12-16-62
Section 12-16-62 No exemptions from jury service. No qualified prospective juror is exempt
from jury service. (Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §8.)...
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12-16-74
Section 12-16-74 Hearing of excuses, claims of exemptions, etc.; drawing, swearing and empaneling
of grand and petit jurors. The court shall require the names to be called from the venire
list of all persons who have been served with a summons to appear in court that day for service
as jurors and whose service has not been previously excused or postponed. The court may hear
any excuses not previously heard and shall pass upon the qualifications of those in attendance
for grand jury service. The court may in any case, including capital cases, excuse or postpone
the service of any prospective juror outside the presence of the parties and their counsel
in accordance with the provisions for excusal contained in Section 12-16-63. If a grand jury
is to be empaneled, the court shall draw from the venire list on a random basis the names
of 18 persons qualified and in attendance who shall be sworn and empaneled as the grand jury.
If a petit jury is also to be empaneled, all qualified persons...
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12-16-60
Section 12-16-60 Qualifications of jurors. (a) A prospective juror is qualified to serve on
a jury if the juror is generally reputed to be honest and intelligent and is esteemed in the
community for integrity, good character and sound judgment and also: (1) Is a citizen of the
United States, has been a resident of the county for more than 12 months and is over the age
of 19 years; (2) Is able to read, speak, understand and follow instructions given by a judge
in the English language; (3) Is capable by reason of physical and mental ability to render
satisfactory jury service, and is not afflicted with any permanent disease or physical weakness
whereby the juror is unfit to discharge the duties of a juror; (4) Has not lost the right
to vote by conviction for any offense involving moral turpitude. (b) The jury commission shall
determine, on the basis of information provided on the jury qualification form or interviews
with the prospective juror or other competent evidence: (1) If the...
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12-16-145
Section 12-16-145 Alternate juror selection and qualification plan; master list; random selection;
disqualification. Notwithstanding any provision of Title 12, Chapter 16, the presiding circuit
judge, with the consent of the circuit judges of the court, may elect to utilize the following
alternate juror selection and qualification plan after notice to the Administrative Director
of Courts, which eliminates the master jury box and the interposition of the jury commission
in the qualifying process, and embraces and combines the qualification and summoning process,
as follows: The jury commission shall meet and cause to be compiled and maintained a master
list of persons in the county, together with their residence addresses, who may be called
for jury service. The list shall be compiled and maintained, avoiding duplication as far as
possible, from one or more of the sources named in Section 12-16-57 to include persons whose
listings will foster the policy and protect the rights provided...
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12-16-63
Section 12-16-63 Excusing prospective jurors from service. (a) The court, upon the request
of a prospective juror pursuant to this section, shall determine on the basis of information
provided during an interview with the prospective juror or based on other competent evidence
whether the prospective juror should be excused from jury service. (b) A person who is not
disqualified for jury service may apply to be excused from jury service by the court only
upon a showing of undue or extreme physical or financial hardship, a mental or physical condition
that incapacitates the person, or public necessity, for a period of up to 24 months, at the
conclusion of which the person may be directed to reappear for jury service in accordance
with the court's direction. (1) A person asking to be excused based on undue or extreme physical
or financial hardship shall take all actions necessary to have obtained a ruling on that request
by no later than the date on which the individual is scheduled to...
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12-16-59
Section 12-16-59 Drawings from master jury box; preparation and contents of juror qualification
forms; completion of qualification forms by prospective jurors; misrepresentation of material
facts on qualification forms. (a) From time to time and in a manner prescribed by the circuit
court, the jury commission shall publicly draw at random from the master jury box the names
or identifying numbers of as many prospective jurors as the court orders. Neither the names
drawn nor any list thereof shall be disclosed to any person other than pursuant to this article
or specific order of the court. The jury commission shall mail to every prospective juror
whose name is drawn from the master jury box a juror qualification form accompanied by instructions
to fill out and return the form to the jury commission within 10 days after its receipt. (b)
The juror qualification form shall be prepared by the Supreme Court of Alabama and shall elicit
the name, age and address of the prospective juror, and...
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12-16-76
Section 12-16-76 Insufficient number of qualified jurors to form juries. Whenever there are
not enough qualified jurors in attendance upon the court to form the juries required, the
judge of the court shall cause to be provided from the master jury list names of as many prospective
jurors as the judge deems necessary to complete the empaneling of all juries then required.
The court shall forthwith cause to be summoned all prospective jurors thus drawn to attend
court when required, and they may be summoned by personal service or by telephone. The court
shall then proceed to empanel or complete the empaneling of the juries as provided in this
article. If, prior to commencement of striking, due to challenges for cause or for any other
reason, the number of names on the lists from which the parties are to strike is reduced below
the minimums established in Rule 18.4, Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure, in criminal cases
or Rule 47, Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, in civil cases, unless...
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15-4-1
Section 15-4-1 Duty of coroner to take sworn statement on death; direction to summon jury;
service, compensation, and oath of jurors. (a) When a coroner has been informed that a person
has been killed or suddenly died under such circumstances as to afford a reasonable ground
for belief that such death has been occasioned by the act of another by unlawful means, he
must forthwith make inquiry of the facts and circumstances of such death by taking the sworn
statement in writing of the witnesses having personal knowledge thereof and submit the same
to a judge of a court of record or a district attorney. (b) If, upon such preliminary inquiry,
the judge or district attorney is satisfied from the evidence that there is reasonable ground
for believing that such death has been occasioned by the act of another by unlawful means,
he must direct the coroner to forthwith summon a jury of six qualified jurors of the county
to appear before him forthwith at a specified place and inquire into the...
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34-30-21
Section 34-30-21 Exemptions from licensing requirements. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall
be construed to prevent qualified physicians, surgeons, psychologists, psychotherapists, attorneys,
marriage counselors, family counselors, school counselors, or members of the clergy or any
other individual from doing work within the standards and ethics of their respective professions
and calling; provided, that they shall not hold themselves out to the public by any title
or description of service as being engaged in the practice of social work. (b) Any group already
licensed under state law shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. (c) Students
enrolled in recognized programs of study leading to social work degrees shall not be prevented
from practicing social work; provided, that their practice shall be performed under the supervision
of a licensed certified social worker, or one who meets the qualifications for licensing as
a certified social worker as defined in this chapter....
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25-4-77
Section 25-4-77 Benefits eligibility conditions; "suitable employment" and jury duty
defined; applicability of subdivision (a)(5). (a) An unemployed individual shall be eligible
to receive benefits with respect to any week in a benefit year which begins on or after January
1, 1989, only if the secretary finds that: (1) He has made a claim for benefits with respect
to such week in accordance with such regulations as the secretary may prescribe. (2) He has
registered for work at, and thereafter continued to report at, a state employment office in
accordance with such regulations as the secretary may prescribe; except, that the secretary
may by regulation waive or alter either or both of the requirements of this subdivision (2)
as to individuals attached to regular jobs and as to such other types of cases or situations
with respect to which he finds that compliance with such requirements would be oppressive,
or would be inconsistent with purposes of this chapter. (3) He is physically and...
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