2017 Code of Alabama
Title 15 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
Chapter 22 - PARDONS, PAROLES, AND PROBATION.
Article 3 - Probation.
Section 15-22-57 - Promulgation of regulations and guidelines.
The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall adopt and promulgate regulations and guidelines to:
(1) Establish a program of limited supervision for probationers who qualify addressing eligibility using validated risk and needs assessments, transfers among levels of supervision, to include the transfer of lower-risk individuals to an administrative form of probation, and reporting requirements;
(2) Develop policies and procedures for screening, assessment, and referral for probationers to connect with recidivism reduction services including, but not limited to, cognitive behavioral intervention and substance abuse treatment;
(3) Establish a matrix of rewards for compliance and pro-social behaviors and swift, certain, and graduated sanctions to be imposed by the board under the provisions of subsections (f) and (g) of Section 15-22-54 in response to corresponding violations of probation terms or conditions imposed; and
(4) Ensure that the provisions of subsections (k) and (l) of Section 15-22-24 are implemented relating to the supervision and treatment of probationers.
(Act 2015-185, §8.)
