{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-23a-5","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-23A-5","heading":"Confidentiality of Information; Ineligibility for Admission; Evaluation and Eligibility Criteria.","body":"(a) Anyone receiving drug or substance test results, a screening, an assessment, or other personal medical information shall maintain that information in accordance with federal and state confidentiality laws.\n(b) An offender shall not be eligible for admission into an accountability court program if:\n(1) The offender has a pending violent criminal charge against him or her or any felony charge in which a firearm or deadly weapon or dangerous instrument was used;\n(2) The offender has been convicted of a violent felony offense or any felony in which a firearm or deadly weapon or dangerous instrument was used or adjudicated as a youthful offender or delinquent as a juvenile of a violent felony offense or any felony in which a firearm or deadly weapon or dangerous instrument was used;\n(3) The offender is required to register as a sex offender or currently charged with a felony sex offense; or\n(4) The offender is charged with distribution, manufacturing, or trafficking of a controlled substance.\n(c) Eligible offenses may be further restricted by the rules of a specific local accountability court program.\n(d) The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections shall develop criteria regarding the evaluation and eligibility of an inmate for early release into a reentry accountability court program consistent with the requirements of subsection (b).","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 23A Alabama Drug Offender Accountability Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-23A-5","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"dc2e839a2d378f4745804cd85f4f9b33fea86ecda2cbcaa45407214001b8f4c3","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-23a-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-23a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}