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6-6-25
Section 6-6-25 Definitions; legislative findings; compelled testimony, etc., of mediators.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) MEDIATION. A process in which a mediator acts to encourage and facilitate the resolution
of a dispute without imposing a settlement. (2) MEDIATOR. A neutral third party conducting
a mediation, including any co-mediators, employees, agents, or independent contractors of
the mediator or co-mediator, and any person attending or observing the mediation for purposes
of training. (b) The Legislature finds that it is desirable to encourage public confidence
in the use of alternative methods of dispute resolution by preventing a mediator from being
compelled to testify or produce documents about a mediation. (c) Except as otherwise permitted
by the Alabama Civil Court Mediation Rules, a mediator may not be compelled in any adversary
proceeding or judicial forum, including, but not limited to, a hearing on...
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15-27-5
Section 15-27-5 Objections; hearing; ruling. (a) If the prosecuting authority or victim files
an objection to the granting of a petition under this chapter, the court having jurisdiction
over the matter shall set a date for a hearing no sooner than 14 days from the filing of the
objection. The court shall notify the prosecuting authority and the petitioner of the hearing
date. In the discretion of the court, the court shall consider the following factors: (1)
Nature and seriousness of the offense committed. (2) Circumstances under which the offense
occurred. (3) Date of the offense. (4) Age of the person when the offense was committed. (5)
Whether the offense was an isolated or repeated incident. (6) Other conditions which may have
contributed to the offense. (7) An available probation or parole record, report, or recommendation.
(8) Whether the offense was dismissed or nolle prossed as part of a negotiated plea agreement
and the petitioner plead guilty to another related or lesser...
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25-5-331
Section 25-5-331 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and terms shall
have meanings as follows: (1) ALCOHOL. Ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirits
of wine, from whatever source or by whatever process produced. (2) CHAIN OF CUSTODY. The methodology
of tracking specified materials, specimens, or substances for the purpose of maintaining control
and accountability from initial collection to final disposition for all of the materials,
specimens, or substances and providing for accountability at each stage in handling, testing,
and storing materials, specimens, or substances and reporting test results. (3) CONFIRMATION
TEST or CONFIRMED TEST. A second analytical procedure used to identify the presence of a specific
drug or metabolite in a specimen. The confirmation test shall be different in scientific principle
from that of the initial test procedure. The confirmation method shall be capable of providing
requisite specificity, sensitivity, and quantitative...
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30-3D-316
Section 30-3D-316 Special rules of evidence and procedure. (a) The physical presence of a nonresident
party who is an individual in a tribunal of this state is not required for the establishment,
enforcement, or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining
parentage of a child. (b) An affidavit, a document substantially complying with federally
mandated forms, or a document incorporated by reference in any of them, which would not be
excluded under the hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under
penalty of perjury by a party or witness residing outside this state. (c) A copy of the record
of child-support payments certified as a true copy of the original by the custodian of the
record may be forwarded to a responding tribunal. The copy is evidence of facts asserted in
it, and is admissible to show whether payments were made. (d) Copies of bills for testing
for parentage of a child, and for prenatal and postnatal health care of...
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12-21-131
Section 12-21-131 Interpreters for persons defective in speech and/or hearing - Qualified interpreter
provided in certain criminal and juvenile proceedings; requirements; fees. (a) Deaf person
means any person either totally deaf, or who has defective hearing, or who has both defective
hearing and speech. (b) For the purpose of this section, the term qualified interpreter means
an interpreter certified by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Alabama Registry
of Interpreters for the Deaf, or, in the event an interpreter so certified is not available,
an interpreter whose qualifications are otherwise determined. Efforts to obtain the services
of a qualified interpreter certified with a legal skills certificate or a comprehensive skills
certificate will be made prior to accepting services of an interpreter with lesser certification.
No qualified interpreter shall be appointed unless the appointing authority and the deaf person
make a preliminary determination that the...
