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12-17-184
Section 12-17-184 Powers and duties generally. It is the duty of every district attorney
and assistant district attorney, within the circuit, county, or other territory for which
he or she is elected or appointed: (1) To attend on the grand juries, advise them in relation
to matters of law, and examine and swear witnesses before them. (2) To draw up all indictments
and to prosecute all indictable offenses. (3) To prosecute and defend any civil action in
the circuit court in the prosecution or defense of which the state is interested. (4) To inquire
whether registers have performed the duty required of them by Section 12-17-117 and
shall, in every case of failure, move against the register as provided by subsection (b) of
Section 12-17-114. (5) If a criminal prosecution is removed from a court of his or
her circuit, county, or division of a county to a court of the United States, to appear in
that court and represent the state; and, if it is impracticable, consistent with his or her...
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12-2-30
Section 12-2-30 Powers and duties as to supervision and administration of courts generally.
(a) The Chief Justice shall see that the business of the several courts of the state is attended
with proper dispatch and that cases, civil and criminal, are not permitted to become congested
or delayed, and he shall take care that prisoners are not allowed to remain in the jails without
a prompt trial. (b) In connection with these duties and other responsibilities, the Chief
Justice is authorized and empowered: (1) To maintain a roster of supernumerary circuit judges
who are willing and able to undertake special duties from time to time and to assign supernumerary
circuit judges in accordance with the provisions of law and, further, to assign supernumerary
circuit judges and circuit judges, provided they are agreeable, in connection with studies,
projects and functions designed to improve the administration of justice and the courts in
Alabama and in connection with projects, studies and...
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17-11-5
Section 17-11-5 Delivery of absentee ballots; maintenance of voter lists. (a) Upon receipt
of an application for an absentee ballot as provided in Section 17-11-3, if the applicant's
name appears on the list of qualified voters produced from the state voter registration list
in the election to be held, or if the applicant qualifies for a provisional absentee ballot,
the absentee election manager shall furnish the absentee ballot to the applicant by: (1) Forwarding
it by United States mail to the applicant's or voter's residence address or, upon written
request of the voter, to the address where the voter regularly receives mail; or (2) by handing
the absentee ballot to the applicant in person or, in the case of emergency voting when the
applicant requires medical treatment, his or her designee in person. If the absentee election
manager has reasonable cause to believe that the applicant has given a fraudulent address
on the application for the absentee ballot, the absentee election...
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22-52-90
Section 22-52-90 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. A mental health
facility other than a state mental health facility designated by the state Department of Mental
Health to receive persons for evaluation, examination, admission, detention, or treatment
pursuant to the commitment process. (2) COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER. A person who acts
as a liaison between law enforcement and the general public, and who is regularly employed
by a municipality within the county or regularly employed by the county commission or any
public body or agency, including the state Department of Mental Health. A community mental
health officer may be employed jointly or in combination by two or more governments, entities,
or agencies authorized by the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
a community mental health officer shall not be an employee of the Department of Human...
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36-25-27
Section 36-25-27 Penalties; enforcement; jurisdiction, venue, judicial review; limitations
period. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided, any person subject to this chapter who intentionally
violates any provision of this chapter other than those for which a separate penalty is provided
for in this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B felony. (2) Any
person subject to this chapter who violates any provision of this chapter other than those
for which a separate penalty is provided for in this section shall, upon conviction,
be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (3) Any person subject to this chapter who knowingly violates
any disclosure requirement of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A
misdemeanor. (4) Any person who knowingly makes or transmits a false report or complaint pursuant
to this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be liable
for the actual legal expenses incurred by the respondent against whom the...
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45-45-82
Section 45-45-82 Child protection board and fund. (a) In order to provide for the protection
and welfare of children in Madison County who are alleged to be or have been found by the
juvenile court of the county to be abused or neglected or otherwise dependent as defined by
Section 12-15-102, there is levied and imposed a court cost of four dollars ($4), in
all cases filed in the district court of the county, which shall be in addition to all other
costs previously imposed. The clerk of the court shall collect the costs and remit them to
a fund to be designated as the Child Protection Fund in the county treasury. (b)(1)a. There
is established a board to be known as the Child Protection Board of Madison County. The board
shall consist of seven members. The presiding district judge, after consulting with the district
court judges of Madison County, shall appoint the six initial board members, two members to
serve four-year terms, two members to serve three-year terms, and two members to...
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12-20-29
Section 12-20-29 Substitution of lost, etc., papers or records in civil cases - How
made - After determination of action or proceeding. If, after the determination of any civil
action or proceeding, the original papers, or any part thereof pertaining thereto, which are
not of record are lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated, if the record of such papers with
such papers should be lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated or if the record of any judgment
or decree of any judicial proceeding or quasi-judicial proceeding, or any part thereof, should
be lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated, any party in interest may, on application in writing,
stating the facts, accompanied with the substitute proposed of such lost, mislaid, destroyed
or mutilated paper or record, verified by affidavit, obtain an order of substitution. If the
adverse party is of full age, of sound mind and a resident of the state, notice of the application
and a copy thereof, accompanied with a copy of the proposed...
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34-13-11
Section 34-13-11 Authorizing agent; right of disposition. (a) A person, who is at least
18 years of age and of sound mind, may enter into a contract to act as authorizing agent and
direct the location, manner, and conditions of disposition of remains and arrange for funeral
goods and services to be provided upon death. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b),
the right to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person as an authorizing
agent, including the location, manner, and conditions of disposition and arrangements for
funeral goods and services to be provided, shall vest in the following persons in the priority
listed and the order named, provided the person is at least 18 years of age and of sound mind:
(1) The person designated by the decedent as authorized to direct disposition pursuant to
Public Law No. 109-163, Section 564, as listed on the decedent's United States Department
of Defense Record of Emergency Data, DD Form 93, or its successor form, if the...
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22-52-37
Section 22-52-37 Standards for conduct of civil commitment proceedings generally; minimum
standards for civil commitment; appeals from orders of probate courts as to commitment. (a)
Any civil commitment proceedings are to be conducted in accordance with the following constitutional
due process standards: (1) Adequate notice of the hearing and its purpose shall be given sufficiently
in advance of the scheduled proceedings to permit a reasonable opportunity to prepare therefor.
(2) The person to be committed shall have the right to attend the hearing unless the court,
after appropriate inquiry, determines that he or she is so mentally or physically ill as to
be incapable of attendance. (3) The subject of the hearing shall be informed of his right
to counsel and to the appointment of counsel if indigent. Where the commitment of a presently
confined patient is sought, a guardian ad litem who is an attorney shall be appointed. (4)
The guardian ad litem shall be entitled to a reasonable fee...
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28-3A-25
Section 28-3A-25 Unlawful acts and offenses; penalties. (a) It shall be unlawful: (1)
For any manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler, or the servants, agents, or employees of the
same, to sell, trade, or barter in alcoholic beverages between the hours of nine o'clock p.m.
of any Saturday and two o'clock a.m. of the following Monday. (2) For any wholesaler or the
servants, agents, or employees of the wholesaler to sell alcoholic beverages, to other than
wholesale or retail licensees or others within this state lawfully authorized to sell alcoholic
beverages, or to sell for export. (3) For any person, licensee, or the board, either directly
or by the servants, agents, or employees of the same, or for any servant, agent, or employee
of the same, to sell, deliver, furnish, or give away alcoholic beverages to any person under
the legal drinking age, as defined in Section 28-1-5, or to permit any person under
the legal drinking age, as defined in Section 28-1-5, to drink, consume, or possess...
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