18-1A-151
Section 18-1A-151 Demand for trial by jury; waiver; procedure for jury selection, etc. (a) In the circuit court the amount of compensation and any additional issue for which the right to trial by jury is secured by the Constitution shall be determined by a jury only if a party entitled to participate in the trial of the issue expressly demands trial by jury. The circuit court shall determine all other issues without a jury. (b) The number of jurors, method used for impanelling and selecting jurors, number and method for exercising challenges, form of oath to be administered, number of jurors required to return a verdict, and all other procedures relating to trial by jury, to the extent practicable, shall conform to the requirements applicable in civil actions under the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (Acts 1985, No. 85-548, p. 802, §902.)...
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45-27-80.60
Section 45-27-80.60 Excusal of jurors. In all capital cases where trial by jury is held before the circuit court in the Twenty-first Judicial Circuit of Alabama, the judge presiding over the empanelment of the jury venire in the capital case is authorized to excuse any prospective juror outside the presence of the defendant provided the juror has a legal excuse for being excused and it shall be within the discretion of the judge to determine whether the prospective juror's excuse is legal; provided that in no case shall there be a smaller number of jurors to select from in the capital case than provided by statutes not in force and effect. (Act 80-712, p. 1446, §1.)...
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35-6-122
Section 35-6-122 Trial by jury. Either party shall be entitled to a trial by jury, on demand made therefor at any time before the hearing, and the jury shall decide the facts under the charge of the judge. When a jury is demanded, the court shall order the sheriff to summon 12 men, or, by agreement of the parties, any less number, competent to serve as jurors; and the mode of swearing, impaneling, challenging, and supplying the places of jurors shall be the same, so far as practicable, as in the circuit court, on the trial of civil actions. (Code 1876, §3531; Code 1886, §3277; Code 1896, §3202; Code 1907, §5248; Code 1923, §9352; Code 1940, T. 47, §245.)...
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25-5-81
Section 25-5-81 Determination of disputed compensation claims generally. (a) Commencement of action in circuit court. (1) PROCEDURE. In case of a dispute between employer and employee or between the dependents of a deceased employee and the employer with respect to the right to compensation under this article and Article 2 of this chapter, or the amount thereof, either party may submit the controversy to the circuit court of the county which would have jurisdiction of a civil action in tort between the parties. The controversy shall be heard and determined by the judge who would hear and determine a civil action between the same parties arising out of tort, and, in case there is more than one judge of the court, the controversies shall be set and assigned for hearing under the same rules and statutes that civil actions in tort are set and assigned. The court may hear and determine the controversies in a summary manner. The decision of the judge hearing the same shall be conclusive and...
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40-3-25
Section 40-3-25 Appeals - Procedure. All appeals from the rulings of the board of equalization fixing value of property shall be taken within 30 days after the final decision of said board fixing the assessed valuation as provided in this chapter. The taxpayer shall file notice of said appeal with the secretary of the board of equalization and with the clerk of the circuit court and shall file bond to be filed with and approved by the clerk of the circuit court, conditioned to pay all costs, and the taxpayer or the state shall have the right to demand a trial by jury by filing a written demand therefor within 10 days after the appeal is taken. When an appeal is taken, the taxpayer shall pay the taxes due as fixed for assessment for the preceding tax year before the same becomes delinquent; and, upon failure to do so, the court upon motion ex mero motu must dismiss the appeal, unless at the time of taking the appeal the taxpayer has executed a supersedeas bond with sufficient sureties...
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45-43-170.04
Section 45-43-170.04 Solid waste disposal - Fees; public nuisances. (a) The Lowndes County Commission shall by resolution provide for the orderly collection of fees charged under this article. The county commission may establish a periodic payment system and is authorized to purchase necessary supplies and materials and employ personnel necessary to effectuate any such periodic payment system. Such periodic payment system may be effected by the county by negotiating with any one or more public or private utilities providing service in the county for the periodic billing of such fees and the collection thereof on behalf of the county by one or more such utilities. Any delinquencies in any such payments shall entitle the county to pursue any remedy provided in this article including the enforcement of any lien obtained hereunder. The county may agree to pay reasonable compensation to any such utility for its services in connection with the collection and payment to the county of all such...
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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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12-16-100
Section 12-16-100 Drawing, selection, and empaneling of juries in criminal cases - Generally. (a) In every criminal case the jury shall be drawn, selected and empaneled as follows: Upon the trial by jury in the circuit courts of any person charged with a felony, including a capital felony, a misdemeanor, or violation, the court shall require a strike list or lists to be compiled from the names appearing on the master strike list as established in Section 12-16-74. In compiling the list or lists, names of qualified jurors may be omitted on a nonselective basis. A strike list shall be furnished for the trial of any case at hand and a copy thereof given to all parties. The jurors whose names appear thereon shall be brought into open court, the case shall be called and in the presence of the district attorney and the defendant and his attorney, the jurors shall be examined on voir dire for the trial of the case at hand. After the conclusion of the voir dire examination and the removal from...
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23-4-5
Section 23-4-5 Appeals. Any party affected by the vacation of a street, alley, or highway pursuant to this chapter may appeal within 30 days of the decision of the governing body vacating the street to the circuit court of the county in which the lands are situated, and upon such appeal, the proceeding shall be tried de novo, either party having the right to demand trial by jury when and as demand is authorized in civil actions. The appeal shall not suspend the effect of the decision of the governing body unless the appealing party shall give bond, with sureties, in an amount to be determined by the circuit judge. From the judgment of the circuit court, an appeal may be taken within 42 days by either party to the Court of Civil Appeals or the Supreme Court in accordance with the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure. (Acts 1931, No. 49, p. 62; Code 1940, T. 56, §30; Act 2004-323, p. 548, §1.)...
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12-16-58
Section 12-16-58 Placement of names of prospective jurors in master jury box. (a) The name or identifying number of every prospective juror whose name is drawn from the master list pursuant to subsection (b) shall be set forth on a card and placed in the master jury box as provided in this section. (b) The number of names or identifying numbers to be placed in the master jury box shall be a minimum of 1,000 plus one percent of the total number of names on the master list. From time to time names or identifying numbers of additional prospective jurors may be placed in the master jury box as determined by the jury commission or ordered by the circuit court. The master jury box shall be emptied and refilled by December 31 of each even numbered year. (c) The names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors which shall be placed in the master jury box shall be selected by the jury commission at random from the master list as follows: The total number of names on the master list shall be...
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