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15-6-21
Section 15-6-21 Arrest warrant. (a) If on examination by the circuit, district or municipal
court judge, it appears that there is reason to fear the commission of any offense by the
person complained of, such judge must issue a warrant directed to any lawful officer of the
state, containing the substance of the complaint and commanding such officer forthwith to
arrest the person complained of and bring him before him or some other judge having jurisdiction
of the matter. (b) The warrant may be after the following form: "State of Alabama, ___
County. To any lawful officer of the state: Complaint on oath having been made before me that
C. D. had threatened to assault and beat A. B. (or is about) to (here set forth particularly
the offense threatened or about to be committed) on the person or property of ______, you
are hereby commanded forthwith to arrest said C. D. and bring him before me (or some other
judge having jurisdiction of the matter, setting forth his name and office)....
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17-15-3
Section 17-15-3 Special elections ordered by Governor. All special elections provided for by
this chapter are to be ordered by the Governor, who must issue writs of election, directed
to the judge of probate of the counties in which such election is required to be held and
must specify therein the district or county in which, and the day on which, such election
is to be held; the cause and object of the same; the name of the person in whose office the
vacancy has occurred and, in all cases in which a special election is directed in a district
composed of more than one county, such election must be directed to be held on the same day
in each county. (Code 1852, §191; Code 1867, §233; Code 1876, §266; Code 1886, §361; Code
1896, §1600; Code 1907, §441; Code 1923, §531; Code 1940, T. 17, §217; §17-18-3; amended
and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §76.)...
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22-52-3
Section 22-52-3 Service of petition and order setting petition for hearing upon person sought
to be committed; contents of notice. When any petition has been filed seeking the involuntary
commitment of a respondent and such petition has been reviewed by the probate judge, the probate
judge shall order the sheriff of the county in which the respondent is located to serve a
copy of the petition, together with a copy of the order setting the petition for a hearing,
upon the respondent. Said notice shall include the date, time and place of the hearing; a
clear statement of the purpose of the proceeding and the possible consequences to the subject
thereof; the alleged factual basis for the proposed commitment; a statement of the legal standards
upon which commitment is authorized; and a list of the names and addresses of the witnesses
who may be called to testify in support of the petition. The hearing shall be preceded by
adequate notice to the respondent. (Acts 1975, No. 1226, p. 2562,...
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36-11-10
Section 36-11-10 Proceedings in Supreme Court - Summoning and examination of witnesses generally;
appointment and duties of examiners; conduct of trial. In all original proceedings commenced
under this chapter in the Supreme Court, either party shall have compulsory process to compel
the attendance of witnesses, to be issued by the clerk of the court and served by the marshal
of the court or by any sheriff of the state. Such witnesses shall be sworn and examined on
the trial in open court. The examination of such witnesses shall be conducted and defaulting
witnesses shall be subject to similar proceedings and penalties as in criminal cases in the
circuit court; but, on the written consent of the defendant, the court or a justice thereof,
in term time or vacation, may appoint one or more examiners, whose duty it shall be, jointly
or severally, as may be directed in the order of appointment, to take and certify by such
day as may be fixed in the order of appointment the evidence against...
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15-16-20
Section 15-16-20 Duty of judge to institute investigation on sanity of certain confined persons;
proceedings where person found insane. If any person other than a minor in confinement, under
indictment, for want of bail for good behavior, for keeping the peace or appearing as a witness,
in consequence of any summary conviction appears to be insane, the judge of the circuit court
of the county where he is confined must institute a careful investigation, call a respectable
physician and call other credible witnesses; and, if he deems it necessary, he may call a
jury, for which purpose he is empowered to compel attendance of witnesses and jurors. If it
is satisfactorily proved that the person is insane, the judge may discharge him from imprisonment
and order his safe custody and removal to the Alabama state hospitals, where he must remain
until restored to his right mind, and then, if the judge shall have so directed, the superintendent
must inform the judge and sheriff, whereupon the...
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36-22-5
Section 36-22-5 Conduct of special investigations and preparation of reports as to alleged
violations of law. The sheriffs in their respective counties, whenever directed to do so in
writing by the district attorney or by the Attorney General or Governor, shall make special
investigation of any alleged violation of the law in their counties and shall prepare a written
report setting forth what information has been obtained as a result of such investigation
together with the names of such witnesses as have been secured with a summary of what can
be proven by such witnesses, which report shall promptly after its preparation be presented
to the official who directed the investigation and, if such official shall be the Governor
or Attorney General, he may present it to any solicitor prosecuting criminal cases in the
county. The sheriff of the county shall proceed promptly by himself or by a competent deputy
of experience and fidelity to make such investigation when directed as aforesaid....
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45-28-234.13
Section 45-28-234.13 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2017 REGULAR
SESSION, EFFECTIVE JUNE 3, 2015. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. The board shall
have the power to administer oaths, take depositions, certify official acts, and issue subpoenas
to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of papers necessary as evidence in connection
with any hearing, investigation, or proceeding within the purview of this part. The sheriff,
or some other person so designated by the sheriff, shall serve all processes of the board,
and shall attend and preserve order at all public hearings conducted by the board. If a person
refuses to obey a subpoena from the board, the board or its authorized representative, may
ask the Circuit Court of Etowah County to order the evidence to be produced. Upon proper showing,
the circuit court may order compliance with the subpoena. Failure to comply with such an order
may constitute contempt of court. The fees of witnesses...
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15-9-35
Section 15-9-35 Arrest warrant - Issuance; contents. If the Governor shall decide that an extradition
demand should be complied with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with
the state seal and be directed to a sheriff, marshal, coroner or other person whom he may
think fit to entrust with the execution thereof. The warrant must substantially recite the
facts necessary to the validity of its issue. (Acts 1931, No. 482, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 15,
§54.)...
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26-17-636
Section 26-17-636 Order adjudicating parentage; limitation on liability for education and support;
cost, fees, and expenses. (a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a man alleged
or claiming to be the father is the parent of the child. (b) An order adjudicating parentage
must identify the child by name and date of birth, if known. (c) Except as otherwise provided
in subsection (d), the court may assess filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, fees for
genetic testing, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred
in a proceeding under this article, subject to the following rules: (1) Parties to proceedings
under this chapter should pay the fees and expenses of retained counsel, expert witnesses,
guardians ad litem, the costs of appropriate tests and other costs of the trial as they may,
themselves, incur. The court may order reasonable fees for attorneys, expert witnesses, guardian
ad litem fees, costs of appropriate tests and other costs of...
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36-11-13
Section 36-11-13 Proceedings in circuit court - Issuance and service of order to appear and
answer information, summons and copy of information; setting of trial date and granting of
continuances generally. If such information is filed in the circuit court, the judge of such
court shall make an order requiring the officer proceeded against to appear at a place and
on a day to be specified in the order and answer the information. The clerk of the court shall
issue a summons, in which shall be set forth a copy of the order, directed to any sheriff
of the state of Alabama, and which, together with a copy of the information, shall be served
on such defendant. Another day may be set and other summons issued as often as may be necessary,
and continuances may be granted in the discretion of the court. (Code 1876, §4055; Code 1886,
§4827; Code 1896, §4873; Code 1907, §7108; Code 1923, §4506; Code 1940, T. 41, §187.)...
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