Alabama § 14-4-4 - Report of Hard Labor Sentence to Probate Judge.
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§ 14-4-4. Report of Hard Labor Sentence to Probate Judge.
(a) All judicial officers shall, immediately upon the sentence of any person to hard labor for any county, report in writing to the judge of probate of the county for which such sentence is made, the name of such person, the length of his sentence, the date of its commencement and the amount of costs. Any judicial officer presiding over a court that has a clerk may order such report to be made by such clerk.
(b) Any judicial officer or clerk who fails to report in writing to the judge of probate, as required by law, the name of any person sentenced to hard labor for the county, length of such sentence, the date of its commencement and the amount of the costs therein must, on conviction, be fined not less than $25.00.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 14-4-4 cover?
Section 14-4-4 ("Report of Hard Labor Sentence to Probate Judge.") 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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