15-16-62 — Defendant not released from custody unless authorized by court order.
- Section 15-16-63 — Department must give notice of opinion that defendant is no longer mentally ill, poses no threat of substantial harm, etc.; inclusion in notice of conditional release plan.
- Section 15-16-64 — Date of hearing; notice.
- Section 15-16-65 — Appointed counsel; payment.
- Section 15-16-66 — Release of defendant upon failure to hold hearing.
- Section 15-16-67 — Determination as to condition of defendant; disposition of defendant.
- Section 15-16-68 — Court-imposed conditions for release.
- Section 15-16-69 — Specific conditions for conditional release must be stated; periodic reports regarding defendant's compliance; periodic reports not deemed violative of doctor-patient privilege.
- Section 15-16-70 — Modification of release conditions or order to return for further treatment; notice of hearing; standard for modifications and orders.
- Section 15-16-71 — Removal of conditions of release or release without conditions after notice and hearing.