Section 15-16-68 Court-imposed conditions for release. - Alabama Statutes

Section 15-16-68

Court-imposed conditions for release.

The conditions that the court may impose upon release, if necessary and appropriate, include, the following:

(1) That the defendant take medication as prescribed by doctors in the department or in a regional or community mental health facility, or by some other doctor whose care the defendant is in;

(2) That the defendant submit to treatment and accept care from a duly authorized outpatient facility such as a regional or community mental health facility;

(3) That the defendant submit to mental or medical evaluation or testing as prescribed by the department, by a regional or community mental health facility, or by other appropriate person or facility;

(4) That the defendant submit to periodic or random drug testing designed to ensure that he is taking any prescribed drugs and avoiding any prescribed drugs including alcohol;

(5) That the defendant avoid specified activities, persons, or places that may be detrimental to his condition;

(6) Any other appropriate condition that is necessary to prevent the defendant from posing a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself or to others while he is at large.

(Acts 1988, No. 88-581, p. 906, §9.)