34-3-40
Section 34-3-40 Established; composition; terms of office. (a) The governing body of Alabama State Bar shall be the Board of Commissioners composed of at least one member from each judicial circuit; provided that, for this purpose, that part of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, known as the "Bessemer Cut-off" electoral district, for electing its circuit judge shall be considered and construed as a separate judicial circuit. Each commissioner, at the time of nomination and election and during incumbency, shall be a member in good standing of the Alabama State Bar whose principal office is maintained in the circuit he or she represents. (b) The membership of the Board of Commissioners of the State Bar shall be constituted as follows: (1) One member from each judicial circuit. (2) One member from the electoral district of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, known as the "Bessemer Cut-off" electoral district, for electing its circuit judge. (3) One additional commissioner for each 300 members of the...
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34-3-41
Section 34-3-41 Election of members; selection of at-large members. (a) The members of the Board of Commissioners for each judicial circuit shall be elected by the members of the State Bar who maintain their principal office in such circuit; provided, however, that for the Tenth Circuit, each commissioner shall be elected by the lawyers who maintain their principal office in the portion of the circuit outside the Bessemer Cut-off electoral district and each commissioner for the Bessemer Cut-off electoral district shall be elected by the lawyers who maintain their principal office in that portion of the circuit inside the Bessemer Cut-off electoral district. Such election shall be by secret ballot, mailed or delivered to the State Bar headquarters by a date established by the Board of Commissioners. Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit the election of the president of the State Bar as provided in this chapter, who shall be a bona fide resident of any judicial circuit of this...
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12-5-17
Section 12-5-17 Attendance at colleges, conferences, etc., pertaining to administration of courts by Chief Justice, officers, employees, etc., of Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management, members of judiciary and court-supportive personnel authorized; reimbursement for expenses thereof. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to reimbursement of traveling expenses of public officers and employees, the Chief Justice, officers, officials, personnel and employees of the Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management are authorized to attend colleges, schools, conferences, seminars and other meetings pertaining to the administration of justice and courts, as well as performing the duties of their office, in or outside the State of Alabama, provided the chief justice requests them to do so, and are entitled to be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses, including, but not limited to, travel expenses, lodging,...
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12-18-5
Section 12-18-5 Applicability of article to justices and judges; contributions to retirement fund; granting of credit for military service. (a) Every justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Civil Appeals, judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and judge of the circuit court of the state holding office on September 18, 1973, shall have the right of election to come under this article. Each justice or judge holding office on September 18, 1973, shall have the right, within three years from September 18, 1973, to file with the clerk of the Supreme Court of Alabama, an instrument in writing electing to come under this article. Each justice or judge of such courts elected or appointed to office after September 18, 1973, shall come under this article as a matter of law. After September 18, 1973, each justice and each judge who has elected to come under this article as provided by this section or who comes under this article by operation of law shall contribute to the Judicial...
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12-9A-2
Section 12-9A-2 Reallocation of vacant judgeship. (a) Only in the event of a vacancy due to death, retirement, resignation, or removal from office of a district or circuit judge, the Judicial Resources Allocation Commission shall have 30 days to determine whether to reallocate such judgeship to another district or circuit. The commission may also choose to reallocate a judgeship if the incumbent judge is not eligible to run for reelection as a result of the age limitation provided for in Section 155 of the Constitution of Alabama 1901, as amended, by notifying the Secretary of State no later than one year prior to the close of qualifying for candidates to run for such judgeship. All reallocation decisions require a two-thirds vote of the commission members. In determining whether to reallocate such judgeship, the commission shall consider the need based on the district and court rankings as determined pursuant to Section 12-9A-1. However, in no event shall the commission reallocate a...
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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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45-39-81
Section 45-39-81 Public law library; Lauderdale County Law Library Fund. (a) The governing body of Lauderdale County, Alabama, by whatever named called, is hereby authorized to establish and maintain a public law library in the county, and to accomplish that purpose, may from time to time, expend such public funds of the county, as are not required by law to be expended for any other purpose or purposes, to provide suitable housing quarters, furniture, fixtures, and equipment therefor, to keep the same in a good state of maintenance and repair, and, from time to time, to enlarge, expand, and improve the library, facilities, and equipment, and from time to time, to provide such books, reports, and periodicals for the library as are not provided therefor out of the special fund created by this section or otherwise, and to pay the salaries of an assistant librarian and such other personnel as may be necessary and proper to operate the same, to the extent that such salaries are not paid...
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45-17-80
Section 45-17-80 Public law library; librarian and advisory committee; personnel; law library fund; fee. (a) The governing body of Colbert County, Alabama, by whatever name called, is hereby authorized to establish and maintain a public law library in the county, and to accomplish that purpose, may from time to time, expend such public funds of the county, as are not required by law to be expended for any other purpose or purposes, to provide suitable housing quarters, furniture, fixtures, and equipment therefor, to keep the same in a good state of maintenance and repair, and, from time to time, to enlarge, expand, and improve such library, facilities, and equipment and, from time to time, to provide such books, reports, and periodicals for the library as are not provided therefor out of the special fund created by this section or otherwise, and to pay the salaries of an assistant librarian and such other personnel as may be necessary and proper to operate the same, to the extent that...
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12-19-180
Section 12-19-180 Criminal history processing fee; allocation of monies; access to court data from within and without Unified Judicial System; user fees to be deposited in Court Automation Fund; section not bar to public access to court records. (a) In addition to all other costs, fees, or fines prescribed by law, each person convicted of a crime in a municipal, district, or circuit court, except traffic cases which do not involve driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances as set out in Section 32-5A-191, and conservation cases and juvenile cases, shall be assessed a criminal history processing fee of thirty dollars ($30). The assessment shall be automatically assessed by the clerk of the court upon conviction. (b) There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated as the Public Safety Automated Fingerprint Identification System Fund, a fund to be designated as the Court Automation Fund, and a fund to be designated as the Criminal Justice Information...
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12-19-290
Section 12-19-290 Created; purposes; payments. (a) The Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund is created in the State Treasury. (b) The fund shall consist of all monies paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the fund pursuant to Section 12-19-181 or by legislative appropriations, grant, gift, or otherwise. (c) Monies contained in the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund may be expended to provide for any activities involving the administration of justice including, but not limited to, the following purposes: (1) Expand methods and means for collection and disbursement of court-ordered monies through the use of credit cards, electronic fund transfers, or other means and provide for electronic transfer of records and storage. (2) Enhance coordination and sharing of data with local, state, and federal agencies, members of the bar, and the public. (3) Provide equipment for electronically filing cases. (4) Improve accountability for case filings and dispositions. (5) Train...
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