12-21-180
Section 12-21-180 Subpoenas for witnesses. (a) At the request of any party to a pending case,
or the attorney of a party, the clerk of the court must issue subpoenas for witnesses, whose
addresses shall be given by the person requesting the subpoena, specifying therein the time
and place for their appearance, the title of the case and the party at whose instance they
are summoned and commanding them to appear in conformity therewith and give testimony. (b)
No subpoena shall issue for a witness residing more than 100 miles from the place of trial,
computed by the route usually traveled, unless the person requesting the subpoena makes affidavit
that the personal attendance of the witness is necessary to a proper decision of the case
and that the deposition of the witness would be insufficient for that purpose, and the fact
that such affidavit has been made must be endorsed by the clerk upon the subpoena. (c) A subpoena
issued under this section shall be directed "To any sheriff of the...
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12-21-182
Section 12-21-182 Proceedings upon failure of subpoenaed witness to attend and remain. (a)
Any witness who, after being subpoenaed, fails to attend pursuant to the mandate of the subpoena
and remain until his testimony is given or he is discharged forfeits $100.00 to the use of
the party summoning him, and the attendance of such witness may be compelled by attachment.
(b) A conditional judgment must, on motion of such party, be entered against such witness
and a notice issued to him that such judgment will be made absolute unless he appears within
30 days from the date of the service of such notice and renders a good excuse for his default;
and, if he fails to appear and render a satisfactory excuse for his default, such judgment
may be made absolute or reduced, as the court may direct. (c) Witnesses failing to attend
court may make their excuse by affidavit, or viva voce, in open court, which the court must
hear at any time, unless engaged in the trial of a case, and, if the excuse is...
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12-21-246
Section 12-21-246 Subpoena of witnesses - Execution. (a) In criminal cases, at the request
of the state, or the defendant or the defendant's attorney, the clerk of the court must issue
subpoenas for witnesses whose address shall be given by the person requesting the subpoena,
specifying therein the time and place for their appearance, the title of the case and at whose
instance the witness is summoned, and commanding the witness to appear in conformity therewith
and give testimony. (b) No subpoena shall issue for a witness residing more than 100 miles
from the place of trial, computed by the route usually traveled, unless the person requesting
the subpoena makes affidavit that the personal attendance of the witness is necessary to a
proper decision of the case and that the deposition of the witness would be insufficient for
that purpose, and the fact that such affidavit has been made must be endorsed by the clerk
upon the subpoena. (c) A subpoena issued under this section shall be...
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25-4-97
Section 25-4-97 Powers of appeals tribunal, board of appeals and officers of Department of
Labor as to witnesses; witness fees. In the discharge of their duties under this chapter any
deputy, any appeals tribunal, any member of the board of appeals, and any officer of the Department
of Labor authorized and designated by the secretary shall have power to administer oaths,
certify to official acts, take and cause to be taken depositions of witnesses, issue and serve
subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of papers, books, accounts,
payrolls, documents, records, and testimony. In the event of failure of any person to comply
with any subpoena lawfully issued, or on the refusal of any witness to produce evidence or
to testify as to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the
duty of any court of competent jurisdiction or of the judge thereof, upon the application
of the secretary or any officer of the Department of Labor designated...
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6-6-682
Section 6-6-682 Judgment in favor of clerk of appellate court; copy of execution and certification
of clerk as evidence. (a) Judgment must, in like manner, be entered in favor of the clerk
of an appellate court against the sheriff or coroner, on three days' notice: (1) For failure
to return an execution from that court; (2) For making a false return thereon; (3) For failing
to make the money thereon when by due diligence it could have been made; or (4) For failing
on demand to pay over money collected on execution, for the penalties prescribed in this division
for the same defaults on executions issued from the circuit court. (b) On the trial of the
motion by such clerk, a copy of the execution made and certified by him with the return thereon,
if any was made, or a statement that no return was made, if such be the fact, together with
his certificate that the execution was received by the sheriff or sent to him by mail is evidence
of the facts so certified, without producing a...
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8-15-13
Section 8-15-13 Public hearing on operations; notice of hearing; sworn testimony heard; authority
to subpoena witnesses; witness fees; production of books and records; appearance in person
or by counsel; failure to obey process; rules of evidence not applicable. (a) In the event
the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is of the opinion that a condition exists which
would jeopardize the interest of persons patronizing, or who may patronize, a public warehouse
by reason of the manner in which such public warehouse is being operated or that the same
is being operated without having complied with the laws or rules and regulations relating
to the operation of public warehouses, he shall order a public hearing thereon, to be held
in the office of the commissioner at Montgomery or at the courthouse of the county in which
the warehouse is being operated, to determine what action shall be taken relative to the said
warehouse. (b) It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture...
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17-16-50
Section 17-16-50 Contest of senator or representative in Legislature - Filing. If the contest
is of the election of a senator or representative in the Legislature, the elector contesting
must file in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of any county of the senatorial
district, if such contest is of the election of a senator, or in the office of the clerk of
the circuit court of the county in which the election was held, if the contest is of the election
of a representative in the Legislature, a statement in writing of the grounds of contest,
as provided in this article, and must give good and sufficient security for the costs of such
contest, to be taken and approved by the clerk. The person whose election is contested must
have 10 days' notice of the statement in writing before the taking of testimony. Notice shall
be served by service of a certified copy of such statement by the sheriff or a constable of
the county, and such sheriff or constable must endorse on the original...
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9-16-78
Section 9-16-78 Hearing officer; powers; witness fees. (a) No hearing officer shall participate
in a hearing if he or she has an interest therein. At any such hearing all testimony shall
be given under oath and be recorded, but need not be transcribed unless an appeal is made.
(b) The manner in which hearings before hearing officers shall be presented and the conduct
of hearings and appeals before hearing officers shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed
by the regulatory authority. (c) In the discharge of his or her duties under this article,
any hearing officer shall have power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, take and
cause to be taken depositions of witnesses, issue and serve subpoenas, compel the attendance
of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, payrolls, documents, records,
and testimony, provide for site inspections or inspections of other operations. In the event
of failure of any person to comply with any subpoena lawfully issued,...
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22-22A-7
Section 22-22A-7 Hearings and procedures before commission; appeal and review. (a) Beginning
October 1, 1982, the Environmental Management Commission, in addition to any other authority
which may be conferred upon it by law, shall have the power to: (1) Develop and prescribe
its own hearing procedures, unless otherwise specified by law; and (2) Administer oaths, certify
to official acts, take and cause to be taken depositions of witnesses, issue subpoenas, and
compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, payrolls,
documents and records. In the event of failure of any person to comply with any subpoena lawfully
issued, or on the refusal of any witness to produce evidence or to testify as to any matter
regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the duty of any court of competent
jurisdiction or of the judge thereof, upon the application of the Environmental Management
Commission or its designee, to compel obedience by contempt...
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9-17-8
Section 9-17-8 Oil and Gas Board - Powers as to witnesses; enforcement of subpoenas issued
by board. (a) The board or any member thereof is hereby empowered to issue subpoenas for witnesses,
to require their attendance and the giving of testimony before it and to require the production
of such books, papers and records in any proceeding before the board as may be material upon
questions lawfully before the board. Such subpoenas shall be served by the sheriff or any
other officer authorized by law to serve process in this state. No person shall be excused
from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers and records before the board
or a court or from obedience to the subpoena of the board or a court on the ground or for
the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend
to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; provided, that nothing contained
in this section shall be construed as requiring any person to produce...
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