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12-16-73
Section 12-16-73 Execution and return of order to summon jurors by sheriff. (a) Every order
to summon jurors, except as otherwise provided in this article, shall be executed by the sheriff
by either of the following methods at the election of the sheriff: (1) By giving personal
notice to every such person or by leaving a written notice at the place of residence of the
summoned juror with some family member of the juror or with some person residing at the same
residence, at least two days before the day appointed for the service of the juror in court;
or (2) By placing a written notice to a person named in the order to summon jurors in the
United States mail, first class, postage prepaid and addressed to the residence of the person
summoned. The envelope in which such notice is mailed shall indicate the return address of
the sheriff and shall bear a proper notice that if it cannot be delivered at the indicated
address it shall be returned to the sheriff. Such notice must be deposited in...
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12-16-76
Section 12-16-76 Insufficient number of qualified jurors to form juries. Whenever there are
not enough qualified jurors in attendance upon the court to form the juries required, the
judge of the court shall cause to be provided from the master jury list names of as many prospective
jurors as the judge deems necessary to complete the empaneling of all juries then required.
The court shall forthwith cause to be summoned all prospective jurors thus drawn to attend
court when required, and they may be summoned by personal service or by telephone. The court
shall then proceed to empanel or complete the empaneling of the juries as provided in this
article. If, prior to commencement of striking, due to challenges for cause or for any other
reason, the number of names on the lists from which the parties are to strike is reduced below
the minimums established in Rule 18.4, Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure, in criminal cases
or Rule 47, Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, in civil cases, unless...
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12-1-8
Section 12-1-8 Cases in which courts may issue attachments and inflict summary punishment for
contempt. The powers of the several courts in this state to issue attachments and inflict
summary punishment for contempts shall not extend to any other cases than: (1) Disrespectful,
contemptuous or insolent behavior in court, tending in any way to diminish or impair the respect
due to judicial tribunals or to interrupt the due course of trial; (2) A breach of the peace,
boisterous conduct, violent disturbance or any other act calculated to disturb or obstruct
the administration of justice, committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as
to have that effect; (3) The misbehavior of any officer of the court in his official transactions
or the disobedience or resistance of any officer of the court, party, juror, witness or any
other person to any lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree or command thereof; (4) Deceit
or the abuse of the process of the proceedings of the court by...
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12-16-8
Section 12-16-8 Employees excused from employment; compensation; postponement of service. (a)
Upon receiving a summons to report for jury duty, any employee, on the next day he or she
is engaged in his or her employment, shall exhibit the summons to his or her immediate superior,
and the employee shall thereupon be excused from his or her employment for the day or days
required of him or her in serving as a juror in any court created by the constitutions of
the United States or of the State of Alabama or the laws of the United States or of the State
of Alabama. (b) An employee may not be required or requested to use annual, vacation, unpaid
leave, or sick leave for time spent responding to a summons for jury duty, time spent participating
in the jury selection process, or for time spent actually serving on a jury. Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to require an employer to provide annual, vacation, or sick
leave to employees who otherwise are not entitled to the benefits...
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43-8-193
Section 43-8-193 Proceedings against defaulting witness. If any witness, being duly summoned,
fails to attend, the judge of probate shall enter up a conditional fine against him, not exceeding
$50.00, and shall thereupon issue a notice to such witness to appear at a term of said court,
not more than 30 days from the date of such notice and show cause why such fine should not
be made absolute. The proceedings thereafter shall be governed by the same rules, and such
witness shall be subject to the same liabilities, except as to the amount of the fine, as
are provided by law in cases of defaulting witnesses in the circuit court. (Code 1852, §1642;
Code 1867, §1961; Code 1876, §2325; Code 1886, §1993; Code 1896, §4291; Code 1907, §6200;
Code 1923, §10629; Code 1940, T. 61, §56; Code 1975, §43-1-73.)...
