Alabama § 12-23A-5 - Confidentiality of Information; Ineligibility for Admission; Evaluation and Eligibility Criteria.

§ 12-23A-5. Confidentiality of Information; Ineligibility for Admission; Evaluation and Eligibility Criteria.

(a) Anyone receiving drug or substance test results, a screening, an assessment, or other personal medical information shall maintain that information in accordance with federal and state confidentiality laws.

(b) An offender shall not be eligible for admission into an accountability court program if:

(1) The offender has a pending violent criminal charge against him or her or any felony charge in which a firearm or deadly weapon or dangerous instrument was used;

(2) The offender has been convicted of a violent felony offense or any felony in which a firearm or deadly weapon or dangerous instrument was used or adjudicated as a youthful offender or delinquent as a juvenile of a violent felony offense or any felony in which a firearm or deadly weapon or dangerous instrument was used;

(3) The offender is required to register as a sex offender or currently charged with a felony sex offense; or

(4) The offender is charged with distribution, manufacturing, or trafficking of a controlled substance.

(c) Eligible offenses may be further restricted by the rules of a specific local accountability court program.

(d) The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections shall develop criteria regarding the evaluation and eligibility of an inmate for early release into a reentry accountability court program consistent with the requirements of subsection (b).