36-11-9
Section 36-11-9 Proceedings in Supreme Court - Issuance and service of order to appear and answer information, summons and copy of information; setting of trial date, granting of continuances, etc. If such information shall be filed under Section 174 of Article 7 of the constitution, the Supreme Court, in term time, or a justice thereof, in vacation, shall make an order requiring the officer proceeded against to appear at a place and on a day, which may be either in term time or vacation, to be specified in the order and answer the information. The clerk of the court shall issue a summons, in which shall be set forth a copy of the order, directed to any sheriff of the State of Alabama, which, together with a copy of the information, shall be served on the defendant. If the summons is served 20 days before the day specified in the order, the defendant shall answer the information on the day specified; and, if the summons is served less than 20 days before the day so specified, the...
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5-19-29
Section 5-19-29 Injunctions. (a) The administrator may bring an action to restrain a creditor or a person acting in his behalf from engaging in any business subject to licensing under subsection (a) of Section 5-19-22 without first obtaining a license therefor as provided in Section 5-19-22 and a licensee or any person acting in his behalf from engaging in violations of this chapter or engaging in a course of fraudulent or unconscionable conduct in inducing debtors to enter credit transactions or in the collection of debts. (b) With respect to an action brought to enjoin violations of the chapter or fraudulent or unconscionable conduct, the administrator may apply to the court for appropriate temporary relief against a defendant, pending final determination of the proceedings. If the court finds, after a hearing held upon notice to the defendant, that there is reasonable cause to believe that the defendant is engaging in or is likely to engage in conduct which violates this chapter or...
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13A-6-131
Section 13A-6-131 Domestic violence - Second degree. (a)(1) A person commits the crime of domestic violence in the second degree if the person commits the crime of assault in the second degree pursuant to Section 13A-6-21; the crime of intimidating a witness pursuant to Section 13A-10-123; the crime of stalking pursuant to Section 13A-6-90; the crime of burglary in the second or third degree pursuant to Sections 13A-7-6 and 13A-7-7; or the crime of criminal mischief in the first degree pursuant to Section 13A-7-21 and the victim is a current or former spouse, parent, step-parent, child, step-child, any person with whom the defendant has a child in common, a present household member, or a person who has or had a dating relationship with the defendant. (2) For the purposes of this section, a household member excludes non-romantic or non-intimate co-residents, and a dating relationship means a current or former relationship of a romantic or intimate nature characterized by the expectation...
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13A-6-132
Section 13A-6-132 Domestic violence - Third degree. (a)(1) A person commits domestic violence in the third degree if the person commits the crime of assault in the third degree pursuant to Section 13A-6-22; the crime of menacing pursuant to Section 13A-6-23; the crime of reckless endangerment pursuant to Section 13A-6-24; the crime of criminal coercion pursuant to Section 13A-6-25; the crime of harassment pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 13A-11-8; the crime of criminal surveillance pursuant to Section 13A-11-32; the crime of harassing communications pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 13A-11-8; the crime of criminal trespass in the third degree pursuant to Section 13A-7-4; the crime of criminal mischief in the second or third degree pursuant to Sections 13A-7-22 and 13A-7-23; or the crime of arson in the third degree pursuant to Section 13A-7-43; and the victim is a current or former spouse, parent, step-parent, child, step-child, any person with whom the defendant has a child...
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32-5-316
Section 32-5-316 Courts may prohibit operation of motor vehicles by persons convicted of violation of automobile laws. Whenever a defendant is convicted by any court of competent jurisdiction of operating a motor vehicle in violation of any criminal statute or ordinance, the court trying the case, in its discretion, may, in addition to the other punishment fixed by law, enter an order forbidding such person to drive a motor vehicle upon any street or highway in the State of Alabama for a period to be specified by the court, or perpetually, as the court may determine. Any person driving a motor vehicle in violation of such an order of court shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any defendant against whom such an order has been entered shall have the same right of appeal and supersedeas as is now granted him or her with reference to the sentence of the court imposing punishment fixed by law, and the appellate court shall have the right to modify or annul the order forbidding the operation by...
