Alabama § 14-1-1.6 - Release into Federal Custody of Persons Whose Federal Sentence Exceeds State Sentence.
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§ 14-1-1.6. Release into Federal Custody of Persons Whose Federal Sentence Exceeds State Sentence.
The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections shall release into the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons, or its authorized representative, any person in the custody of the Department of Corrections whose federal sentence exceeds his or her sentence in Alabama unless he or she was convicted of a Class A felony or a sex offense defined pursuant to Section 15-20A-5.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-1-1.6 ("Release into Federal Custody of Persons Whose Federal Sentence Exceeds State Sentence.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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