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17-14-2
Section 17-14-2 Holding of general election. General elections throughout the state shall be
held for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer,
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, three public service commissioners, no two of
whom shall be elected from the same congressional district, Chief Justice and associate justices
of the Supreme Court, judges of the courts of appeals, electors for President and Vice President
of the United States, United States senators, and such other officers as may be required by
law to be elected by the voters of the entire state; for a member of Congress in each congressional
district; judges of the circuit court in each judicial circuit; judges of the district courts
in each district; district attorneys in each judicial circuit; a senator in each senatorial
district; a representative in the Legislature in each house district; a judge of the probate
court, sheriff, clerks of the circuit courts, tax...
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15-12-5
Section 15-12-5 Determination of indigency and provision of defense services. (a) Judicial
role in determining indigency. The trial judge shall determine, in accordance with the policies
and procedures established by the Office of Indigent Defense Services, if a person in his
or her court is an indigent defendant, any time appropriate or necessary. Upon appeal from
the trial court to the state appellate court, the trial judge who presided over the proceedings
on appeal shall determine if the appellant is an indigent defendant in accordance with the
policies and procedures established by the Office of Indigent Defense Services. If an indigency
determination is necessary in any proceeding initiated originally in a state appellate court
, the presiding judge or chief justice of the appellate court shall determine if the appellant
or petitioner is an indigent defendant. (b) Criteria for determining indigency. In determining
indigency, the judge shall recognize ability to pay as a variable...
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11-25-13
Section 11-25-13 Disposition of funds. (a) In any county that has established a county law
library fund pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to local act, and in any county which hereafter
shall establish a law library fund pursuant to lawful authority, in addition to, and not to
supersede, the authority granted to the presiding judge in a judicial circuit by such authority,
the presiding circuit judge may authorize the moneys designated for the use of the law library
to be expended for any of the following purposes: (1) The purchase of books, periodicals,
equipment, software, hardware, furniture, fixtures, technology, and computers. (2) The cost
of securing advice and attendance of witnesses. (3) Registration fees and expenses incurred
by the judges and court employees when attending seminars, institutions, conferences, and
other meetings related to continuing legal education and judicial education. Allowances and
reimbursements for expenses incurred by the judges and court employees...
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12-17-184
Section 12-17-184 Powers and duties generally. It is the duty of every district attorney and
assistant district attorney, within the circuit, county, or other territory for which he or
she is elected or appointed: (1) To attend on the grand juries, advise them in relation to
matters of law, and examine and swear witnesses before them. (2) To draw up all indictments
and to prosecute all indictable offenses. (3) To prosecute and defend any civil action in
the circuit court in the prosecution or defense of which the state is interested. (4) To inquire
whether registers have performed the duty required of them by Section 12-17-117 and shall,
in every case of failure, move against the register as provided by subsection (b) of Section
12-17-114. (5) If a criminal prosecution is removed from a court of his or her circuit, county,
or division of a county to a court of the United States, to appear in that court and represent
the state; and, if it is impracticable, consistent with his or her...
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40-2B-2
Section 40-2B-2 Alabama Tax Tribunal. (a) Statement of Purpose. To increase public confidence
in the fairness of the state tax system, the state shall provide an independent agency with
tax expertise to resolve disputes between the Department of Revenue and taxpayers, prior to
requiring the payment of the amounts in issue or the posting of a bond, but after the taxpayer
has had a full opportunity to attempt settlement with the Department of Revenue based, among
other things, on the hazards of litigation. By establishing an independent Alabama Tax Tribunal
within the executive branch of government, this chapter provides taxpayers with a means of
resolving controversies that insures both the appearance and the reality of due process and
fundamental fairness. The tax tribunal shall provide hearings in all tax matters, except those
specified by statute, and render decisions and orders relating thereto. A tax tribunal hearing
shall be commenced by the filing of a notice of appeal protesting...
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15-22-1.1
Section 15-22-1.1 Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Whereas: The Interstate
Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937, it is the
earliest corrections "compact" established among the states and has not been amended
since its adoption over 62 years ago; Whereas: This compact is the only vehicle for the controlled
movement of adult parolees and probationers across state lines, and it currently has jurisdiction
over more than a quarter of a million offenders; Whereas: The complexities of the compact
have become more difficult to administer, and many jurisdictions have expanded supervision
expectations to include currently unregulated practices such as victim input, victim notification
requirements, and sex offender registration; Whereas: After hearings, national surveys, and
a detailed study by a task force appointed by the National Institute of Corrections, the overwhelming
recommendation has been to amend the document to bring about...
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41-4-323
Section 41-4-323 Purpose; employees; compensation and benefits; payment of expenses; implementation;
additional duties of director. (a) The Office of Indigent Defense Services is established
to carry out the administrative duties relating to the provision of indigent defense services.
The director shall use existing employees of the Department of Finance and its existing offices,
as assigned by the Director of Finance. The director's salary shall not exceed the state salary
paid to a district attorney and be paid at the same time and in the same manner that salaries
of other state employees are paid. The Director of the Office of Indigent Defense Services
shall be entitled to annual and sick leave, insurance, retirement, and other state employee
benefits, including cost-of-living raises authorized by the Legislature for state employees.
(b) The director may enter into contracts, and accept funds, grants, and charitable donations
from any public or private source to pay expenses...
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44-2-10
Section 44-2-10 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact for Juveniles is enacted into law and
entered into with all jurisdictions mutually adopting the compact in the form substantially
as follows: THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES Article I. Purpose. The compacting states
to this interstate compact recognize that each state is responsible for the proper supervision
or return of juveniles, delinquents and status offenders who are on probation or parole and
who have absconded, escaped or run away from supervision and control and in so doing have
endangered their own safety and the safety of others. The compacting states also recognize
that each state is responsible for the safe return of juveniles who have run away from home
and in doing so have left their state of residence. The compacting states also recognize that
Congress, by enacting the Crime Control Act, 4 U.S.C. Section 112 (1965), has authorized and
encouraged compacts for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in the...
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12-9A-8
Section 12-9A-8 Assignment of circuit or district judges by presiding circuit judge. (a) A
presiding circuit judge, by order, may assign a circuit or district court judge who is within
the circuit to serve within the circuit or within the district courts of the circuit. Before
assigning a judge, the presiding circuit judge shall evaluate the needs of the circuit, including
the currency, congestion, and backlog of criminal and civil cases. (b) Assignments of judges
by the presiding circuit judge shall be in writing and shall be sent to the assigned judge
as soon as practicable. The presiding judge or the judge's designee may notify the assigned
judge orally of the assignment. An oral notification of an assignment is sufficient until
a written notification can be prepared and delivered to the assigned judge. A copy of each
written assignment shall be filed with the Administrative Director of Courts and in the office
of the clerk or register of the court to which the assignment is made....
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12-18-133
Section 12-18-133 Purchase of additional credit. Any justice of the Supreme Court, judge of
the Court of Civil Appeals, judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, circuit judge, or district
judge who has 24 years of creditable service in the Judicial Retirement Fund of Alabama may
elect to purchase credit in the Judicial Retirement Fund of Alabama for up to one additional
year. Any justice or judge eligible to purchase such credit shall be awarded such credit provided
that the justice or judge shall pay into the Judicial Retirement Fund of Alabama a sum of
money which is equal to the annual contribution of both the justice or judge and the annual
contribution of the state into the fund at the time of election to purchase the credit multiplied
by each year or fraction thereof of service credit claimed. The election and payment shall
be made to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, administrator
of the Judicial Retirement Fund. (Act 98-295, p. 481, ยง4.)...
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