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12-12-31
Section 12-12-31 Small claims actions; attorney representation; when; attorney fees; prosecution
of assigned claims; license required. (a) The district court shall exercise exclusive jurisdiction
over all civil actions in which the matter in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs,
does not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000). These actions shall be placed on a small claims
docket by each district court and shall be processed according to uniform rules of simplified
civil procedure as may be promulgated by the Supreme Court. (b) A party, including an individual,
partnership, or corporation, may appear in cases on the small claims docket of district court
with or without representation by an attorney. If a partnership appears without representation
by an attorney, the person representing the partnership shall be a partner or employee of
the partnership and if a corporation appears without representation by an attorney, the person
representing the corporation shall be an officer or...
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30-3B-206
Section 30-3B-206 Simultaneous proceedings. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3B-204,
a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this article if, at the time
of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child has
been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity
with this chapter, unless the proceeding has been terminated or is stayed by the court of
the other state because a court of this state is a more convenient forum under Section 30-3B-207.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3B-204, a court of this state, before hearing
a child custody proceeding, shall examine the court documents and other information supplied
by the parties pursuant to Section 30-3B-209. If the court determines that a child custody
proceeding has been commenced in a court in another state having jurisdiction substantially
in accordance with this chapter, the court of this state shall stay...
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12-15-102
Section 12-15-102 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age or older. (2) AFTERCARE.
Conditions and supervision as the juvenile court orders after release from the Department
of Youth Services. (3) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18 years, or under 21 years of
age and before the juvenile court for a delinquency matter arising before that individual's
18th birthday, or under 19 years of age and before the juvenile court for a child in need
of supervision matter or commitment to the State Department of Mental Health or under 19 years
of age and before the juvenile court for a proceeding initiated under Section 12-15-115(b)(2).
Where a delinquency petition alleges that an individual, prior to the individual's 18th birthday,
has committed an offense for which there is no statute of limitation pursuant to Section 15-3-5,
the term child also shall include the individual subject to the...
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44-1-2
Section 44-1-2 Definitions. The following terms, wherever used in this chapter, shall have
the following meanings: (1) AFTERCARE. A youth is released by the department from a state
training school operated by the department, wherein the department releases legal custody,
supervision, and the right to return until further order of the juvenile court. The term means
a legal status created by order of the committing court at the time of release from a state
training school whereby a youth is permitted to return to the community subject to supervision
by the court or any agency designated by the court and subject to return to the court at any
time during the aftercare period. (2) BOARD. The Alabama Youth Services Board. (3) BOARD MEMBER.
Any member of the Alabama Youth Services Board. (4) COMMITTED YOUTH. Any youth committed to
the legal custody of the department upon a finding of delinquency and a finding by a juvenile
judge that the youth is in need of care or treatment, or both, in a...
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8-6-58
Section 8-6-58 Personnel. (a) The Director of the Securities Commission shall prepare in writing
a manual of necessary employee positions for the commission, including job classifications,
personnel qualifications, duties, maximum and minimum salary schedules, and other personnel
information for approval by the commission. (b) Subject to the provisions of the Merit System
law, the director may select, appoint, and employ such accountants, auditors, financial analysts,
special agents and senior special agents, clerks, and other personnel as the director deems
necessary for the proper administration of the Alabama securities laws including legal counsel
to act as attorneys for the commission in actions or proceedings brought by or against the
commission under or pursuant to any provision of law under the commission's jurisdiction,
or in which the commission joins or intervenes as to a matter within the commission's jurisdiction,
as a friend of the court or otherwise, and stenographic...
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30-3B-102
Section 30-3B-102 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ABANDONED. Left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision.
(2) CHILD. An individual who has not attained 19 years of age. (3) CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.
A judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody,
or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial,
and modification order. The term does not include an order relating to child support or other
monetary obligation of an individual. (4) CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDING. A proceeding in a court
in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is an issue.
The term includes a proceeding for divorce, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship,
paternity, termination of parental rights, and protection from domestic violence, in which
the issue may appear. The term does not include a court...
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12-23A-4
Section 12-23A-4 Establishment of drug court; participation; incentives and sanctions; components;
drug court team and advisory committee; coordinator. (a)(1) The presiding judge of each judicial
circuit, with the consent of the district attorney of that judicial circuit, may establish
a drug court or courts, under which drug offenders shall be processed, to appropriately address
the identified substance abuse problem of the drug offender as a condition of pretrial release,
pretrial diversion, probation, jail, prison, parole, community corrections, or other release
or diversion from a correctional facility. The structure, method, and operation of each drug
court may differ and should be based upon the specific needs of and resources available to
the judicial district or circuit where the drug court is located, but shall be created and
operate pursuant to this chapter and in compliance with rules promulgated by the Alabama Supreme
Court. (2) Nothing in this chapter shall affect the...
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23-1-278
Section 23-1-278 Enforcement of division generally. (a) Any sign erected or maintained in an
adjacent area after February 10, 1972, and any outdoor advertising sign, display, or device
erected with the purpose of its message being read from the main-traveled way of any interstate
highway or primary highway outside of an urban area and beyond 660 feet of the right-of-way
after April 11, 1978, in violation of the provisions of this division or the rules and regulations
promulgated under the provisions of this division may be removed by the director upon 30 days'
prior notice by certified or registered mail to the owner thereof and to the owner of the
land on which said sign is located or through court proceedings at the option of the director.
No notice shall be required to be given to the owner of the sign or to a property owner whose
name is not stated on the sign or on the structure on which it is displayed or whose address
is not stated thereon and is not on file with the director....
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45-8A-71.13
Section 45-8A-71.13 Employees, officers, or officials removed, discharged, or demoted; proceedings;
appeals. (a) The governing body of the city may remove, discharge, or demote any employee,
officer, or official of the city who is subject to this part and who is directly under the
governing body, provided that within five working days a report in writing of the action is
made to the board, giving the reason for the removal, discharge, or demotion. The employee
shall have 10 working days from the time of written notification of his or her discharge,
removal, or demotion in which to appeal to the board. Upon receipt of the appeal, the board
shall order the charges or complaint to be filed with it in writing and shall hold a hearing
on the charges. No permanent employee, officer, or official of the city whose employment comes
within the coverage of this part, and whose probationary period has been served, shall be
removed, discharged, or demoted except for some personal misconduct, or...
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36-25-3
Section 36-25-3 State Ethics Commission - Creation, composition; annual reports; compensation;
political activities; director; personnel. (a) There is hereby created a State Ethics Commission
composed of five members, each of whom shall be a fair, equitable citizen of this state and
of high moral character and ability. The following persons shall not be eligible to be appointed
as members: (1) a public official; (2) a candidate; (3) a registered lobbyist and his or her
principal; or (4) a former employee of the commission. No member of the commission shall be
eligible for reappointment to succeed himself or herself. The members of the commission shall
be appointed by the following officers: The Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, or in the absence
of a Lieutenant Governor, the Presiding Officer of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House
of Representatives. Appointments shall be subject to Senate confirmation and persons appointed
shall assume their duties upon confirmation by the...
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