{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-5-5","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-5-5","heading":"Presentence Investigation.","body":"There shall be a presentence or postsentence investigation report completed and filed on every defendant convicted of a felony offense after March 10, 2006, and such report shall be in an electronic format. On motion of the court or written motion of either party, the court shall require a written report of a presentence investigation of a defendant convicted of a felony, and such defendant shall not be sentenced or otherwise disposed of before such report has been presented to and considered by the court.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 5 Punishments and Sentences.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-5-5","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"1a46182905931388a841cde3a1c3233c3ebababe444c893365b9b84fed88ebe9","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-5-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-5-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}