Alabama § 15-18-83 - Persons Who May Be Present at Execution.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 15-18-83 — Persons Who May Be Present at Execution., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-18-83. Persons Who May Be Present at Execution.
(a) The following persons may be present at an execution and none other:
(1) The executioner and any persons necessary to assist in conducting the execution.
(2) The Commissioner of Corrections or his or her representative.
(3) Two physicians, including the prison physician.
(4) The spiritual advisor of the condemned.
(5) The chaplain of Holman Prison.
(6) Such newspaper reporters as may be admitted by the warden.
(7) Any of the relatives or friends of the condemned person that he or she may request, not exceeding six in number.
(8) The immediate family of the victim, over the age of 19, not exceeding eight in number and apportioned equally among the victim’s immediate family members. If there are fewer than eight total immediate family members of the victim, additional non-immediate family members of the victim, over the age of 19, not to exceed eight total immediate and non-immediate family members.
(9) If there are fewer than eight total family members of the deceased victim under subdivision (8), additional immediate family members of a victim, for whose death the inmate is not sentenced to death.
(b) No convict shall be permitted by the prison authorities to witness the execution.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-18-83 ("Persons Who May Be Present at Execution.") 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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