15-8-70
Section 15-8-70 Presentation to court and endorsement; limitations on entry in minutes and
inspection. All indictments must be presented to the court by the foreman of the grand jury
in the presence of at least 11 other jurors, must be endorsed "filed" and must have
the endorsement dated and signed by the clerk; but no entry of an indictment found must be
made on the minutes, nor must any indictment be inspected by any other person than the district
attorney, the presiding judge and the clerk of the court until the defendant has been arrested
or has given bail for his appearance. (Code 1852, §598; Code 1867, §4148; Code 1876, §4821;
Code 1886, §4386; Code 1896, §4914; Code 1907, §7152; Code 1923, §4547; Code 1940, T.
15, §250.)...
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2-17-24
Section 2-17-24 Conduct of investigations and requirement of reports as to organization, business,
practices, etc., of persons, firms, etc., engaged in intrastate commerce by commissioner;
access to copying, etc., of documentary evidence; powers of commissioner as to witnesses generally;
issuance of subpoenas and orders for taking of depositions; enforcement of subpoenas and orders
of commissioner, etc., generally; fees of witnesses, etc.; witnesses not to be excused from
testifying on grounds of self-incrimination; immunity from prosecution of witnesses as to
matters, etc., upon which compelled to testify. (a) The commissioner shall also have power:
(1) To gather and compile information concerning and to investigate from time to time the
organization, business, conduct, practices and management of any person, firm or corporation
engaged in intrastate commerce and the relation thereof to other persons, firms and corporations;
(2) To require, by general or special order, persons, firms...
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12-16-213
Section 12-16-213 Refusal of witness to testify before grand jury as to gaming or lottery.
Any person who is summoned as a witness before the grand jury to answer as to any gaming or
lottery within his knowledge and who fails or refuses to attend and testify in obedience to
such summons without a good excuse, to be determined by the court, is guilty of a contempt
and also a misdemeanor and, on conviction for such misdemeanor, shall be fined not less than
$20.00 nor more than $300.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to
hard labor for the county for not more than three months. (Code 1852, §38; Code 1867, §3579;
Code 1876, §4136; Code 1886, §4066; Code 1896, §4806; Code 1907, §995; Code 1923, §4245;
Code 1940, T. 14, §273; Code 1975, §13-7-30.)...
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12-21-184
Section 12-21-184 Securing attendance of witnesses until case disposed of. In all civil cases
where the case is not decided at the first session, witnesses who have been served with subpoenas
must not again be summoned by the clerk for further attendance, unless otherwise directed
by the party originally summoning them, but such witnesses are bound to attend from session
to session until the case is disposed of. If a judgment is entered in the case which is reversed
on appeal, new subpoenas must be issued when the case is reset for trial; provided, however,
that in the circuit court of counties having a population of 400,000 or more, according to
the last or any subsequent federal census, the clerk of the said court must subpoena witnesses
to attend court at each regular setting of a case after said witnesses have once been ordered
summoned by the party, unless otherwise directed by said party originally summoning them.
(Code 1852, §2306; Code 1867, §2708; Code 1876, §3063; Code...
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12-16-201
Section 12-16-201 When grand jurors may be required to disclose testimony of witnesses. A grand
juror may be required by any court to disclose the testimony of any witness examined before
the grand jury for the purpose of ascertaining whether it is consistent with the testimony
given by the witness before the court or on a charge of perjury against him. (Code 1852, §557;
Code 1867, §4107; Code 1876, §4780; Code 1886, §4351; Code 1896, §5037; Code 1907, §7298;
Code 1923, §8680; Code 1940, T. 30, §87.)...
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15-4-7
Section 15-4-7 Rendition of verdict by jury and certification by inquisition; contents of inquisition.
After inspecting the body and hearing the evidence, a jury summoned under this chapter must
render its verdict and certify it by an inquisition in writing signed by it, setting forth
who the person is and when, where and by what means he came to his death and, if the death
was occasioned by the act of another by unlawful means, who is guilty thereof; but if the
person, means or manner of his death or the person by whose act he came to his death are not
discovered by the evidence, the inquisition must so state, and if there is no evidence tending
to show that the deceased came to his death by the unlawful act of another, the inquisition
must also state that fact. (Code 1852, §817; Code 1867, §4368; Code 1876, §3996; Code 1886,
§4807; Code 1896, §4930; Code 1907, §7168; Code 1923, §4563; Code 1940, T. 15, §82.)...

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31-8-29
Section 31-8-29 Grand jury investigations of county pension list; report. The county department
of human resources of each county shall, at least twice a year, submit a certified list of
the pensioners on the roll of its county, with the post-office address of each, to the judge
of the circuit court, who shall specifically charge the grand jury to investigate the pension
list for the purpose of ascertaining such as are not entitled to pensions. The list may be
purged of any names on the list who are not entitled to receive pensions, and the foreman
of such grand jury shall report through the county department of human resources to the State
Department of Human Resources the recommendation of the grand jury as to such names as from
their investigation are not entitled to the benefits of this chapter. Such names shall, on
order of the State Department of Human Resources, be stricken from the pension roll. (Acts
1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §2967; Code 1940, T. 60, §40.)...
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45-21-233
Section 45-21-233 Methods of service. (a) In the service of summons and complaints or subpoenas
requiring the attendance of witnesses in any civil, criminal, equity, or other case or proceeding
in either the small claims court, district court, or Circuit Court of Crenshaw County, whether
civil, criminal or juvenile, or before the grand jury, may, in addition to any other mode
of service provided by law or rule, be served by the sheriff or constable personally or by
leaving a copy thereof at the place of residence of the witness, or the sheriff may serve
the same by placing a copy thereof in the United States mail, certified, return receipt requested,
enclosing the subpoena in an envelope properly stamped and addressed to the person or witness
to be served. Upon service by the sheriff upon any witness or person by anyone of the foregoing
methods, provided in this section, the sheriff shall immediately mark the process executed.
If the subpoena so mailed is not delivered to the address...
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13A-11-164
Section 13A-11-164 Refusal to testify by printer of libel or defamation. The printer or proprietor
of any newspaper, handbill, advertisement or libel, the publication of which is punishable
under this article, who refuses, when summoned, to appear and testify before either the grand
or petit jury respecting the publication of such newspaper, handbill, advertisement or libel
(not having a good excuse, to be determined by the court), is guilty of a contempt and also
of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction of such misdemeanor, shall be fined not less than $20.00
nor more than $300.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail, or sentenced to hard
labor for the county for not more than six months. (Code 1852, §14; Code 1867, §3554; Code
1876, §4108; Code 1886, §3774; Code 1896, §5066; Code 1907, §7341; Code 1923, §4924;
Code 1940, T. 14, §351; Code 1975, §13-6-204.)...
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15-18-86
Section 15-18-86 Procedure when condemned female believed pregnant. (a) If there is reason
to believe that a female convict is pregnant, the sheriff must, with the concurrence of a
judge of the circuit court, summon a jury of six disinterested persons, as many of whom must
be physicians as practicable. The sheriff must also give notice to the district attorney or,
in his absence, to any attorney who may be appointed by a circuit judge to represent the state
and who has authority to issue subpoenas for witnesses. (b) The jury, under the direction
of the sheriff or officer acting in his place, must proceed to ascertain the fact of pregnancy
and must state their conclusion in writing, signed by them and the sheriff. If such jury is
of opinion, and so find, that the convict is with child, the sheriff or officer acting in
his place must suspend the execution of the sentence and transmit the finding of the jury
to the Governor. (c) Whenever the Governor is satisfied that such convict is no...
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