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Ala. Code § 15-22-29 (2026)

Conditions of Parole; Adoption of Rules Concerning Conditions.

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(a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles, in releasing an inmate on parole, shall specify in writing the conditions of his or her parole and shall provide a copy of the conditions to the parolee. A parolee who violates the conditions of parole may be subject to arrest and reimprisonment.

(b) The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall adopt general rules regarding the conditions of parole and their violation and may make special rules to govern particular cases. The rules, both general and special, shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) The parolee may not leave the state without the consent of the board.

(2) The parolee shall contribute to the support of his or her dependents to the best of his or her ability.

(3) The parolee shall make reparation or restitution for his or her crime.

(4) The parolee shall avoid persons or places of disreputable or harmful character.

(5) The parolee shall follow the instructions of his or her parole officer and shall cooperate with the parole officer.

(6)a. The parolee shall be subject to electronic monitoring for a period of time determined by the Director of Pardons and Paroles.

b. The board shall be responsible for the costs of the electronic monitoring as required by this subdivision.

c. It shall be a Class D felony for any individual to knowingly alter, disable, deactivate, tamper with, remove, damage, or destroy any device used to facilitate electronic monitoring under this subdivision.

(7) The parolee shall submit to behavioral treatment, substance abuse treatment, GPS monitoring, or any other treatment as deemed necessary by the board or the supervising parole officer.

(8) The parolee may not buy, own, or possess a firearm in violation of federal law or in violation of Section 13A-11-72.

(Acts 1939, No. 275, p. 426; Code 1940, T. 42, §9; Acts 1951, No. 599, p. 1030; Act 2015-185, p. 476, §3; Act 2021-249, §1; Act 2021-549, 1st Sp. Sess., §1; Act 2024-107, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1985–2020 · leading case: Ex parte Ellard, 474 So. 2d 758 (Ala. 1985).
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Ex parte Ellard, 474 So. 2d 758 (Ala. 1985). “" Furthermore, Code 1975, § 15-22-29, provides that a parolee may be liable for arrest and imprisonment after a violation of any parole condition.”
Beavers v. State, 666 So. 2d 868 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). · cites it 3× “§ 15-22-29. Even while on parole a prisoner is considered in the legal custody of the prison authorities until the expiration of the maximum term specified in his sentence or until he is fully pardoned.”
Johnson v. Head, No. 5:19-cv-00722 (N.D. Ala. Apr. 29, 2020). “CODE § 15-22-29. Moreover, Alabama parolees enjoy no liberty interest in the conditions of their parole, but only in its revocation.”
Ala. Code § 15-22-29(b): 1 case
Beavers v. State, 666 So. 2d 868 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). “§ 15-22-29. Even while on parole a prisoner is considered in the legal custody of the prison authorities until the expiration of the maximum term specified in his sentence or until he is fully pardoned.”
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