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Ala. Code § 12-25-34.1 (2026)

Approval of the Initial Voluntary Sentencing Standards.

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The initial voluntary sentencing standards and the accompanying worksheets and instructions, as adopted by the Sentencing Commission on September 30, 2005, and filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, are approved for implementation effective on October 1, 2006, under the terms and conditions set out in Sections 12-25-34 and 12-25-35; provided however, that these standards shall not apply to any sex offense involving a victim under the age of 12.

(Act 2006-312, p. 663, §2.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2008–2015 · leading case: State v. Crittenden, 17 So. 3d 253 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009).
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State v. Crittenden, 17 So. 3d 253 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “See § 12-25-34(a)(3); § 12-25-34.1. The legislature approved the initial standards, along with the accompanying worksheets and instructions, for implementation effective October 1, 2006.”
Hyde v. State, 185 So. 3d 501 (Ala. Crim. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See § 12-25-34(a)(3); § 12-25-34.1. The legislature approved the initial standards, along with the .”
State v. Jones, 13 So. 3d 915 (Ala. 2008). · cites it 2× “See § 12-25-34(a)(3); § 12-25-34.1. The legislature approved the initial standards, along with the accompanying worksheets and instructions, for implementation effective October 1, 2006.”
Mosley v. State, 187 So. 3d 1194 (Ala. Crim. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Code 1975, and § 12-25-34.1, Ala.Code 1975, the latter of which is the legislative act that “approved for implementation” the “initial voluntary sentencing standards [i.”
Abercrombie v. State, 215 So. 3d 586 (Ala. Crim. App. 2014). “Section 12-25-34.1, Ala.Code 1975, provides: “The initial voluntary sentencing standards and the accompanying worksheets and instructions, as adopted by the Sentencing Commission on September 30, 2005, and filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court, the Secretary of the Senate,…”
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