{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-22-112","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-22-112","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following words shall have the following meanings for purposes of this article:\n(1) BOARD. State Board of Pardons and Paroles.\n(2) CANDIDATE. A person who is considered for a posthumous pardon.\n(3) PETITION. A document signed by a petitioner requesting the posthumous pardon of a person.\n(4) PETITIONER. A judge in the judicial circuit where the person was tried and convicted or the district attorney in the person’s county of conviction.\n(5) POSTHUMOUS PARDON. A pardon granted by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to certain deceased felons.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 22 Pardons, Paroles, and Probation.","Article 6 The Scottsboro Boys Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-22-112","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"300b4080cfaa0815891ef16d4c3c8421b6a7532074d576ca2c4d5e4ff1e6454f","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-22-111","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-22-113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}