12-11A-4
Section 12-11A-4 Trial without jury; powers of private judge; immunity; procedures. (a) A trial conducted by a private judge shall be conducted without a jury. (b) A person who serves as a private judge has, for each case the private judge hears, the same powers as the judge of a circuit court in relation to the following: (1) Court procedure. (2) Deciding the outcome of the case. (3) Attendance of witnesses. (4) Punishment of contempt. (5) Enforcement of orders. (6) Administering oaths. (7) Giving all necessary certificates for the authentication of the records and proceedings. (c) A person appointed as a private judge pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall have immunity in the same manner and to the same extent as a judge in the State of Alabama. (d) All proceedings in an action heard by a private judge are of record and must be: (1) Filed with the clerk of the circuit court in the county of proper venue under the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (2) Made available to the...
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12-15-109
Section 12-15-109 Issuance of orders to parents for payment of court costs, fees of attorneys, and expenses for support, treatment of children under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to this chapter; manner of payment; proceedings upon failure of parents to pay amounts directed. If, after making a parent, or other person legally obligated to care for and support a child, a party to the action pursuant to this chapter and the Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure and after a hearing, the juvenile court finds that the parent or other person is financially able to pay all or part of the court costs, as provided by law, attorney fees, and expenses with respect to examination, treatment, care, detention, or support of the child incurred from the commencement of the proceeding in carrying out this chapter, the juvenile court shall order them to pay the same and may prescribe the manner of payment. Unless otherwise ordered, payment shall be made to the clerk of the juvenile court...
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18-4-17
Section 18-4-17 Expenses incurred from declaratory judgment proceedings. Where a declaratory judgment proceeding is instituted by the owner of any right, title, or interest in real property because of use of his or her property in any program or project undertaken by a state agency, the court, rendering a judgment for the plaintiff in the proceeding and awarding compensation for the taking of property, or the Attorney General effecting a settlement of any proceeding, shall determine and award or allow to a plaintiff, as a part of a judgment or settlement, a sum that shall, in the opinion of the court or the Attorney General, as the case may be, reimburse the plaintiff for his or her reasonable costs, disbursements, and expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees, actually incurred because of the proceeding. (Act 99-582, p. 1318, §18.)...
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3-5-12
Section 3-5-12 Proceedings for recovery of livestock or animal by owner; determination of validity of seizure, amount of damages, etc., where owner unknown, etc.; fees and costs of district court judge and officer making seizure; appeals from judgment of district court. (a) The owner of any livestock or animal which has been seized shall have the right to possession of the same by paying such judgment and the costs thereof or, if no judgment has been entered, by paying such damages as may be agreed upon together with fees and costs and expenses due on account of such seizure to the person or officer so seizing such livestock or animal or to the person who may at the time of such payment have such livestock or animal in his possession and by paying to the court the costs of the court incurred to the time of such payment. Should the parties be unable to agree upon the amount of damages, fees, costs and expenses due, either party shall have the right to go before any district court judge...
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34-3-60
Section 34-3-60 Fees paid as part of costs in partition and trust proceedings. In all actions and proceedings in the probate courts and circuit courts and other courts of like jurisdiction, where there is involved the administration of a trust, or where there is involved the sale of property for distribution, or where there is a partition in kind of real or personal property between tenants in common, the court having jurisdiction of such action or proceeding may ascertain a reasonable attorney's fee, to be paid to the attorneys or solicitors representing the trust, joint or common property, or any party in the action or proceeding, and is authorized to tax as a part of the costs in such action or proceeding such reasonable attorney's fee, which is to be paid when collected as the other costs in the proceeding to such attorneys or solicitors as may be directed or ordered by the court and to be a lien on the several parts in case of partition in kind. (Code 1907, §§3010, 5219; Code...
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35-11-372
Section 35-11-372 Release or satisfaction. (a) During the period of time allowed by Section 35-11-371 for perfecting the lien, including that period of time during which the hospital is awaiting payment or denial by the patient's health care payor, and also after the lien provided for by this division has been perfected by any lienholder entitled thereto, no release or satisfaction of any action, claim, counterclaim, demand, judgment, settlement, or settlement agreement, or of any of them, shall be valid or effectual as against the lien unless the lienholder shall join therein or execute a release of the lien. (b) Any acceptance of a release or satisfaction of any action, claim, counterclaim, demand, or judgment and any settlement of any of the foregoing in the absence of a release or satisfaction of the lien referred to in this division shall prima facie constitute an impairment of the lien, and the lienholder shall be entitled to a civil action for damages on account of the...
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41-10-396
Section 41-10-396 Powers of authority generally. The authority shall have the following powers among others specified in this article: (1) To have succession by its corporate names until dissolved as provided in this article; (2) To institute legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce its contractual, statutory and other rights; provided that the authority shall be considered an instrumentality of the State of Alabama and entitled to the sovereign immunity of the state; provided further, that any claim, demand or action against the authority, or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents arising out of their official capacities, shall be presented to the Board of Adjustment, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any such claim, demand or action; (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To make and alter all needful bylaws, rules and regulations for the transaction of the authority's business and the control of...
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45-19-80.20
Section 45-19-80.20 Legislative findings; additional court costs. (a) The Legislature finds that the office of sheriff is an integral part of the court system of this state and Coosa County. It further notes that our judicial process could not operate without the assistance of the sheriff's department which serves summons and other processes. (b) In Coosa County, in addition to all other fees, there shall be taxed as costs the sum of five dollars ($5) in each civil or quasi-civil action at law, suit in equity, criminal case, quasi-criminal case, proceedings on a forfeited bail bond, or proceedings on a forfeited bond given in connection with an appeal from a judgment or conviction in the Circuit Court of Coosa County, or the District Court of Coosa County, hereinafter filed in or arising in the Circuit Court of Coosa County, or the District Court of Coosa County, or brought by appeal, certiorari or otherwise to the Circuit Court of Coosa County, or the District Court of Coosa County,...
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45-19-80.21
Section 45-19-80.21 Legislative findings; additional court costs; Sheriff's Fund. (a) The Legislature finds that the office of sheriff is an integral part of the court system of this state and Coosa County. It further notes that our judicial process could not operate without the assistance of the sheriff's department which serves summons and other processes. (b) In Coosa County, in addition to all other fees, there shall be taxed as costs the sum of twenty dollars ($20) in each civil or quasi-civil action at law, suit in equity, criminal case, quasi-criminal case, proceedings on a forfeited bail bond, or proceedings on a forfeited bond given in connection with an appeal from a judgment or conviction in the Circuit Court of Coosa County, or the District Court of Coosa County, hereinafter filed in or arising in the Circuit Court of Coosa County, or the District Court of Coosa County, or brought by appeal, certiorari or otherwise to the Circuit Court of Coosa County, or the District Court...
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45-24-80.20
Section 45-24-80.20 Additional court costs and fees. In Dallas County, in addition to all other fees, there shall be taxed as costs the sum of five dollars in each civil or quasi-civil action at law, suit in equity, criminal case, quasi-criminal case, proceedings on a forfeited bail bond, or proceedings on a forfeited bond given in connection with an appeal from a judgment or conviction in any inferior or municipal court of the county, in the Circuit Court of Dallas County, or the District Court of Dallas County, hereinafter filed in or arising in the Circuit Court of Dallas County, or the District Court of Dallas County, or brought by appeal, certiorari, or otherwise to the Circuit Court of Dallas County, or the District Court of Dallas County, which costs shall be collected as other costs in such cases are collected by the clerk, or ex officio clerk, of the courts or the register of the Circuit Court of Dallas County, as the case may be. Such fees, when collected by the clerks or...
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