Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 15-23-13 (2026)
Award Not Contingent on Prosecution or Conviction of Offender; Effect of Proof of Conviction; Suspension of Proceedings Under Article.
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Except as provided elsewhere in this article, an award may be made whether or not any person is prosecuted or convicted. Proof of conviction of a person whose acts give rise to a claim is conclusive evidence that the crime was committed, unless an application for rehearing, an appeal of the conviction or certiorari is pending, or a rehearing or new trial has been ordered. The commission may suspend the proceedings pending disposition of criminal prosecution that has been commenced or is imminent, but may make a tentative award under this section.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-658, p. 1308, §13.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Alabama Crime Victims Comp. Comm'n v. Kenneth Thomas, No. CL-2025-0178 (Ala. Civ. App. Dec. 19, 2025).
Alabama Crime Victims Comp. Comm'n v. Kenneth Thomas, No. CL-2025-0178 (Ala. Civ. App. Dec. 19, 2025). “See Ala. Code 1975, § 15-23-13 (Under the Act, "[p]roof of conviction of a person whose acts give rise to a claim is conclusive evidence that the crime was committed ….”
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