Alabama § 31-2A-31 (Article 31.) Compulsory Self-Incrimination Prohibited

Alabama Statutes

§ 31-2A-31 — (Article 31.) Compulsory Self-Incrimination Prohibited

Alabama § 31-2A-31

Title 31Military Affairs and Civil Defense

Ch. 2AMilitary Justice

Part VIPre-trial Procedure

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Ala. Code § 31-2A-31 (2026).

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(a)No person subject to this code may compel any person to incriminate himself or herself or to answer any question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him or her.

(b)No person subject to this code may interrogate or request any statement from an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing that person of the nature of the accusation and advising that person that he or she does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which the person is accused or suspected and that any statement made by the person may be used as evidence against the person in a trial by court-martial.

(c)No person subject to this code may compel any person to make a statement or produce evidence before any military court if the statement or evidence is not material to the

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(a) No person subject to this code may compel any person to incriminate himself or herself or to answer any question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him or her.
(b) No person subject to this code may interrogate or request any statement from an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing that person of the nature of the accusation and advising that person that he or she does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which the person is accused or suspected and that any statement made by the person may be used as evidence against the person in a trial by court-martial.
(c) No person subject to this code may compel any person to make a statement or produce evidence before any military court if the statement or evidence is not material to the issue and may tend to degrade the person.
(d) No statement obtained from any person in violation of this article or through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful inducement may be received in evidence against the person in a trial by court-martial.