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Ala. Code § 14-15-1 (2026)

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act.”

(Act 2013-115, p. 231, §1.)

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Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · leading case: Cook v. Bentley, 202 So. 3d 316 (Ala. 2016).
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Cook v. Bentley, 202 So. 3d 316 (Ala. 2016). · cites it 3× “The petitioners each filed in the Elmore Circuit Court (“the trial court”) a “petition for release order” seeking their release from prison pursuant to the Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, § 14-15-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975 (“the APLRA”).”
Johnson v. Dunn, 216 So. 3d 1217 (Ala. Civ. App. 2016). “a provision of the Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, § 14-15-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975 (“the Act”); § 14-15-4(d)(l)e.”
Ex parte William Keith Robey., 160 So. 3d 757 (Ala. 2014). · cites it 2× “" Rule 6 In 2013, the Alabama Legislature enacted the Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act ("APLRA"), § 14-15-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975. Although similar in substance to the PLRA, the APLRA does not apply to Rule 32 petitions.”
Morris v. Glenn, 154 So. 3d 1055 (Ala. Civ. App. 2014). “On May 10, 2013, Glenn filed a second motion to dismiss, asserting that the complaint should be dismissed pursuant to the Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, codified at § 14-15-1 et seq., Ala.Code *1057 1975. 2 Glenn alleged that Morris’s claim was without merit and…”
Nichols v. Adams, 266 So. 3d 82 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “The trial court appears to have dismissed Nichols's complaint pursuant to the Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, § 14-15-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975 ("the Act").”
Nichols v. Adams, 266 So. 3d 82 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “The trial court appears to have dismissed Nichols's complaint pursuant to the Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, § 14-15-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975 ("the Act").”
Briana Marquise Matthews v. State of Alabama (Appeal from St. Clair Circuit Court: CC-21-204; Crim. Appeals: CR-2024-0308). (Ala. 2025). “Code 1975) (holding that this Court had jurisdiction to review proceedings arising from Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, § 14-15-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975, which were civil in nature).”
Briana Marquise Matthews v. State of Alabama (Appeal from St. Clair Circuit Court: CV-23-59; CL-2024-0288). (Ala. 2025). “Code 1975) (holding that this Court had jurisdiction to review proceedings arising from Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, § 14-15-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975, which were civil in nature).”
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