Section 15-24-2 - Definitions.

AL Code § 15-24-2 (2019) (N/A)
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For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section:

(1) COURT. The court having jurisdiction over the offense charged.

(2) DEFENDANT. Any person accused of a criminal offense against state laws.

(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.