45-28A-42.11
Section 45-28A-42.11 Removal. No member of either the police department or of the fire department shall be removed or discharged, nor shall the chief of the police department nor the chief of the fire department, be removed, discharged, or demoted, except for cause, upon written charges or complaint and after an opportunity to face his or her accusers and be heard in his or her own defense. Such charges shall be investigated by and before the civil service board after not less than five days' notice in writing with a copy of such charges shall have been given to the person charged, and the hearings thereof and thereon shall be public. The decision of the board thereon shall be given in writing to the accused, and shall be spread on the minutes. In all proceedings before the civil service board the city attorney may appear and represent the interest of the city when ordered to do so by the civil service board. Any attorney secured by the person or persons making the charge or accusation...
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12-21-264
Section 12-21-264 Taking of deposition or videotaped deposition when victim or witness unavailable because of exceptional circumstances. (a) In any criminal prosecution, the court may, upon motion of the district attorney, the defense, or the court, for good cause shown and after notice to the parties, order the taking of a deposition or a videotaped deposition of a victim or a witness when the victim or witness is or may be unavailable for trial for medical reasons or other exceptional circumstances. On any motion for a deposition or a videotaped deposition of the victim or witness, the court shall consider the age of the victim or witness, the potential unavailability of the victim or witness for trial, the nature of the offense, the nature of testimony that may be expected, and the possible effect that testimony in person at trial may have on the victim or witness, along with any other relevant matters that may be required by Supreme Court rule. During the taking of a deposition or...
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12-21-401
Section 12-21-401 Definitions. In this article: (1) "Foreign jurisdiction" means a state other than this state. (2) "Foreign subpoena" means a subpoena issued in a civil action under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction. (3) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. (4) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (5) "Subpoena" means a document, however denominated, issued in a civil action under authority of a court of record requiring a person to: (A) Attend and give testimony at a deposition. (B) Produce and permit inspection and copying of...
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15-1-3
Section 15-1-3 Foreign language interpreters. (a)(1) If at any stage of a criminal proceeding, protection from abuse proceeding, or juvenile court proceeding or during the juvenile court intake process conducted pursuant to Sections 12-15-118 and 12-15-120 and Rule 12 of the Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure, the defendant, juvenile, complainant, petitioner, or a witness informs the court that he or she does not speak or adequately understand the English language, the court may appoint an interpreter. (2) The defendant, juvenile, complainant, petitioner, or witness shall inform the appropriate court of his or her need for an interpreter immediately upon receiving notice to appear in the court. (3) If the court determines that due process considerations require an interpreter, the court shall appoint a qualified person to interpret the proceedings for the defendant, juvenile, complainant, petitioner, or witness requesting assistance. The interpreter shall also interpret the testimony...
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15-25-3
Section 15-25-3 Prosecution for physical or sexual offense or exploitation involving child under age 16 - Use of closed circuit equipment; competence of victim as witness. (a) In those criminal prosecutions set out in Section 15-25-1, the court, on motion of the state or the defendant prior to the trial of the case, may order that the testimony of any alleged victim of the crime or witness thereto who is under the age of 16 at the time of the order shall be viewed and heard at trial by the court and the finder of fact by closed circuit equipment. In ruling on the motion the court shall take into consideration those matters set out in Section 15-25-2. (b) If the court orders that the victim's or witness's testimony in court shall be by closed circuit equipment, the testimony shall be taken outside the courtroom in the judge's chambers or in another suitable location designated by the judge. (c) Examination and cross-examination of the alleged child victim or witness shall proceed as...
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25-9-22
Section 25-9-22 Witnesses at proceedings under chapter generally. (a) The chief has the authority to administer oaths and to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses to testify under oath in any proceeding and to require witnesses to answer all questions propounded to them. The sheriff or constable in the county in which such witnesses may reside or be found shall execute subpoenas issued as above provided, and they shall each receive for their services in executing such subpoenas the same fees as are allowed them respectively for executing subpoenas in other cases. Any witnesses summoned as above mentioned shall be entitled to the same mileage and per diem as is now allowed by law to such witnesses attending trials in the circuit court. (b) If any witness subpoenaed as above mentioned shall fail to attend without good excuse, in accordance with the subpoena served on him, or shall fail to testify when attending, the chief before whom said proceedings are being had shall...
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30-3B-111
Section 30-3B-111 Taking testimony in another state. (a) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is taken. (b) A court of this state may permit an individual residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state. A court of this state shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony. (c) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by...
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45-3-120.08
Section 45-3-120.08 Personnel board - Procedure for appeals. (a) The personnel board shall hear all appeals from final personnel action as requested by an affected and eligible employee. Eligible employees shall include regular status classified employees and may include other employees as authorized by the county commission so long as the inclusion does not violate the intent of this article. The board shall hear the appeals in accordance with guidelines written by the board, with the advice of the Barbour County Commission. Final personnel action shall include administrative action, action based on the rules, policies, and procedures of the county, and disciplinary action. All appeals shall be made in good faith and timely filed. Willfully filing an appeal based on false facts or solely for the purpose of harassment may be grounds for disciplinary action. (b) Hearings before the personnel board shall not be evidentiary hearings, or follow the formalities of a court of law, or require...
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12-21-225
Section 12-21-225 Testimony for state or defendant by convict. (a) The presiding judge of any circuit court or district court having reason to believe that the testimony of any convict serving a sentence in the penitentiary or to hard labor for the county is necessary in any criminal prosecution for the state and that other evidence cannot be obtained on behalf of the state may order a writ to be issued by the clerk, commanding the Board of Corrections to have the convict before the court on a specified day to give testimony in the particular case for the state. Moreover, upon the sworn petition of the defendant in a criminal prosecution showing that a convict serving sentence in the penitentiary knows facts which would be beneficial to him, the judge may, if he believes the ends of justice will be served thereby, order the issuance of such a writ to secure the appearance of the convict to testify on behalf of the defendant. The writ shall be served on the board at least one week...
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15-23-43
Section 15-23-43 Waiver of protection; exception for suit against counselor by victim. (a) A victim does not waive the protections afforded by this article by testifying in court about the crime. (1) However, if the victim partially discloses the contents of a confidential communication in the course of testifying, then either party may request the court to rule that justice requires the protections of this section be waived, to the extent they apply to that portion of the communication. (2) Any waiver shall apply only to the extent necessary to require any witness to respond to counsel's questions concerning the confidential communication that are relevant to the facts and circumstances of the case. (b) A victim counselor cannot waive the protections afforded to a victim under this section. However, if a victim brings suit against a victim counselor or the agency, business, or organization in which the victim counselor was employed or served as a volunteer at the time of the...
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