Alabama § 14-3-31 - Imprisonment on Commuted Sentence.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 14-3-31 — Imprisonment on Commuted Sentence., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-3-31. Imprisonment on Commuted Sentence.
The Board of Corrections must receive into the penitentiary, on the written order of the Governor, any convict whose sentence has been commuted, according to law, to imprisonment in the penitentiary, and must confine such person according to the terms of the commutation and the rules and regulations established by law; and, if the Governor shall so direct, the cost of conviction in such case must be paid as in case of sentence to imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 14-3-31 cover?
Section 14-3-31 ("Imprisonment on Commuted 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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