Ala. Code § 15-22-42 (1975) Definitions

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Code § 15-22-42 (1975)

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) BOARD. The Board of Pardons and Paroles.

(2) GERIATRIC INMATE. A person 60 years of age or older convicted in this state of a non-capital felony offense and sentenced to the penitentiary, who suffers from a chronic life-threatening infirmity, life-threatening illness, or chronic debilitating disease related to aging, who requires assistance with a necessary daily life function and poses a low risk to the community, and who does not constitute a danger to himself or herself or society.

(3) NECESSARY DAILY LIFE FUNCTION. Eating, breathing, toileting, walking, or bathing.