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12-11-30
Section 12-11-30 Generally. (1) CIVIL. The circuit court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction
of all civil actions in which the matter in controversy exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000),
exclusive of interest and costs, and shall exercise original jurisdiction concurrent with
the district court in all civil actions in which the matter in controversy exceeds six thousand
dollars ($6,000), exclusive of interest and costs. (2) CRIMINAL. The circuit court shall have
exclusive original jurisdiction of all felony prosecutions and of misdemeanor or ordinance
violations which are lesser included offenses within a felony charge or which arise from the
same incident as a felony charge; except, that the district court shall have concurrent jurisdiction
with the circuit court to receive pleas of guilty in felony cases not punishable by sentence
of death. The circuit court may, on conviction of a defendant, upon a showing of inability
to make immediate payment of fine and costs,...
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22-52-37
Section 22-52-37 Standards for conduct of civil commitment proceedings generally; minimum standards
for civil commitment; appeals from orders of probate courts as to commitment. (a) Any civil
commitment proceedings are to be conducted in accordance with the following constitutional
due process standards: (1) Adequate notice of the hearing and its purpose shall be given sufficiently
in advance of the scheduled proceedings to permit a reasonable opportunity to prepare therefor.
(2) The person to be committed shall have the right to attend the hearing unless the court,
after appropriate inquiry, determines that he or she is so mentally or physically ill as to
be incapable of attendance. (3) The subject of the hearing shall be informed of his right
to counsel and to the appointment of counsel if indigent. Where the commitment of a presently
confined patient is sought, a guardian ad litem who is an attorney shall be appointed. (4)
The guardian ad litem shall be entitled to a reasonable fee...
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25-2-13
Section 25-2-13 Board of appeals - Powers and duties generally; appeals from findings as to
dangerous condition, etc., of machines, etc. (a) The functions and duties of the board of
appeals shall be as follows: (1) To hear and determine appeals under Chapter 4 of this title.
(2) To hold public hearings on proposed safety rules and regulations and amendments and repeals
thereof, and to promulgate and publish such rules and regulations and amendments and repeals
as provided in this chapter. (3) To hear and determine appeals from the finding of any officers
or employees of the Department of Labor that any machine, tool, equipment or structure is
in a dangerous condition or is not properly guarded or is dangerously placed, when the discontinuance
of the use thereof has been ordered. (b) When such appeal is taken by a person affected by
such order, no appeal shall be taken from such determination of the board of appeals, except
on questions of law or on the ground that the determination is...
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15-19-1
Section 15-19-1 Investigation and examination by court to determine how tried; consent of minor
to trial without jury; arraignment as youthful offender; notice and hearing. (a) A person
charged with a crime which was committed in his or her minority but was not disposed of in
juvenile court and which involves moral turpitude or is subject to a sentence of commitment
for one year or more shall, and, if charged with a lesser crime may be investigated and examined
by the court to determine whether he or she should be tried as a youthful offender, provided
he or she consents to such examination and to trial without a jury where trial by jury would
otherwise be available to the defendant. If the defendant consents and the court so decides,
no further action shall be taken on the indictment or information unless otherwise ordered
by the court as provided in subsection (b). (b) After such investigation and examination,
the court, in its discretion, may direct that the defendant be arraigned...
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15-13-105
Section 15-13-105 Order of bail in warrantless arrest cases. In cases where a defendant is
arrested without a warrant and taken into custody and there is no standard bail schedule prescribed
by the presiding judge of the court of jurisdiction for the amounts of bail for such arrests
without warrants, then the arresting officer shall, as soon as possible, contact a judicial
officer for an order of bail. If the arresting officer is unable to contact the judicial officer
having jurisdiction of the case, the arresting officer may contact any judicial officer having
the authority to set bail in that judicial circuit to issue the order of bail. If no judicial
officer has issued an order of bail within 24 hours of the arrest of defendant, then the bail
shall be set by operation of law and the amount of bail shall be that amount prescribed as
the minimum amount established by the bail schedule adopted by Supreme Court rule. Provided,
however, in violation and misdemeanor cases the minimum...
