12-16-197
Section 12-16-197 Issuance of subpoenas for witnesses for grand jury generally; proceedings
upon failure of witnesses summoned to attend. The district attorney, the foreman of the grand
jury or the clerk of the court, on the application of the grand jury, must issue subpoenas
for any witnesses whom they may require to give evidence before them, and if witnesses so
summoned fail to attend, the subpoenas must be returned to the court, with the default thereon
endorsed, signed by the foreman, and the same proceedings may thereupon be had against them
as against defaulting witnesses, the endorsement of the foreman being presumptive evidence
of the default. (Code 1852, §551; Code 1867, §4101; Code 1876, §4774; Code 1886, §4347;
Code 1896, §5033; Code 1907, §7294; Code 1923, §8676; Code 1940, T. 30, §83.)...
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31-2A-48
Section 31-2A-48 (Article 48.) Contempt. A military judge or summary court-martial officer
may punish for contempt any person who uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in its presence,
or who disturbs its proceedings by any riot or disorder. A person subject to this code may
be punished for contempt by confinement not to exceed five days or a fine of one hundred dollars
($100), or both. A person not subject to this code may be punished for contempt by a military
court in the same manner as a criminal court of the state. (Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1.)...

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12-14-31
Section 12-14-31 Powers generally; designation of other municipal officers to approve appearance
and appeal bonds. (a) A municipal judge may administer oaths, compel the attendance of witnesses
and compel the production of books and papers, punish by fine not exceeding $50.00 and/or
imprisonment not exceeding five days any person found and adjudged to be in contempt of court
and shall have power coextensive with the jurisdiction of the district court to issue writs
and other process and to approve and declare bonds forfeited. In contempt of court cases brought
pursuant to Section 12-19-311(c) and (d), a municipal judge may punish by a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500). (b) The municipal judge or, when there is more than one judge
in the municipality, the presiding judge shall designate any other municipal officers who
shall be authorized to approve appearance and appeal bonds. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,
§8-108; Act 2013-193, p. 360, §1.)...
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12-21-248
Section 12-21-248 Conditional judgment against defaulting witnesses - Notice; when made absolute.
Where a conditional judgment has been entered against a defaulting witness in a criminal case,
if he does not appear before the docket then in process of being heard is completed and show
a sufficient cause for his default, a notice must be issued by the clerk of the court within
30 days notifying him of the entry of such conditional judgment and that the same will be
made absolute at the expiration of 30 days from the date of service of said notice unless
he appears and shows sufficient excuse for his default, which notice must be served by the
sheriff and return thereof made to the clerk. If he fails to appear as required or fails to
show sufficient excuse for his default, to be determined by the court, the judgment must be
made absolute against him. (Code 1852, §673; Code 1867, §4225; Code 1876, §4930; Code 1886,
§4471; Code 1896, §5295; Code 1907, §7892; Code 1923, §5630; Code...
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30-3-168
Section 30-3-168 Failure to give notice. (a) Except as provided in Section 30-3-167, if a person
required to give notice as required by Section 30-3-163 or Section 30-3-164 shall fail to
provide the notice or the information required by subsection (b) of Section 30-3-165, the
court shall consider the failure to provide such notice or information as a factor in making
its determination regarding the change of principal residence of a child; a factor in determining
whether custody or visitation should be modified; a factor for ordering the return of the
child to the former residence of the child if the change of principal residence of a child
has taken place without notice; a factor meriting a deviation from the child support guidelines;
a factor in awarding increased transportation and communication expenses with the child; and
a factor in considering whether the person seeking to change the principal residence of a
child may be ordered to pay reasonable costs and attorney's fees...
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30-3-69
Section 30-3-69 Liability of employers who fail to answer or fail or refuse to withhold. An
employer who willfully fails or refuses to withhold or pay the amounts as ordered may be held
to be in contempt of court. Additionally, such employer may be personally liable to the obligee
for failure to answer or withhold, and in such cases conditional and final judgment for the
amounts ordered to be withheld may be entered by the court and against the employer as in
the case of conditional and final judgment against a garnishee for failure to answer, as provided
in Section 6-6-457. (Acts 1984, No. 84-445, p. 1035, §10; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-989,
p. 338, §9.)...
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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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11-48-43
Section 11-48-43 Appeals from judgment of circuit court - By property owner - Authorized; bonds.
An appeal may be taken to the Supreme Court of Alabama by any person interested in said property
from the judgment entered by the circuit court within 42 days from the date of entry of such
judgment, upon giving bond for costs of appeal or, if a stay of execution of the judgment
is desired, upon giving further bond in such sum as the judge of the circuit court may prescribe,
payable to the city or town with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the clerk of said
court, conditioned to pay such judgment or perform such judgment as the supreme court may
render in the action, and all such costs and damages as the city or town may have sustained
if the judgment is affirmed. (Code 1907, §1396; Code 1923, §2211; Acts 1927, No. 639, p.
753; Code 1940, T. 37, §552.)...
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11-88-74
Section 11-88-74 Appeal from judgment of circuit court to Supreme Court - By property owner
- Authorization and procedure generally. An appeal may be taken to the Supreme Court of Alabama
by any person interested in the said property from the judgment entered by the said court
within 42 days upon giving bond for costs of appeal or, if a stay of execution is desired,
upon giving further bond in such sum as the judge of the said court may prescribe, payable
to the authority, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the judge of the said court,
conditioned to pay such judgment or perform such judgment as the Supreme Court may render
in the premises and all such costs and damages as the authority may have sustained if the
judgment is affirmed. (Acts 1973, No. 826, p. 1293, §35.)...
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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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