Section 45-45-83.40
Establishment.
(a) The District Attorney of the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit of Alabama, in his or her discretion, may establish a Pretrial Intervention Program (PTIP).
(b) The District Attorney of the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit shall retain all discretionary powers endowed by the common law and provided for by statutes and acts of this state or powers or discretion otherwise provided by law for the District Attorney of the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit.
(c) The PTIP shall be under the direct supervision and control of the District Attorney of the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit and he or she may contract with any agency, person, or corporations or individual for services related to this subpart or for any law enforcement purpose. The district attorney, in his or her discretion, may employ necessary persons to accomplish this subpart or other law enforcement purposes, who shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney.
(Act 94-392, p. 645, § 1.)