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12-16-61
Section 12-16-61 Trial court jury box. The jury commission shall maintain a trial court jury
box and shall place therein the names or identifying numbers of all prospective jurors drawn
from the master jury box who are not disqualified from which grand juries and petit juries
are drawn as provided by law. (Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, ยง7.)...
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12-16-60
Section 12-16-60 Qualifications of jurors. (a) A prospective juror is qualified to serve on
a jury if the juror is generally reputed to be honest and intelligent and is esteemed in the
community for integrity, good character and sound judgment and also: (1) Is a citizen of the
United States, has been a resident of the county for more than 12 months and is over the age
of 19 years; (2) Is able to read, speak, understand and follow instructions given by a judge
in the English language; (3) Is capable by reason of physical and mental ability to render
satisfactory jury service, and is not afflicted with any permanent disease or physical weakness
whereby the juror is unfit to discharge the duties of a juror; (4) Has not lost the right
to vote by conviction for any offense involving moral turpitude. (b) The jury commission shall
determine, on the basis of information provided on the jury qualification form or interviews
with the prospective juror or other competent evidence: (1) If the...
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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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12-16-58
Section 12-16-58 Placement of names of prospective jurors in master jury box. (a) The name
or identifying number of every prospective juror whose name is drawn from the master list
pursuant to subsection (b) shall be set forth on a card and placed in the master jury box
as provided in this section. (b) The number of names or identifying numbers to be placed in
the master jury box shall be a minimum of 1,000 plus one percent of the total number of names
on the master list. From time to time names or identifying numbers of additional prospective
jurors may be placed in the master jury box as determined by the jury commission or ordered
by the circuit court. The master jury box shall be emptied and refilled by December 31 of
each even numbered year. (c) The names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors which
shall be placed in the master jury box shall be selected by the jury commission at random
from the master list as follows: The total number of names on the master list shall be...
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12-16-78
Section 12-16-78 Drawing of names from jury box for juries in probate court; summoning and
drawing of jurors; certification to jury commission of names of persons disqualified, exempt
and empaneled. Whenever a jury is required to try any issue in a probate court of the county,
other than inquisition proceedings regarding mental illness, the probate judge shall procure
the jury box and key thereto and shall draw from the jury box as many names as he may think
necessary, in no case less than 24, and shall immediately return the key and box to the proper
custodian thereof respectively. After each name is drawn, it shall not be returned to the
jury box and there shall be no selection of names, and the probate judge shall make and file
a record of the drawing and issue an order to the sheriff requiring him to summon the jurors,
and the probate judge shall draw the juries in the manner provided by this article, and the
judge shall call the names of those disqualified and exempt and those...
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12-16-145
Section 12-16-145 Alternate juror selection and qualification plan; master list; random selection;
disqualification. Notwithstanding any provision of Title 12, Chapter 16, the presiding circuit
judge, with the consent of the circuit judges of the court, may elect to utilize the following
alternate juror selection and qualification plan after notice to the Administrative Director
of Courts, which eliminates the master jury box and the interposition of the jury commission
in the qualifying process, and embraces and combines the qualification and summoning process,
as follows: The jury commission shall meet and cause to be compiled and maintained a master
list of persons in the county, together with their residence addresses, who may be called
for jury service. The list shall be compiled and maintained, avoiding duplication as far as
possible, from one or more of the sources named in Section 12-16-57 to include persons whose
listings will foster the policy and protect the rights provided...
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40-2B-2
Section 40-2B-2 Alabama Tax Tribunal. (a) Statement of Purpose. To increase public confidence
in the fairness of the state tax system, the state shall provide an independent agency with
tax expertise to resolve disputes between the Department of Revenue and taxpayers, prior to
requiring the payment of the amounts in issue or the posting of a bond, but after the taxpayer
has had a full opportunity to attempt settlement with the Department of Revenue based, among
other things, on the hazards of litigation. By establishing an independent Alabama Tax Tribunal
within the executive branch of government, this chapter provides taxpayers with a means of
resolving controversies that insures both the appearance and the reality of due process and
fundamental fairness. The tax tribunal shall provide hearings in all tax matters, except those
specified by statute, and render decisions and orders relating thereto. A tax tribunal hearing
shall be commenced by the filing of a notice of appeal protesting...
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15-8-150
Section 15-8-150 Contents; sufficiency; use of analogous forms. The forms of indictment set
forth in this section in all cases in which they are applicable, are sufficient, and analogous
forms may be used in other cases. (1) CAPTION, COMMENCEMENT AND CONCLUSION GENERALLY. The
State of Alabama,) Circuit court, ___ session, ___) 20___ The grand jury of said county charge
that, before the finding of this indictment, etc. (describing the offense as in the following
forms), against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama. E.F.J.,District Attorney of
the ______ circuit. (2) ADVERTISING, ETC., UNREGISTERED SECURITIES. A. B. did, contrary to
law, and subsequent to the ____ day of ____, 20__, advertise (or otherwise describing the
unlawful act) in this state for the purpose of inducing or securing subscriptions to or sales
of the capital stock of the X. Y. company (or otherwise describing the security so advertised),
which said stock (or other security) had not then...
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12-16-34
Section 12-16-34 Compensation of members. (a) Upon written order of the presiding circuit judge
or his designee, the jury commission shall meet on such days as are required to replenish
the number of names in the trial court jury box and to perform such other necessary duties
as are related thereto. Each member of the jury commission shall be paid the sum of $10.00
for each day he is actually engaged in the discharge of his duties pursuant to the order of
the presiding circuit judge. The president of each jury commission shall submit all claims
for compensation for its members along with a copy of the order of the presiding circuit judge
to the Administrative Director of Courts. Claims shall be submitted on such forms as may be
prescribed by the Administrative Director of Courts, and, if approved, shall be processed
and paid by the state. (b) The compensation of each member of the commission shall not exceed
for any year of his term the following amounts: (1) In counties of 25,000...
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12-16-100
Section 12-16-100 Drawing, selection, and empaneling of juries in criminal cases - Generally.
(a) In every criminal case the jury shall be drawn, selected and empaneled as follows: Upon
the trial by jury in the circuit courts of any person charged with a felony, including a capital
felony, a misdemeanor, or violation, the court shall require a strike list or lists to be
compiled from the names appearing on the master strike list as established in Section 12-16-74.
In compiling the list or lists, names of qualified jurors may be omitted on a nonselective
basis. A strike list shall be furnished for the trial of any case at hand and a copy thereof
given to all parties. The jurors whose names appear thereon shall be brought into open court,
the case shall be called and in the presence of the district attorney and the defendant and
his attorney, the jurors shall be examined on voir dire for the trial of the case at hand.
After the conclusion of the voir dire examination and the removal from...
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