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17-3-52
Section 17-3-52 Examination and oath of applicants; disclosure of information. The board of
registrars shall have power to examine, under oath or affirmation, all applicants for registration,
and to take testimony touching the qualifications of such applicants, but no applicant shall
be required to answer any question, written or oral, not related to his or her qualifications
to register. In order to aid the registrars to judicially determine if applicants to register
have the qualifications to register to vote, each applicant shall be furnished by the board
a written application, which shall be uniform in all cases with no discrimination as between
applicants, the form and contents of which application shall be promulgated by rule by the
Secretary of State of the State of Alabama. The application shall be so worded that there
will be placed before the registrars information necessary or proper to aid them to pass upon
the qualifications of each applicant. The application shall be...
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25-5-81
Section 25-5-81 Determination of disputed compensation claims generally. (a) Commencement of
action in circuit court. (1) PROCEDURE. In case of a dispute between employer and employee
or between the dependents of a deceased employee and the employer with respect to the right
to compensation under this article and Article 2 of this chapter, or the amount thereof, either
party may submit the controversy to the circuit court of the county which would have jurisdiction
of a civil action in tort between the parties. The controversy shall be heard and determined
by the judge who would hear and determine a civil action between the same parties arising
out of tort, and, in case there is more than one judge of the court, the controversies shall
be set and assigned for hearing under the same rules and statutes that civil actions in tort
are set and assigned. The court may hear and determine the controversies in a summary manner.
The decision of the judge hearing the same shall be conclusive and...
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5-19-26
Section 5-19-26 Appeals to circuit court from order of administrator; appeals from decision
of circuit court. (a) Any interested party or intervener may appeal an order of the administrator
to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County or to the circuit court of the county in which such
party has its principal place of business in Alabama by filing notice of appeal with the administrator
and with the register or clerk of the circuit court within 30 days from the date of said final
order. The administrator's findings shall be prima facie correct, but the circuit court may
hear such appeal according to its own rules and procedure, including the taking of additional
testimony and staying the order. In the circuit court, the trial shall be de novo. The court
may, if it decides that the Administrator has erred to the prejudice of appellant's substantial
rights in its application of the law or that the order was based upon findings of fact contrary
to the substantial weight of the evidence,...
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12-15-310
Section 12-15-310 Conduct of adjudicatory hearings. (a) An adjudicatory hearing is a hearing
at which evidence is presented for a juvenile court to determine if a child is dependent.
At the commencement of the hearing, if the parties are not represented by counsel, they shall
be informed of the specific allegations in the petition. The parties shall be permitted to
admit or deny the allegations prior to the taking of testimony. (b) If the allegations are
denied by the parties or if they fail to respond, the juvenile court shall proceed to hear
evidence on the petition. The juvenile court shall record its findings on whether the child
is dependent. If the juvenile court finds that the allegations in the petition have not been
proven by clear and convincing evidence, the juvenile court shall dismiss the petition. (c)
A statement made by a child under the age of 12 describing any act of child abuse committed
against the child, if it is not otherwise admissible by statute or court rule, is...
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26-21-4
Section 26-21-4 Procedure for waiver of consent requirement - Notice to parents or guardian
prohibited; participation in proceedings; right to counsel; assistance in preparing petition;
confidentiality; contents of petition; precedence of proceeding; rules of procedure; waiver
of consent; guardian ad litem for interests of unborn child; findings and conclusions; appeal;
no fees or costs; related criminal charges. (a) A minor who elects not to seek or does not
or cannot for any reason, obtain consent from either of her parents or legal guardian, may
petition, on her own behalf, the juvenile court, or the court of equal standing, in the county
in which the minor resides or in the county in which the abortion is to be performed for a
waiver of the consent requirement of this chapter. Notice by the court to the minor's parents,
parent, or legal guardian shall not be required or permitted. The requirements and procedures
under this chapter shall apply and are available only to minors who...
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