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Special Assessment, Fine, and Restitution

Special Assessment, Fine, and Restitution Payments

The probation office will not accept payments mailed or hand-delivered.  All payments for special assessment, fines and restitution are receipted by the U.S. District Court clerk's office. 

Submit a completed payment transmittal along with a money order or cashier’s check made payable to: Clerk, U.S. District Court, Financial Section, 1729 5th Avenue North, 1st Floor, Birmingham, Alabama 35203.  Payment transmittals can be obtained from the probation office.

You should mail payments directly to the address cited above. Do not send personal checks or cash as payment through the mail.  If you prefer to pay in cash, you must present payment in person to the Clerk’s Office.  It is a good idea to keep your own record of payments made.

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Can I obtain a license to carry a firearm with a felony conviction?

Can I obtain a license to carry a firearm with a felony conviction?

Public Law 102-393 passed on October 6, 1992, does not allow the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to process applications for restoration of your Federal firearm privileges. Until this law is changed, you are still prohibited from possessing, receiving, transporting, or shipping firearms under Federal law.

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If I am sentenced to a term of incarceration, how is my place of imprisonment determined?

If I am sentenced to a term of incarceration, how is my place of imprisonment determined?

The BOP is solely responsible for selecting the institution for service of your sentence. It considers, among other things, any recommendations from the sentencing judge, your medical/mental health/substance abuse issues, the geographic area of your residence, security issues, and the population of individual institutions. The probation office has no input in the decision-making process and is unable to change a designation. Once you have been designated to a facility, you may call the institution directly for information and directions.

Additional information on inmate designations is available at the BOP website, http://www.bop.gov/inmates/

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What happens after I am sentenced?

What happens after I am sentenced?

You can be sentenced to a fine, probation, or imprisonment. If you are sentenced to probation, you should report to the probation office immediately following sentencing. At the probation office, an officer will review your sentence and all conditions of supervision. Supervision is based on your residence. If you do not live within the Northern District of Alabama, your supervision will be transferred to the district where you reside. If you are sentenced to imprisonment, and you are not directly committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) by the court, the judge may allow you to voluntarily surrender to an institution designated by the BOP or to the U.S. Marshal Service.

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What is the difference between probation, parole or supervised release?

What is the difference between probation, parole or supervised release?

Probation is a term of community supervision imposed by the court in lieu of a prison sentence. Parole is a period of community supervision imposed by the U. S. Parole Commission to be completed after release from a prison term. Supervised release is a period of community supervision imposed by the court to be completed after release from a jail or prison sentence.

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