Alabama Code 15-9-100. Transfer of foreign nationals imprisoned in Alabama to country of citizenship
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 15-9-100
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
When a treaty is in effect between the United States and a foreign country that provides for the transfer of convicted offenders who are citizens or nationals of the foreign country, the Governor of Alabama or the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, if designated by the Governor, may consent to the transfer of the convicted offenders who are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections to the place or jurisdiction specified in the treaty. The Governor may take any other action necessary to initiate the participation of this state in the treaty.