10A-1-7.21
Section 10A-1-7.21 Transaction of business without registration; generally. (a) A foreign entity
transacting business in this state, except a corporation or other organization formed pursuant
to federal law, may not maintain any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state
until it has registered in this state. (b) The failure of a foreign entity to register in
this state does not impair the validity of any contract or act of the foreign entity or prevent
the foreign entity from defending any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state.
(c) A foreign entity, by transacting business in this state without registration, shall be
deemed to consent to service of process with respect to causes of action arising out of business
transacted in this state, or to service of any notice or demand required or permitted by law,
by registered mail addressed to the foreign entity at the office required to be maintained
in the state or other jurisdiction where it is organized, or,...
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12-12-30
Section 12-12-30 Civil jurisdiction generally. The original civil jurisdiction of the district
court of Alabama shall be uniform throughout the state, concurrent with the circuit court,
except as otherwise provided, and shall include all civil actions in which the matter in controversy
does not exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), exclusive of interest and costs, and civil
actions based on unlawful detainer; except, that the district court shall not exercise jurisdiction
over any of the following matters: (1) Actions seeking equitable relief other than: a. Equitable
questions arising in juvenile cases within the jurisdiction of the district court. b. Equitable
defenses asserted or compulsory counterclaims filed by any party in any civil action within
the jurisdiction of the district court. (2) Any actions enumerated in Rule 81 of the Alabama
Rules of Civil Procedure other than any of the following: a. Actions based in negligence against
municipalities. b. Actions seeking...
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12-16-8.1
Section 12-16-8.1 Discharge of employee or adverse employee action. (a) No employer in this
state may discharge any employee or subject any employee to an adverse employment action solely
because he or she serves on any jury empanelled under any state or federal statute; provided,
however, that the employee reports for work on his or her next regularly scheduled hour after
being dismissed from any jury. (b) Any employee who is so discharged or subjected to an adverse
employment action shall have a cause of action against the employer for the discharge or adverse
employment action in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state and shall be entitled
to recover both actual and punitive damages. (c) The provisions of this section are supplemental
to any statutes, existing or to be enacted in the future, that are designed to protect and
safeguard a citizen's right and duty to serve on a lawful jury, and the provisions of this
section shall not repeal or supersede the provisions of any...
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13A-12-200.7
Section 13A-12-200.7 Civil action to enjoin violations; hearing; procedures; precedence over
other matters. (1) When there is reason to believe that any person is violating or is about
to violate any of the provisions of this division, the Attorney General or district attorney
may initiate a civil action in the circuit court in the name of the State of Alabama against
such person for preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, to prevent or enjoin the violation.
The Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to the extent that such rules are not inconsistent
with this section; provided, however, that no temporary restraining order shall be issued
pursuant to this section. No bond shall be required of the official bringing the action and
the official, the political subdivision and the officers, agents, and employees of the political
subdivision shall not be liable for costs or damages, other than court costs, by reason of
injunctive orders not being granted or where judgment is...
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15-13-107
Section 15-13-107 Who may or shall accept, take, and approve bail and under what circumstances.
(a) Judges of any court within the State of Alabama may accept, take, and approve bail within
the jurisdiction of their respective courts. (b) Circuit, district, and municipal court clerks,
including magistrates, may accept, take, and approve bail within the jurisdiction of their
respective courts. (c) Only judicial officers and circuit, district, and municipal court clerks
or a designee of the court may accept and approve appeal bonds and cash bonds. Provided, however,
that any person designated by the court to receive cash bonds, shall be bonded to receive
court moneys and have the written approval of their chief administrative officer. Clerks of
the courts of Alabama may delegate to their employees the right to accept and approve appeal
bonds and cash bonds. (d) Sheriffs of the state and chiefs of police having custody of a defendant
may accept, take, and approve property or professional...
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15-13-117
Section 15-13-117 Authorized arrest of defendant by surety and exoneration of bail prior to
conditional forfeiture. The sureties of bail may, at any time before a conditional forfeiture
is entered against them, exonerate themselves by surrendering the defendant to the jail having
the authority of keeping custody of prisoners of the court having jurisdiction of defendant's
case. For that purpose, the surety may arrest the defendant on a bondsman's warrant at any
place in the state, or may authorize another person to arrest the defendant by an endorsement
in writing on the warrant. The bondsman's warrant shall be issued as required by this chapter
and a certified copy of the undertaking shall be attached thereto. (Acts 1993, No. 93-677,
p. 1259, §18.)...
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15-15-20.1
Section 15-15-20.1 Non-capital felony offense. (a) In any criminal proceeding for a non-capital
felony offense commenced by complaint, the defendant may give written notice three days after
his or her arrest to a judge of the district or circuit court of the county having jurisdiction
of the offense charged that the defendant desires to plead guilty as charged or as a youthful
offender upon the granting of youthful offender status. (b) Upon receipt of the written notice
from the defendant stating his or her desire to plead guilty, the court shall direct the district
attorney to prefer and file an information against the defendant. The information shall be
made under oath of the district attorney or a witness, and shall accuse the defendant with
the same specificity as required in an indictment of the offense or offenses for which the
defendant is charged. This section shall not be construed to preclude the district attorney
from amending or dismissing a pending charge against a...
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15-15-20
Section 15-15-20 (Repealed effective upon approval of Act 96-586) Felony cases. In all felony
cases, except those where the punishment imposed may be death, in which a defendant has been
bound over to the circuit court to await the action of the grand jury, is confined in jail
awaiting preliminary hearing or is confined in jail after having waived to the grand jury,
such defendant may make known, to the district or circuit court of the county having jurisdiction
of the offense with which he is charged, that he desires to plead guilty. (Acts 1939, No.
227, p. 367; Code 1940, T. 15, §260; Acts 1996, No. 96-531, §3.)...
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15-24-2
Section 15-24-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) COURT. The court having jurisdiction
over the offense charged. (2) DEFENDANT. Any person accused of a criminal offense against
state laws. (3) INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED PERSON. A person with significant subaverage general
intellectual functioning resulting in or associated with concurrent impairments in adaptive
behavior and manifested during the developmental period, as measured by appropriate standardized
testing instruments. (Acts 1985, No. 85-652, p. 1020, §2.)...
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16-27A-7
Section 16-27A-7 Contesting a notice of violation; adjudication. (a) No person shall be responsible
for payment of a civil fine for a notice of violation issued under this chapter if the operator
of the vehicle that is the subject of the notice of violation is adjudicated to have not committed
a violation or there is otherwise a lawful determination that no civil penalty may be imposed.
Any person receiving a notice of violation pursuant to this chapter, in accordance with the
procedure set out in this chapter and on the notice of violation, may contest the notice of
violation by obtaining a hearing in the court. (b) District and municipal courts of this state
are vested with the power and jurisdiction to adjudicate a notice of violation issued pursuant
to this chapter as a civil offense whenever the offense is alleged to have occurred within
the geographic jurisdiction of the court. (c) The following procedures shall apply to proceedings
to contest a notice of violation issued...
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