AL SB89

Department of Corrections shall serve any arrest warrant on an inmate at the time the inmate is processed in the department.

Department must serve an arrest warrant on an inmate within seven days of receiving the warrant.

Department shall periodically search the National Crime Information Center to identify any arrest warrants for inmates in its custody and serve those warrants.

Any hearings required from service of an arrest warrant shall be held virtually from the prison and the inmate shall not be required to be physically brought before a judge or magistrate.

Act becomes effective October 1, 2025.