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15-14-51
Section 15-14-51 Legislative findings; purpose of article. (a) The Legislature hereby finds
and determines that it is essential to the fair and impartial administration of justice that
a victim of a criminal offense be afforded a reasonable opportunity to attend any trial or
hearing or any portion thereof conducted by any court which in any way pertains to such offense.
(b) Further, the Legislature hereby finds and determines that it is essential to the fair
and impartial administration of justice that a victim of a criminal offense not be excluded
from any hearing or trial or any portion thereof conducted by any court which in any way pertains
to such offense, merely because the victim has been or may be subpoenaed to testify at such
hearing or trial or because of any arbitrary or invidious reason. (c) The provisions of this
article are to be construed so as to accomplish these purposes and to promote the same which
are hereby declared to be the public policy of this state. (Acts...
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29-5A-61
Section 29-5A-61 Purposes and duties. The general purposes of the Law Revision Division shall
be to promote and encourage the clarification and simplification of the law of Alabama to
secure the better administration of justice and to carry on scholarly legal research and scientific
legal work. To that end it shall be the duty of the division to do all of the following: (1)
Consider needed improvements in both substantive and adjective law and to make recommendations
concerning the same to the chairs and members of the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate
Judiciary Committee. (2) Examine and study the law of Alabama and Alabama jurisprudence and
statutes with a view of discovering defects and inequities and of recommending needed reforms.
(3) Receive and consider suggestions from members of the Legislature and the public generally
as to defects and anachronisms in the law. (4) Recommend such changes in the law as it deems
necessary to modify or eliminate antiquated and inequitable...
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45-49-82
Section 45-49-82 Additional court costs - All cases docketed in circuit court. (a) In each
civil action at law, suits in equity, criminal case, or any other proceeding which has originated
or may hereafter originate in the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, there
shall be taxed as costs the sum of two dollars ($2) which shall be in addition to all other
court costs. (b) All additional costs as provided herein shall be collected by the clerk or
register in the same manner as other court costs are collected by the clerk or register, and
shall be paid into the county treasury and deposited and kept in a special fund to be known
as the Court Administration Fund. The fund shall be expended by the Presiding Judge of the
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit to promote the administration of justice in the circuit. (c) The
Presiding Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit is authorized to requisition expenditures
from the Court Administration Fund for the more effective administration of...
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12-18-2
Section 12-18-2 Administration of fund; disbursement of funds; appeals from decisions of Board
of Control. (a) The Judicial Retirement Fund shall be administered by the Secretary-Treasurer
of the State Employees' Retirement System under the supervision of the Board of Control of
the said State Employees' Retirement System, and said board of control shall be the trustee
of such fund and shall handle such fund in the same manner and pursuant to the same rules
and regulations that it handles funds in the State Employees' Retirement System. (b) The State
Comptroller shall issue warrants for the disbursement of such fund in the same manner that
he issues warrants for the disbursement of funds of the State Employees' Retirement System.
(c) Any justice or judge or spouse and/or child of a justice or a judge who is aggrieved by
any decision of the Board of Control shall have the right to appeal to the Supreme Court of
Alabama, where the Supreme Court shall hear said appeal de novo. (Acts 1973,...
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34-8B-1
Section 34-8B-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is
the policy of the state to promote the skill, art, and practice of court reporting in order
to assure that court reporters possess the necessary skills and qualifications and that a
board be established to prescribe the qualifications of court reporters and to issue licenses
to persons who demonstrate their ability and fitness for the licenses. This chapter is intended
to establish and maintain a standard of competency for individuals engaged in the practice
of court reporting and for the protection of the public, in general, and for the litigants
whose rights to personal freedom and property are affected by the competency of court reporters.
The examination, licensing, and supervision of the conduct and proficiency of court reporters
are integrally related to the effective, impartial, and prompt operation of the judicial system
of the State of Alabama. (Act 2006-200, p. 289, §1.)...
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45-45-81.70
Section 45-45-81.70 Establishment; administration; coordination. (a) The presiding circuit
judge of the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit may establish, by means of a written order, a family
court division or divisions of the judicial circuit. The presiding circuit judge shall assign
one or more of the existing circuit or district judges to preside in the family court division.
The circuit or district court judges assigned to the family court division shall handle all
cases and proceedings involving domestic relations, divorces, annulments of marriage, legal
separations, custody and support of children, granting and enforcement of alimony, proceedings
under any uniform interstate support or custody act, and all other domestic and marital matters
over which the circuit courts have jurisdiction, including nonsupport cases arising in the
circuit court under Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, Title 30, as well as other matters within the
jurisdiction of the juvenile court. In the event a district judge...
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12-1-8
Section 12-1-8 Cases in which courts may issue attachments and inflict summary punishment for
contempt. The powers of the several courts in this state to issue attachments and inflict
summary punishment for contempts shall not extend to any other cases than: (1) Disrespectful,
contemptuous or insolent behavior in court, tending in any way to diminish or impair the respect
due to judicial tribunals or to interrupt the due course of trial; (2) A breach of the peace,
boisterous conduct, violent disturbance or any other act calculated to disturb or obstruct
the administration of justice, committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as
to have that effect; (3) The misbehavior of any officer of the court in his official transactions
or the disobedience or resistance of any officer of the court, party, juror, witness or any
other person to any lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree or command thereof; (4) Deceit
or the abuse of the process of the proceedings of the court by...
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12-18-10
Section 12-18-10 Retirement and disability benefits of justices of Supreme Court, judges of
courts of appeals and judges of circuit courts; payment of benefits to spouses upon death
of justices or judges; call to active duty status of retired justices or judges; powers, duties,
compensation, etc., of retired justices or judges on active duty status; transfer of justices
or judges from active to inactive status, etc. (a) The retirement benefit payable to a justice
of the Supreme Court or judge of one of the courts of appeals retiring pursuant to subdivision
(2), (3), (4) or (5) of subsection (a) of Section 12-18-6 shall be 75 percent of the salary
prescribed by law for the position from which he retires, payable monthly for the rest of
his life. Such benefit shall continue to be 75 percent of his salary prescribed by law for
such position and shall change in amount as such salary is hereafter increased or decreased
by law and shall not be subject to writs of attachment or garnishment....
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12-18-5
Section 12-18-5 Applicability of article to justices and judges; contributions to retirement
fund; granting of credit for military service. (a) Every justice of the Supreme Court, judge
of the Court of Civil Appeals, judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and judge of the circuit
court of the state holding office on September 18, 1973, shall have the right of election
to come under this article. Each justice or judge holding office on September 18, 1973, shall
have the right, within three years from September 18, 1973, to file with the clerk of the
Supreme Court of Alabama, an instrument in writing electing to come under this article. Each
justice or judge of such courts elected or appointed to office after September 18, 1973, shall
come under this article as a matter of law. After September 18, 1973, each justice and each
judge who has elected to come under this article as provided by this section or who comes
under this article by operation of law shall contribute to the Judicial...
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12-21-70
Section 12-21-70 Authentication of foreign state, territory, or country's legislative acts;
effect thereof. The acts of the legislature of any state or territory or of any country subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States shall be authenticated by having the seals of such
state, territory or country affixed thereto. The record and judicial proceedings of the courts
of any state or territory or of any such country shall be proved or admitted in any other
court within the United States by the attestation of the clerk and the seal of the court annexed,
if there is a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, Chief Justice or presiding magistrate
that the said attestation is in due form. The said records and judicial proceedings so authenticated
shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as
they have by law or usage in the courts of the state from which they are taken. (Code 1923,
§7714; Code 1940, T. 7, §427.)...
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