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15-12-22
Section 15-12-22 Appointment and compensation of counsel - Appeals. (a) In all criminal cases
wherein an indigent defendant has an appeal which lies directly to an appellate court and
the indigent defendant expresses his or her desire to appeal, the court shall cause to be
entered upon its minutes a recital of notice of appeal. (b) If it appears that the indigent
defendant desires to appeal and is unable financially or otherwise to obtain the assistance
of counsel on appeal and the indigent defendant expresses the desire for assistance of counsel,
the trial court shall appoint counsel to represent and assist the indigent defendant on appeal,
through the indigent defense system for such cases. The presiding judge of the court to which
the appeal is taken shall have authority to appoint counsel through the indigent defense system
for such cases in the event the trial court fails to appoint and in the event it becomes necessary
to further provide for counsel. It shall be the duty of the...
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15-13-160
Section 15-13-160 Qualifications - Professional bail companies. No professional bail company
shall execute or become surety on any appearance bond in this state, unless it has an order
granting authorization to become professional surety on any bail. The order granting authorization
shall be reissued annually prior to January 1 of each year by the presiding circuit judge
of the county in which the company desires to execute bail or appearance bonds. Prior to the
judge's issuance of the original order and no later than December 1 of each year, thereafter,
professional bail companies shall submit annually to the presiding circuit judge the following:
(1) An original corporate surety bond or escrow agreement, filed and approved by the presiding
circuit judge of the county in which the professional bail company executes or becomes surety
on appearance bonds, in the amount of $25,000, guaranteeing the payment of all sums of money
that may become due by virtue of any judgment absolute that...
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27-12-21
Section 27-12-21 Proceedings on unfair competition, etc., not defined under chapter - Generally.
(a) Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that any person engaged in the business
of insurance is engaging in this state in any method of competition, or in any act or practice
in the conduct of such business which is not defined in this trade practices law, that such
method of competition is unfair or that such act or practice is unfair or deceptive and that
a proceeding by him in respect thereto would be to the interest of the public, he may issue
and serve such person a statement of the charges in that respect and a notice of a hearing
thereon to be held at a time and place fixed in the notice, which shall not be less than 10
days after the date of the service thereof. Each such hearing shall be conducted in the same
manner as the hearings provided for in Section 27-12-18. The commissioner shall, after such
hearing, make a report in writing in which he shall state his findings...
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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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11-65-5
Section 11-65-5 Composition of commission; terms; qualifications; removal from office. (a)
Every commission shall have five members, which shall constitute its governing body. All powers
of a commission shall be exercised by its members or pursuant to their authorization. The
mayor or other chief executive officer of the sponsoring municipality and the president or
other designated presiding officer of the county commission of the host county shall each
serve as a member ex officio, unless such official exercises his or her right, as provided
in subsection (b), to appoint a fixed-term member to serve in lieu of such official. The service
of each such official as a member shall begin with the beginning of his or her tenure in such
office and shall end with the ending of such tenure or the appointment by such official of
a fixed-term member to serve in lieu of his or her ex officio service. The other three members
shall be appointed in the manner hereinafter prescribed as soon as may be...
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26-10A-24
Section 26-10A-24 Contested hearing. (a) Whenever a motion contesting the adoption is filed,
the court shall set the matter for a contested hearing to determine: (1) Whether the best
interests of the adoptee will be served by the adoption. (2) Whether the adoptee is a person
capable of being adopted by the petitioner in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(3) Whether an actual or implied consent or relinquishment to the adoption is valid. (4) Whether
a consent or relinquishment may be withdrawn. (b) The court shall give notice of the contested
hearing by certified mail to all parties who have appeared before the court. The moving party
and each petitioner shall be present at the contested hearing. The guardian ad litem shall
appear and represent the interests of the adoptee. (c) The court may continue the hearing
from time to time to permit notice to all parties, or to permit further discovery, observation,
investigation, or consideration of any fact or circumstances...
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26-2A-75
Section 26-2A-75 Procedure for court-appointment of guardian of minor. (a) A minor or any person
interested in the welfare of the minor may petition for appointment of a guardian. (b) After
the filing of a petition, the court shall set a date for hearing, and the petitioner shall
give notice of the time and place of hearing the petition in the manner prescribed by Section
26-2A-50 to: (1) The minor, if 14 or more years of age and not the petitioner; (2) Any person
alleged to have had the principal care and custody of the minor during the 60 days preceding
the filing of the petition; and (3) Any living parent of the minor. (c) Upon hearing, if the
court finds that a suitable person seeks appointment, venue is proper, the required notices
have been given, the conditions of Section 26-2A-73(a) have been met, and the welfare and
best interest of the minor will be served by the requested appointment, it shall make the
appointment and issue letters. In other cases, the court may dismiss the...
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37-14-12
Section 37-14-12 Judicial determination of legality, etc., of article - Contents of complaint;
order and notice of hearing to show cause; intervention. (a) The complaint by appropriate
allegations, references and/or exhibits shall briefly state the following: the authority for
the purchase and sale of distribution facilities and other transactions and restrictions under
this article; the nature of any franchise heretofore issued by a municipality which will be
affected; a general description of restrictions imposed by this article; the proposed date
when the purchase and sale or other transaction is to be effective, and the impact which such
restrictions and sale shall have on the parties and the public. (b) The judge of said court
shall, upon the filing and presentation of said complaint, issue an order against the citizens
of the state, and other defendants requiring them to show cause, at a time and place to be
designated in said order, which time shall be not less than 35 days nor...
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40-10-11
Section 40-10-11 Decree of sale. If service of such notice is perfected 10 days before the
commencement of the term to which the same is returnable, the cause shall stand for trial
at such term; and if no defense is interposed or if interposed and on trial thereof the same
is adjudged insufficient in law or is not sustained by the evidence adduced, the probate court
shall make and enter on such book or docket, a decree of sale substantially in the following
form: "It appearing to the court that the taxes have been assessed against the person
mentioned in this cause (or if the assessment is to owner unknown that the taxes have been
assessed on real estate mentioned in this cause) to the amount of (state amount here) dollars
for the year ___, and that the same are still due and unpaid or have been paid by the holder
of a tax lien certificate, and it further appearing that notice of this proceeding has been
given as required by law, and no valid defense has been interposed against...
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45-34-80.20
Section 45-34-80.20 Summons; service. (a) Notices of the requirement of the attendance of jury
service in the Circuit Court of Henry County may be served by first class mail or may be served
as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and this code. If, in the discretion of
the sheriff, the service is made by first class mail, such service shall be made as follows.
It shall be the duty of the sheriff to enclose the summons in an envelope addressed to the
person to be served and place all necessary postage and a return address thereon with notice
to the postal authorities not to forward outside of the county. In the event the jury summons
is returned to the sheriff by the post office of the United States without delivery, the summons
shall be made by the sheriff returned NOT FOUND. All jury summons not returned by the post
office shall be considered for all purposes as sufficient personal and legal service. The
provisions of this subsection in reference to service by mail,...
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