Q: If you are on parole in AL can you legally travel to the state of Georgia?
Person arrested for rolling meth lab, bonded out of jail, awaiting indictment.
A:
You've actually described two different situations in your question. In the general question, you asked whether a person on parole in Alabama can travel to Georgia. However, in the More Information section, you indicated the person has not yet been indicted. This would mean the person is out on bond, rather than out on parole. The situations are a little different, so the ways a person could leave the state are different as well.
A person who is on parole is someone who has been convicted of a crime, sent to prison, and then given an early release on the condition that he or she comply with certain conditions (don't get any new arrests, don't use illegal drugs, etc). The person also has to report to their parole officer at least once a month. A person in that situation can travel out of state only if they first obtain written permission from their parole officer. Parole officers will grant permission in situations such as when the person has to travel due to a job or due to a family emergency. This would be a matter to discuss with the parole officer.
A person on bond is in a different situation. When someone has been arrested and posts bond to get out of jail, he or she is under a court order that places condition on being released from jail before trial. One of the standard conditions in that bond order is that the person cannot leave the state without permission from the court. If a person needs to leave the state while on bond, he or she needs to have their attorney file a motion with the court asking for a bond modification. Judges are usually pretty reasonable about granting the request if the person has a job that requires out-of-state travel. However, even after getting the judge to approve the request to leave the state, the person should also talk to his bail bondsman to clear it with them as well. Bondsmen will usually not object to it as long as the judge has approved it and as long as the person out on bond stays in regular contact with the company.
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Bill Pfeifer
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