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12-13-9
Section 12-13-9 Powers of probate court as to punishment for contempt. (a) The probate court
may issue show cause orders and attachment for contempts offered to the court or its process
by any executor, administrator, guardian, or other person and may punish the person by a fine
not exceeding twenty dollars ($20) and imprisonment not exceeding 24 hours, or both. (b) In
all cases or other proceedings in the probate court of a county where the judge of probate
is a licensed attorney in this state, the judge of probate shall have the same power to punish
for civil contempt as granted to a judge of the circuit court pursuant to Section 12-11-30
or other law or as provided by the common law of this state. (Code 1852, §671; Code 1867,
§791; Code 1876, §694; Code 1886, §788; Code 1896, §3364; Code 1907, §5420; Code 1923,
§9580; Code 1940, T. 13, §279; Act 2017-388, §1.)...
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12-16-59
Section 12-16-59 Drawings from master jury box; preparation and contents of juror qualification
forms; completion of qualification forms by prospective jurors; misrepresentation of material
facts on qualification forms. (a) From time to time and in a manner prescribed by the circuit
court, the jury commission shall publicly draw at random from the master jury box the names
or identifying numbers of as many prospective jurors as the court orders. Neither the names
drawn nor any list thereof shall be disclosed to any person other than pursuant to this article
or specific order of the court. The jury commission shall mail to every prospective juror
whose name is drawn from the master jury box a juror qualification form accompanied by instructions
to fill out and return the form to the jury commission within 10 days after its receipt. (b)
The juror qualification form shall be prepared by the Supreme Court of Alabama and shall elicit
the name, age and address of the prospective juror, and...
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12-19-192
Section 12-19-192 Coroners generally. (a) Coroners shall be entitled to the following fees:
(1) For going to and returning from the place where he holds an inquest, for each mile traveled
..... $.06 (2) For holding an inquest, when ordered by a judge of a court of record or by
the district attorney ..... 7.50 (3) For summoning a jury on inquest ..... 1.00 (4) For each
subpoena ..... .25 (5) For each warrant of arrest ..... .50 (6) For each bond or undertaking
returned to court ..... .50 (7) For investigation and certification of the cause of death
when no jury is summoned or postmortem examination made by a physician or surgeon as provided
in Section 12-19-193, $.06 for each mile traveled in going and returning, and $7.50 to be
paid from the county treasury. (8) For all services performed when discharging the duty of
the sheriff in cases authorized by law, the same fees that were allowed the sheriff for similar
services on December 18, 1973. (b) In no event shall the coroner be...
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45-30A-50.17
Section 45-30A-50.17 Procedure for protesting certain disciplinary action. (a) An employee
shall have the right to protest any disciplinary action taken against him or her by his or
her appointing authority; provided, however, an employee serving by temporary appointment
and an employee having probationary status shall have no right to protest any such disciplinary
action, unless such employee had permanent status in some other position at the time he or
she was appointed to his or her present position. An employee desiring to protest any disciplinary
action directed against him or her by his or her appointing authority shall file a protest
in writing with the board and with his or her appointing authority within seven days of the
date on which the disciplinary action was taken and request a hearing before the board. Within
seven days after receipt of the protest, his or her appointing authority shall file with the
chair of the board and mail to the employee by certified mail a...
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45-31-120.17
Section 45-31-120.17 Procedure for protesting certain disciplinary action. (a) An employee
shall have the right to protest any disciplinary action taken against him or her by his or
her appointing authority; provided, however, an employee serving by temporary appointment
and an employee having probationary status shall have no right to protest any such disciplinary
action, unless such employee had permanent status in some other position at the time he or
she was appointed to his or her present position. Any employee desiring to protest any disciplinary
action directed against him or her by his or her appointing authority shall file a protest
in writing with the board and with his or her appointing authority within not less than seven
days and not more than 30 days of the date at which the disciplinary action was taken and
request a hearing before the board. Within 14 days after receipt of the protest, his or her
appointing authority shall file with the chair of the board and mail to...
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