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37-2-34
Section 37-2-34 Joint actions against connecting carriers. When goods, wares, merchandise or
other personal property are shipped to some point of delivery in this state over two or more
connecting lines of transportation companies, both or all of which are engaged in the business
of a transportation company in the State of Alabama, and such goods, wares and merchandise
or other personal property are lost, destroyed, or damaged because of unreasonable delay in
the delivery thereof or by the neglect of duty of any such transportation company or connecting
transportation companies, and the owner or consignee of such freight sustains injury or loss
thereby, and payment for such injury or loss or destruction is not made after notice to and
demand therefor of such connecting and delivering companies within 30 days thereafter, the
owner or consignee thereof may bring a civil action against such delivering and connecting
companies jointly; the action to be instituted in the county of delivery,...
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6-6-459
Section 6-6-459 Contest of answer by defendant. The defendant, upon the coming in of the answer,
may, within 30 days after notice of the filing of the answer, allege that the garnishee is
indebted to him in a larger sum than he has admitted, is otherwise liable to him on a demand,
the subject of garnishment, or that he holds money or effects of the defendant not admitted
in his answer, which, being reduced to writing setting forth particularly in what respect
the answer is deficient and being sworn to, an issue must thereupon be made up, under the
direction of the court, which must be tried by a jury if required by either party; but such
controversy shall not prevent the plaintiff from taking judgment upon the answer of the garnishee.
(Code 1852, §2547; Code 1867, §2975; Code 1876, §3300; Code 1886, §2982; Code 1896, §2197;
Code 1907, §4326; Code 1923, §8077; Code 1940, T. 7, §1021.)...
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12-17-330
Section 12-17-330 Appointment; rehearing; ratification of findings and recommendations. (a)
The Administrative Director of Courts may authorize one or more referee positions in any judicial
circuit on either a full-time or a part-time basis upon submission of a written request by
the presiding circuit court judge and upon consideration of funding and the number of child
support cases in the domestic relations division of the circuit court, including cases brought
pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. Once the Administrative Director of Courts
approves the request, the presiding judge of the circuit court may appoint an attorney the
judge believes to be qualified to fill the position, subject to the approval of the Administrative
Director of Courts. The amount to be paid the referee and the manner of payment shall be determined
by the Administrative Director of Courts. (b) The presiding judge of the circuit court may
direct that the referee hear child support cases in the...
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37-2-113
Section 37-2-113 Orders of commission - Remedy for noncompliance. The Public Service Commission
must notify the district attorney of the proper circuit and the Attorney General of the failure
of any railroad company or person operating a railroad to comply with any order made by such
commission for the erection of sitting or waiting rooms, within 60 days after the expiration
of the period within which such sitting or waiting rooms are to be erected; and thereupon,
it shall be the duty of the district attorney, under the direction of the Attorney General,
to bring a civil action in the name of the State of Alabama, or take other appropriate steps
in the circuit court, or before the judge of the circuit court to compel the erection of such
sitting or waiting rooms. For the purpose of entertaining, hearing, and deciding such cases,
the circuit court shall be always open, and the circuit judge may make all needful orders
and issue all writs and process. If the person or corporation...
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12-19-193
Section 12-19-193 Fees for inquest; fees, etc., for postmortem examinations; payment of fees
to coroners for services rendered in discharging duties of sheriff. (a) Fees for holding inquest
shall be paid out of the county treasury, when the inquest has been held under the order of
a judge of a court of record or district attorney, and such fees must be also certified by
the coroner to the clerk of the circuit court of the county and must be taxed as costs against
any person who is convicted for killing the person on whose body the inquest was held and
be collected like other costs in criminal cases and, when collected in cases in which the
county has paid the same, shall be paid to the county treasurer for the use of the county
and, in other cases, to the coroner. (b) No fees shall be paid for an inquest when it is publicly
known before the jury is summoned who caused the death of the deceased or when the slayer
has been arrested for the homicide; but, in such case, if the immediate...
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