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32-9-4
Section 32-9-4 Courts having jurisdiction. All courts having jurisdiction of misdemeanors punishable
by a fine of $500.00 or less and by imprisonment or hard labor, as above provided, shall have
concurrent jurisdiction of the trial of all offenses under this chapter committed within their
respective territorial jurisdictions. (Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., No. 58, p. 68; Acts 1939, No.
484, p. 687; Code 1940, T. 36, §84.)...
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4-3-47
Section 4-3-47 Powers of authority generally. The authority shall have the following powers,
together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate
form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be
in perpetuity) specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its
own name in civil actions, excepting actions in tort against the authority; (3) To adopt and
make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt and alter bylaws
for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, receive, take
and hold, whether by purchase, option to purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, property
of every description, whether real, personal or mixed, whether in one or more counties and
whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, and to manage
said property and to develop any property and to sell, exchange, lease or...
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12-12-32
Section 12-12-32 Criminal jurisdiction generally. (a) Misdemeanors. The district court shall
have exclusive original trial jurisdiction over prosecutions of all offenses defined by law
or ordinance as misdemeanors, except: (1) Prosecutions by municipalities having municipal
courts; (2) Any such prosecution which also involves a felony offense which is within the
exclusive jurisdiction of the circuit court, except as the district court is empowered to
hold preliminary hearings with respect to felonies and to receive guilty pleas as provided
in subsection (b) of this section; and (3) Any misdemeanor for which an indictment has been
returned by a grand jury. (b) Felonies. (1) The district court may exercise original jurisdiction
concurrent with the circuit court to receive pleas of guilty in prosecutions of offenses defined
by law as felonies not punishable by sentence of death. (2) The district court shall have
jurisdiction to hold preliminary hearings in prosecutions for felonies as...
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12-11-30
Section 12-11-30 Generally. (1) CIVIL. The circuit court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction
of all civil actions in which the matter in controversy exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000),
exclusive of interest and costs, and shall exercise original jurisdiction concurrent with
the district court in all civil actions in which the matter in controversy exceeds six thousand
dollars ($6,000), exclusive of interest and costs. (2) CRIMINAL. The circuit court shall have
exclusive original jurisdiction of all felony prosecutions and of misdemeanor or ordinance
violations which are lesser included offenses within a felony charge or which arise from the
same incident as a felony charge; except, that the district court shall have concurrent jurisdiction
with the circuit court to receive pleas of guilty in felony cases not punishable by sentence
of death. The circuit court may, on conviction of a defendant, upon a showing of inability
to make immediate payment of fine and costs,...
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15-9-81
Section 15-9-81 Adoption and text of agreement on detainers. The agreement on detainers is
hereby enacted into law and entered into by the State of Alabama with any and all jurisdictions
legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS The
contracting states solemnly agree that: Article I. The party states find that charges outstanding
against a prisoner, detainers based on untried indictments, informations or complaints and
difficulties in securing speedy trial of persons already incarcerated in other jurisdictions,
produce uncertainties which obstruct programs of prisoner treatment and rehabilitation. Accordingly,
it is the policy of the party states and the purpose of this agreement to encourage the expeditious
and orderly disposition of such charges and determination of the proper status of any and
all detainers based on untried indictments, informations or complaints. The party states also
find that proceedings with reference to such charges...
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44-2-10
Section 44-2-10 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact for Juveniles is enacted into law and
entered into with all jurisdictions mutually adopting the compact in the form substantially
as follows: THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES Article I. Purpose. The compacting states
to this interstate compact recognize that each state is responsible for the proper supervision
or return of juveniles, delinquents and status offenders who are on probation or parole and
who have absconded, escaped or run away from supervision and control and in so doing have
endangered their own safety and the safety of others. The compacting states also recognize
that each state is responsible for the safe return of juveniles who have run away from home
and in doing so have left their state of residence. The compacting states also recognize that
Congress, by enacting the Crime Control Act, 4 U.S.C. Section 112 (1965), has authorized and
encouraged compacts for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in the...
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31-2-83
Section 31-2-83 Laws applicable to militia when in active service of state; jurisdiction and
powers of courts-martial as to offenses thereunder; imposition of death penalty; imprisonment.
Whenever any portion of the militia shall be called into the active service of the state to
execute the law, suppress a riot or insurrection, repel invasion, protect lives and property,
or in aid and relief of citizens in disaster, the law, including the Uniform Code of Military
Justice, the Acts of Congress, and rules and regulations of the Department of Defense and
the regulations prescribed for the United States Armed Forces shall be enforced and regarded
as a part of this chapter until the forces shall be duly relieved from such duty. As to offenses
committed when such laws are so in force, courts-martial shall possess, in addition to the
jurisdiction and power of sentence and punishment vested in them by this chapter, all additional
jurisdiction and power of sentence and punishment exercised by...
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12-14-1
Section 12-14-1 Establishment; jurisdiction. (a) There is hereby established, effective December
27, 1977, for each municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as "municipality,"
within the state, except those which elect not to have such courts by ordinance adopted before
December 27, 1977, a municipal court subject to the authority, conditions and limitations
provided by law. (b) The municipal court shall have jurisdiction of all prosecutions for the
breach of the ordinances of the municipality within its police jurisdiction. (c) The municipal
court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the district court of all acts constituting
violations of state law committed within the police jurisdiction of the municipality which
may be prosecuted as breaches of municipal ordinances. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §8-101.)...
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4-3-11
Section 4-3-11 Powers of authority generally. The authority shall have the following powers,
together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate
form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be
in perpetuity) specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its
own name in civil suits and actions, excepting actions in tort against the authority; (3)
To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt
and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire,
receive, take and hold, whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, property of
every description, whether real, personal or mixed, whether in one or more counties and whether
within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, and to manage said
property, and to develop any undeveloped property owned, leased or controlled by...
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15-18-8
Section 15-18-8 Terms of confinement, etc.; probation. (a) When a defendant is convicted of
an offense, other than a sex offense involving a child as defined in Section 15-20A-4, that
constitutes a Class A or Class B felony offense, and receives a sentence of 20 years or less
in any court having jurisdiction to try offenses against the State of Alabama and the judge
presiding over the case is satisfied that the ends of justice and the best interests of the
public as well as the defendant will be served thereby, he or she may order: (1) That a defendant
convicted of a Class A or Class B felony be confined in a prison, jail-type institution, or
treatment institution for a period not exceeding three years in cases where the imposed sentence
is not more than 15 years, and that the execution of the remainder of the sentence be suspended
notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary and that the defendant be placed
on probation for such period and upon such terms as the court...
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