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Alabama · Through Act 2026-611

Ala. Code § 13A-5-43.1: Life Imprisonment for Certain Crimes by Persons Under 18 Years of Age.

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  1. Title 13A Criminal Code.
  2. Chapter 5 Punishments and Sentences.
  3. Article 2 Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a defendant is found guilty of any non-homicide crime for which the only sentence provided by law is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole and that defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she was under the age of 18 years at the time of the offense, the sentence shall be life imprisonment.

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