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24-8-14
Section 24-8-14 Civil action; sale, encumbrance, etc. consummated before issuance of order;
relief and award. (a) A civil action must be commenced within one year after the alleged discriminatory
housing practice has occurred. However, the court shall continue a civil case brought pursuant
to this section, from time to time, before bringing it to trial if the court believes that
the conciliation efforts of the office or local agency are likely to result in satisfactory
settlement of the discriminatory housing practice complained of in the complaint made to the
office or to the local agency and which practice forms the basis for the action in court.
Any sale, encumbrance, or rental consummated before the issuance of any court order issued
under the authority of this chapter and involving a bona fide purchaser, encumbrances, or
tenant without actual notice of the existence of the filing of a complaint or civil action
under the provisions of this chapter are not affected. A civil action...
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12-22-193
Section 12-22-193 Examination of petitioner; subpoena of witnesses; ascertainment of financial
information; estimate of costs and fees. Upon the filing of the petition with the clerk or
the trial judge within the time prescribed in Section 12-22-92, the trial judge shall have
the defendant or petitioner brought before him and shall examine the defendant or petitioner
under oath concerning the required averment in the petition that the defendant or petitioner
is without sufficient funds, and has no reasonable way to procure the same, to pay the court
reporter all of his lawful fees for transcribing the evidence and other proceedings had at
the trial or on the hearing of said case or the fees of the clerk which will accrue on appeal.
The trial court, at such hearing, may issue subpoenas for witnesses as deemed necessary and
may call upon the sheriff, the district attorney and other officers of the court to ascertain
information relevant to the financial condition and ability of defendant...
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15-25-6
Section 15-25-6 Actions to minimize length of proceedings stressful to child; considerations
in ruling on motion for delay or continuance. In all criminal cases and juvenile proceedings
involving offenses set out in Section 15-25-1, wherein the victim hereof or a witness to the
offense is under the age of 16 years, the court and the district attorney shall take appropriate
action to ensure a speedy trial in order to minimize the length of time the child must endure
the stress of involvement in the proceedings. In ruling on any motion or other request for
a delay or continuance of proceedings, the court shall consider and give weight to any adverse
impact the delay or continuance may have on the well-being of a child victim or witness. (Acts
1985, No. 85-743, p. 1143, ยง6.)...
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15-23-60
Section 15-23-60 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ACCUSED. A person who has been arrested for committing a criminal offense and
who is held for an initial appearance or other proceeding before trial. (2) APPELLATE PROCEEDING.
An oral argument held in open court before the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, the Supreme
Court of Alabama, a federal court of appeals, or the United States Supreme Court. (3) ARREST.
The actual custodial restraint of a person or his or her submission to custody. (4) COMMUNITY
STATUS. Extension of the limits of the places of confinement of a prisoner through work release,
supervised intensive restitution (SIR), and initial consideration of pre-discretionary leave,
passes, and furloughs. (5) COURT. All state courts including juvenile courts. (6) CRIME VICTIM
ADVOCATE. A person who is employed or authorized by a public entity or a private entity that
receives public funding primarily to provide...
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45-35-20.06
Section 45-35-20.06 Civil action for violations. (a) In addition to any other remedy or penalty
at law, when there is reason to believe that any person is violating or is about to violate
this part, the Houston County Commission may initiate a civil action in the Circuit Court
of Houston County in the name of the county against the person for preliminary and permanent
injunctive relief, to prevent or enjoin the violation. The Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure
shall apply to the extent that the rules are not inconsistent with this part except that no
temporary restraining order shall be issued pursuant to this section. No bond shall be required
of the county or county commission bringing the action and the official, the county commission,
and the officers, agents, and employees of the county commission shall not be liable for costs
or damages, other than court costs, by reason of injunctive orders not being granted or where
judgment is entered in favor of the defendant by the trial or an...
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15-15-20.1
Section 15-15-20.1 Non-capital felony offense. (a) In any criminal proceeding for a non-capital
felony offense commenced by complaint, the defendant may give written notice three days after
his or her arrest to a judge of the district or circuit court of the county having jurisdiction
of the offense charged that the defendant desires to plead guilty as charged or as a youthful
offender upon the granting of youthful offender status. (b) Upon receipt of the written notice
from the defendant stating his or her desire to plead guilty, the court shall direct the district
attorney to prefer and file an information against the defendant. The information shall be
made under oath of the district attorney or a witness, and shall accuse the defendant with
the same specificity as required in an indictment of the offense or offenses for which the
defendant is charged. This section shall not be construed to preclude the district attorney
from amending or dismissing a pending charge against a...
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11-45-9.1
schedule of fines; additional penalty for failure to appear; disposition of fines. (a) By ordinance,
the governing body of any municipality may authorize any law enforcement officer of a municipality
or any law enforcement officer of the state, in lieu of placing persons under custodial arrest,
to issue a summons and complaint to any person charged with violating any municipal littering
ordinance; municipal ordinance which prohibits animals from running at large, which shall
include leash laws and rabies control laws; or any Class C misdemeanor or violation
not involving violence, threat of violence or alcohol or drugs. (b) Such summons and complaint
shall be on a form approved by the governing body of the municipality and shall contain the
name of the court; the name of the defendant; a description of the offense, including the
municipal ordinance number; the date and time of the offense; the place of the offense; signature
of the officer issuing the citation; the scheduled...
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12-19-150
Section 12-19-150 Legislative intent; assessment of fees in criminal cases; submission of cost
bill by municipal or district court clerk and making of final assessment of costs in circuit
court upon appeals from municipal or district courts to circuit courts. (a) It is hereby declared
to be the policy of the state that docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall
generally be assessed only upon conviction. It is further declared to be the policy of the
state that a creditor shall not use the criminal process in order to collect civil debts.
The state does recognize that situations will arise from time to time wherein justice may
best be served by allowing a judge to enter an order dismissing a case upon the payment of
costs by the defendant or by the complainant where the judge has determined that the criminal
process has been abused. (b) Docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall be
assessed upon conviction; provided that, in the interest of justice,...
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15-18-200
Section 15-18-200 Motion by persons convicted of capital offense for forensic DNA testing and
analysis. (a) An individual convicted of a capital offense who is serving a term of imprisonment
or awaiting execution of a sentence of death, through written motion to the circuit court
that entered the judgment of sentence, may apply for the performance of forensic deoxyribonucleic
acid testing on specific evidence, if that evidence was secured in relation to the investigation
or prosecution that resulted in the conviction of the applicant, is still available for testing
as of the date of the motion, forensic DNA testing was not performed on the case at the time
of the initial trial, and the results of the forensic DNA testing, on its face, would demonstrate
the convicted individual's factual innocence of the offense convicted. The filing of a motion
as provided in this subsection shall not automatically stay an execution. (b) Upon receipt
of a motion for DNA testing, the circuit court shall...
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9-9-40
Section 9-9-40 Bonds - Remedies and proceedings upon default. (a) If any installment of principal
and interest evidenced by any bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall not
be paid at the time and in the manner when the same shall become due and payable, the same
shall bear interest at the rate of eight percent per annum until paid, and if such default
shall continue for a period of 60 days, the holder or holders of such bond or bonds upon which
default has been made may have a right of action against said water management district wherein
the court may issue a writ of mandamus against the officers of said district, including the
tax collector, directing the levying of a sufficient tax as provided in this article and the
collection of same in such sum as may be necessary to meet any unpaid installments of principal
and interest and costs of suit and such other remedies are hereby vested in the holder or
holders of such bond or bonds in default as may be authorized by...
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