{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-24-2","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-24-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section:\n(1) COURT. The court having jurisdiction over the offense charged.\n(2) DEFENDANT. Any person accused of a criminal offense against state laws.\n(3) INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED PERSON. A person with significant subaverage general intellectual functioning resulting in or associated with concurrent impairments in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, as measured by appropriate standardized testing instruments.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 24 Defendants with Intellectual Disability."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-24-2","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"ac1d1a871640026ee9c9eedf83faeb549c31015e52477ff9b229c094c887044a","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-24-1","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-24-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}