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12-13-9
Section 12-13-9 Powers of probate court as to punishment for contempt. (a) The probate court
may issue show cause orders and attachment for contempts offered to the court or its process
by any executor, administrator, guardian, or other person and may punish the person by a fine
not exceeding twenty dollars ($20) and imprisonment not exceeding 24 hours, or both. (b) In
all cases or other proceedings in the probate court of a county where the judge of probate
is a licensed attorney in this state, the judge of probate shall have the same power to punish
for civil contempt as granted to a judge of the circuit court pursuant to Section 12-11-30
or other law or as provided by the common law of this state. (Code 1852, §671; Code 1867,
§791; Code 1876, §694; Code 1886, §788; Code 1896, §3364; Code 1907, §5420; Code 1923,
§9580; Code 1940, T. 13, §279; Act 2017-388, §1.)...
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37-1-104
Section 37-1-104 Power of circuit court to compel compliance with commission orders, etc. In
case of failure or refusal on the part of any person to comply with any valid order of the
commission or of any commissioner, or any subpoena, or on the refusal of any witness to testify
or answer as to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, any circuit court
in this state, or any judge thereof, on application of a commissioner, may issue an attachment
for such person and compel him to comply with such order, or to attend before the commission
and produce such documents and give his testimony upon such matters as may be lawfully required,
and the court or judge shall have power to punish for contempt as in cases of disobedience
of a like order or subpoena issued by or from such court, or a refusal to testify therein.
(Acts 1920, No. 37, p. 38; Code 1923, §9801; Code 1940, T. 48, §78.)...
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45-33-80
are drawn. The items of costs above referred to shall be designated as law library fees. On
or before the tenth day of each month, the clerks or other collecting officers of the respective
courts, including the register of the circuit court, shall pay over to the county treasurer
or depository all amounts collected as law library fees prior to the first day of the month.
The management of the law library is vested in the committee herein created, and all books,
periodicals, reports, and personal property purchased with the funds produced by this
section shall be the property of Hale County, Alabama; provided, however, that the committee
may from time to time sell or exchange such books, reports, periodicals, and personal
property as may be necessary to keep the law library up to date and apply the proceeds of
the sale thereof upon the purchase of other books, reports, periodicals, and personal
property for use in the library. The committee may accept any gift or loan of any books,...
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12-3-11
Section 12-3-11 Original jurisdiction of courts of appeals; powers of courts as to issuance
of remedial and original writs and punishment for contempt. Each of the courts of appeals
shall have and exercise original jurisdiction in the issuance and determination of writs of
quo warranto and mandamus in relation to matters in which said court has appellate jurisdiction.
Each court shall have authority to grant injunctions and issue writs of habeas corpus and
such other remedial and original writs as are necessary to give it a general superintendence
and control of jurisdiction inferior to it and in matters over which it has exclusive appellate
jurisdiction and to punish for contempts by the infliction of a fine not exceeding $100.00
and imprisonment not exceeding 10 days, or both, and to exercise such other powers as may
be given to such court by law. (Acts 1969, No. 987, p. 1744, §4.)...
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12-17-184
Section 12-17-184 Powers and duties generally. It is the duty of every district attorney and
assistant district attorney, within the circuit, county, or other territory for which he or
she is elected or appointed: (1) To attend on the grand juries, advise them in relation to
matters of law, and examine and swear witnesses before them. (2) To draw up all indictments
and to prosecute all indictable offenses. (3) To prosecute and defend any civil action in
the circuit court in the prosecution or defense of which the state is interested. (4) To inquire
whether registers have performed the duty required of them by Section 12-17-117 and shall,
in every case of failure, move against the register as provided by subsection (b) of Section
12-17-114. (5) If a criminal prosecution is removed from a court of his or her circuit, county,
or division of a county to a court of the United States, to appear in that court and represent
the state; and, if it is impracticable, consistent with his or her...
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12-17-234
Section 12-17-234 Restriction on powers of office. Anything in this article to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Office of Prosecution Services may not exercise any power, supervisory
or otherwise, undertake any duty or perform any function presently or hereafter assigned by
law to the Governor of this state, the Attorney General, the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court or any district attorney of any court of record in this state. (Acts 1975, No. 1037,
p. 2079, §5.)...
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15-18-143
Section 15-18-143 Employment income withholding order - Generally. (a)(1) Any provision of
Section 8-5-21, or any other law of this state to the contrary, notwithstanding, and in addition
to any other remedy which is or may be hereafter provided by law for the enforcement or collection
of a restitution order, any original decree, judgment or order issued by any court for the
payment of restitution may, on motion of the victim, district attorney, probation or parole
officer, or the court, include an order directing any employer of the defendant to withhold
and pay over to the clerk of the court, out of the employment income due or to become due
the defendant at each pay period, an amount ordered to be paid as restitution. (2) Such order
shall recite the amount of the restitution obligation and shall require the employer to withhold
a definite amount from such income due or becoming due at each pay period and pay such amount
to the clerk of the court. Provided, if the restitution is...
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12-12-56
Section 12-12-56 Law enforcement officers, etc., not to dispose of uniform traffic tickets
or complaints, etc., in unauthorized manner; persons soliciting, etc., unauthorized disposition,
etc., of uniform traffic ticket and complaint subject to punishment for criminal contempt.
(a) No law enforcement officer or other officer or public employee shall dispose of a uniform
traffic ticket and complaint or any portion thereof or the record of issuance thereof in a
manner other than as required under rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection.
(b) Any person who solicits or aids in the disposition or attempted disposition of a uniform
traffic ticket and complaint or any portion thereof in any unauthorized manner is subject
to the criminal contempt power of the district or municipal court. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p.
2384, §4-106.)...
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30-3-60
Section 30-3-60 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) CLERK OF THE COURT. Any circuit court clerk, district court clerk or juvenile
court clerk, or their employees, with responsibility for docketing or otherwise carrying out
the court's clerical duties in regard to domestic relations matters, support and nonsupport
cases, including the receipt and disbursement of support payments. (2) COURT. Any juvenile
or family court division of the circuit or district court in the county where the mother of
the child resides or is found, in the county where the father resides or is found, or in the
county where the child resides or is found and, in the case of a petition seeking a divorce
or legal separation, a petition seeking a modification of support previously ordered under
a divorce decree or a petition seeking a contempt citation for failure to pay support previously
ordered under a divorce decree, the circuit court or the domestic...
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34-24-363
Section 34-24-363 Witnesses - How subpoenaed and sworn; failure to comply. (a) To any such
hearing witnesses may be subpoenaed by the commission on its own motion, or on the demand
of either side by subpoena signed by the chairman of the commission, or by the executive officer
of the commission, and such subpoenas may be served by any sheriff of the State of Alabama,
or by the executive officer of the commission or by any person designated by the executive
officer; and, if served by anyone other than a sheriff, the return of service shall be sworn
to by the person before some officer authorized to administer oaths. Witnesses may be sworn
by the chairman or by the person discharging the duties of the chairman. Similar subpoenas
may be issued directing the production of books, papers, or documents at the hearing. (b)
In conducting its investigations, the State Board of Medical Examiners shall have the authority
to subpoena witnesses and command the production at any of its meetings of...
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