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6-5-486
Section 6-5-486 Optional method of payment of judgments in excess of $100,000. Where a plaintiff recovers a judgment from a physician, dentist, or medical institution, as defined in Section 6-5-481, in an action for medical liability, and such judgment is in excess of $100,000, the court, in its discretion, may order that: (1) There shall be deducted from the award, and paid to the plaintiff, an amount sufficient to cover his out-of-pocket expenses as well as his attorney's fee. (2) The remainder of the award shall be paid to the plaintiff in monthly installments in an amount calculated to provide the plaintiff a lifetime income. (3) If the plaintiff should die before payment of all of said award, the same income shall be paid to the beneficiary of the plaintiff for the remainder of the payments due. (4) The defendant file a surety bond with the court in an amount equal to the award remaining after the expenses referred to in subdivision (1) of this section have been deducted. (Acts...
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6-5-487
Section 6-5-487 Advance payments by defendant or insurer not admission of liability; advance payments in excess of award not repayable. (a) In all actions for medical liability, any advance payment made by the defendant or his insurer to or for the plaintiff, or any other person, may not be construed as an admission of liability for injuries or damages suffered by the plaintiff or anyone else. Evidence of such advance payment is not admissible until there is a final judgment in favor of the plaintiff, in which event the court shall reduce the judgment to the plaintiff to the extent of advance payment. The advance payment shall inure to the exclusive credit of the defendant or his insurer making the payment. In the event the advance payment exceeds the liability of the defendant or the insurer making it, the court shall order any adjustment necessary to equalize the amount which each defendant is obligated to pay, exclusive of cost. (b) In no case shall an advance payment in excess of...
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6-5-576
Section 6-5-576 Advance payments by defendant or insurer not admission of liability; advance payments in excess of award not repayable. (a) In all legal service liability actions, any advance payment made by the defendant or his insurer to or for the plaintiff, or any other person, may not be construed as an admission of liability for injuries or damages suffered by the plaintiff or anyone else. Evidence of such advance payment is not admissible until there is a final judgment in favor of the plaintiff, in which event the court shall reduce the judgment to the plaintiff to the extent of advance payment. The advance payment shall inure to the exclusive credit of the defendant or his insurer making the payment. In the event the advance payment exceeds the liability of the defendant or the insurer making it, the court shall order any adjustment necessary to equalize the amount which each defendant is obligated to pay, exclusive of costs. (b) In no case shall an advance payment in excess...
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15-20A-25
Section 15-20A-25 Adult sex offender - Relief from employment restriction. (a) A sex offender may petition at sentencing, or if after sentencing, a sex offender may file a petition in the civil division of the circuit court in the county where the sex offender seeks to accept or maintain employment for relief from the employment restrictions pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 15-20A-13. A sex offender adjudicated or convicted of any of the following sex offenses shall not be entitled to relief under this section: (1) Rape in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-61. (2) Sodomy in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-63. (3) Sexual abuse in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-66. (4) Sex abuse of a child less than 12 years old, as provided by Section 13A-6-69.1. (5) Sexual torture, as provided by Section 13A-6-65.1. (6) Any sex offense involving a child. (7) Any solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses listed in subdivisions (1)...
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15-5-65
Section 15-5-65 Disposition of proceeds. (a) Unless by other agreement of the primary law enforcement agency and the prosecutorial entity, the proceeds from any forfeiture shall be used, first, for payment of all proper expenses of the proceedings for forfeiture and sale, including expenses of seizure, maintenance of or custody, advertising, prosecution, and court costs. The remaining proceeds from the sale or distribution shall be awarded by the court pursuant to recommendation of the prosecutorial entity on a pro rata share to the participating law enforcement agencies, the prosecutorial entity that pursued the action, and as payment of restitution to any victims of the underlying offense. Any proceeds from sales authorized by this section awarded by the court to a county or municipal law enforcement agency shall be deposited into the respective county or municipal general fund and made available to the appropriate law enforcement agency upon requisition of the chief law enforcement...
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