Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 15-19-7 (2026)

Effect of Determination; Access to Records of Youthful Offender.

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(a) No determination made under the provisions of this chapter shall disqualify any youth for public office or public employment, operate as a forfeiture of any right or privilege or make him ineligible to receive any license granted by public authority, and such determination shall not be deemed a conviction of crime; provided, however, that if he is subsequently convicted of crime, the prior adjudication as youthful offender shall be considered.

(b) The fingerprints and photographs and other records of a person adjudged a youthful offender shall not be open to public inspection unless the person adjudged a youthful offender is treated as an adult sex offender according to Section 15-20A-35; provided, however, that the court may, in its discretion, permit the inspection of papers or records.

(c) Prosecutors representing the State of Alabama shall have access to fingerprints, photographs, and other records of a person adjudged a youthful offender contained in the court file regardless of the jurisdiction from which the file originates.

(Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 335, p. 4622, §6; Act 2014-432, p. 1593, §1; Act 2015-463, §1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 25 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2024 · leading case: State v. Beal, 319 S.E.2d 557 (N.C. 1984).

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State v. Beal, 319 S.E.2d 557 (N.C. 1984). · cites it 12× “Defendant notes that the express language of *563 Ala. Code § 15-19-7 (a) provides that an adjudication as a youthful offender “shall not be deemed a conviction of crime.”

United States v. Deunate Tarez Jews, 74 F.4th 1325 (11th Cir. 2023). · cites it 2× “, Ala. Code § 15-19-7 (providing that a YO adjudication “shall not be deemed a conviction of crime”); Elliot, 732 F.”

United States v. W.B.H., 664 F.3d 848 (11th Cir. 2011). “Ala.Code § 15-19-7(a), (b). At the time W.”

Charles Coleman, Cross-Appellee v. State of Alabama, Cross-Appellant, 827 F.2d 1469 (11th Cir. 1987). · cites it 2× “Punishment is provided for by the statute as suspending sentence, probation, a fine, or no more than three years in the custody of the board of corrections. Ala.Code § 15-19-6. Adjudication as a youthful offender may not be deemed a criminal conviction so as to disqualify an…”

M.D. Ex Rel. Daniels v. Smith, 504 F. Supp. 2d 1238 (M.D. Ala. 2007). · cites it 2× “Code § 12-15-72 (juvenile court proceedings “shall not be considered to be a conviction or impose any civil disabilities ordinarily resulting from a conviction of a crime”); 1975 Ala.Code § 15-19-7 (youthful offender determinations “shall not be deemed convictions”); see also D.”

T.B. v. State, 698 So. 2d 127 (Ala. 1997). · cites it 3× “) From the clear language of § 15-19-7(a), although an underlying act constitutes a felony, an adjudication of youthful offender status is not “[a] conviction of felony” within the meaning of § 12-21-222, the corroboration statute; it is not a “conviction” at all.”

Baker v. State, 906 So. 2d 210 (Ala. Crim. App. 2001). “See also commentary in § 15-19-1 through § 15-19-7, Code of Alabama 1975.' "The decision to grant or deny an eligible defendant youthful offender treatment is a matter solely within the trial court's discretion.”

United States v. Robinson, 518 F. Supp. 2d 1341 (M.D. Ala. 2007). · cites it 4× “” Ala. Code § 15-19-7 (a). Moreover, Alabama courts have repeatedly held that youthful offender adjudications may not be considered prior convictions under Alabama law.”

R.T.M. v. State, 677 So. 2d 801 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). · cites it 5× “I The appellant argues that § 13A-12-290, Code of Alabama 1975, contradicts and violates the provisions of § 15-19-7, Code of Alabama 1975, part of the Youthful Offender Act.”

Lynn v. State, 477 So. 2d 1365 (Ala. Crim. App. 1984). “This court expressly upheld the prosecution's standing to invoke the protective provisions of § 15-19-7(a), that section being substantially similar to § 12-15-72, which is controlling in the case at bar.”

Noah v. State, 494 So. 2d 870 (Ala. Crim. App. 1986). “"It follows, that an accused cannot benefit from § 15-19-7(a), which provides that a determination that one is a youthful offender `shall not be deemed a conviction of a crime.”

United States v. Temmis, 45 F. Supp. 2d 1305 (M.D. Ala. 1999). · cites it 4× “Pursuant to Ala.Code § 15-19-7, which sets forth the laws governing youthful offenders, a “determination made under the provisions of this chapter .”

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— Ala. Code § 15-19-7(a) — 11 cases

State v. Beal, 319 S.E.2d 557 (N.C. 1984). “Defendant notes that the express language of *563 Ala. Code § 15-19-7 (a) provides that an adjudication as a youthful offender “shall not be deemed a conviction of crime.”

United States v. W.B.H., 664 F.3d 848 (11th Cir. 2011). “Ala.Code § 15-19-7(a), (b). At the time W.”

T.B. v. State, 698 So. 2d 127 (Ala. 1997). “) From the clear language of § 15-19-7(a), although an underlying act constitutes a felony, an adjudication of youthful offender status is not “[a] conviction of felony” within the meaning of § 12-21-222, the corroboration statute; it is not a “conviction” at all.”

Charles Coleman, Cross-Appellee v. State of Alabama, Cross-Appellant, 827 F.2d 1469 (11th Cir. 1987). “Punishment is provided for by the statute as suspending sentence, probation, a fine, or no more than three years in the custody of the board of corrections. Ala.Code § 15-19-6. Adjudication as a youthful offender may not be deemed a criminal conviction so as to disqualify an…”

— Ala. Code § 15-19-7(b) — 1 case

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