Alabama Code — 12
Browse 1,269 sections in division 12 of the Alabama code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 12-1-1. Effect of Rules of Supreme Court of Alabama.
- § 12-1-2. Vesting of Judicial Power of State Generally.
- § 12-1-3. Vesting of Criminal Jurisdiction.
- § 12-1-4. Transfer of Cases Improperly Submitted to Supreme Court or Courts of Appeals.
- § 12-1-5. Procedure When Bill to Increase or Decrease Number of Judges or Change Boundaries of Circuit or District Introduced in Legislature.
- § 12-1-6. Procedure When Local Legislation Affecting Judiciary Introduced in Legislature.
- § 12-1-6.1. Briefs and Amicus Curiae by Certain Legislative Parties Authorized in Appellate Cases.
- § 12-1-7. Powers of Courts as to Preservation of Order, Enforcement of Judgments, Etc., Generally.
- § 12-1-8. Cases in Which Courts May Issue Attachments and Inflict Summary Punishment for Contempt.
- § 12-1-9. Conduct of Inquiries, Etc., as to Violations of Section 12-1-8 and Punishment of Offenders.
- § 12-1-10. Punishment by Courts for Contempt.
- § 12-1-11. Appeal to Appellate Court by Attorney or Officer from Judgment of Contempt.
- § 12-1-12. Grounds for Disqualification of Judges from Trial of Cases Generally.
- § 12-1-13. Grounds for Disqualification of Justices of Supreme Court and Judges of Courts of Appeals from Participation in Decision of Cases.
- § 12-1-14. Appointment, Powers, Compensation, Etc., of Special Judges for Circuit, District, or Probate Court.
- § 12-1-14.1. Appointment of Special Judge Upon Request; Temporary Service.
- § 12-1-14.2. Senior Judge Status.
- § 12-1-15. Benefits to Which Judges, Officers, Employees, Etc., of Judicial Branch of Government Entitled; Uniformity of Treatment as to Benefits, Etc., of Supernumerary Justices and Judges and Retired Justices and Judges; Failure by Justice or Judge to Apply for Supernumerary or Retirement Benefits at Time of Leaving Active State Service Not to Forfeit Entitlement to Rights.
- § 12-1-16. Voluntary Diminution of Compensation, Benefits, Etc., by Judges, Officers, Employees, Etc., of Judicial Branch of Government.
- § 12-1-17. Reimbursement of Travel Expenses of Judges, Officers, Etc., of Appellate Courts Attending Judicial Colleges, Seminars, Etc.
- § 12-1-18. Reimbursement of Travel Expenses of Circuit Judges, District Court Judges, Municipal Judges, Court-Supportive Personnel, Etc.; Effect of Failure to Attend Educational Conference, Seminar, Etc., When Attendance Ordered.
- § 12-1-19. Monthly Reports of Clerks of Circuit, District and Municipal Courts as to Fines, Fees, Etc., Collected.
- § 12-1-20. Appellate Courts, Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management Authorized to Contract with Counties, Municipalities, Etc., for Offices and Other Physical Facilities for Courts.
- § 12-1-21. Salaries of Court Personnel, Etc.
- § 12-1-22. Certain Statutes Relative to Judicial Circuits and Court Personnel Continued in Effect.
- § 12-1-23. Reasonable Accommodation for Those in Need of Special Services, Etc.
- § 12-1-24. Pretrial Hearings in Certain Cases to Be Conducted by Audio-Video Communications.
- § 12-2-1. Composition of Court; Election and Terms of Office of Justices.
- § 12-2-2. Powers of Justices - Issuance of Writs of Certiorari and Granting of Injunctions.
- § 12-2-3. Powers of Justices - Administration of Oaths and Taking of Affidavits and Acknowledgments.
- § 12-2-4. Salary of Justices.
- § 12-2-5. Performance of Duties or Functions of Chief Justice in Event of Absence from State or Disability Thereof Generally.
- § 12-2-6. Performance of Duties of Chief Justice in Event of Extended Absence from Court or Disability Thereof.
- § 12-2-7. Jurisdiction and Powers of Court Generally.
- § 12-2-8. Regular Terms of Court.
- § 12-2-9. Special Terms.
- § 12-2-10. Advisory Opinions on Constitutional Questions - How Opinion Obtained.
- § 12-2-11. Advisory Opinions on Constitutional Questions - Request and Receipt by Court of Briefs from Attorney General and Amici Curiae as to Questions Presented.
- § 12-2-12. Advisory Opinions on Constitutional Questions - Effect of Opinion.
- § 12-2-13. Standard for Decision of Cases in Which Existing Opinion and Former Ruling in Case Conflict.
- § 12-2-14. Appointment of Members of Bar to Sit as Special Judges in Determination of Certain Cases.
- § 12-2-15. Minutes of Court and Reports of Decisions to State Names of Judges Sitting in Final Decision of Cases.
- § 12-2-16. Advisory and Standing Committees.
- § 12-2-17. Establishment of Additional Duties for Judges.
- § 12-2-18. Institution and Maintenance of Safety Programs and Precautions for Security and Protection of Judicial Building, Etc., Authorized; Designation of Marshal, Assistant Marshals, Etc., as Conservators of Peace and Powers Thereof; Payment for Uniforms, Arms, Etc., of Marshals, Etc.
- § 12-2-19. Promulgation, Filing and Publication of Rules; Construction and Interpretation of Rules.
- § 12-2-20. Purposes for Which Appropriations May Be Used.
- § 12-2-21. Appointment, Compensation, Etc., of Staff Attorneys.
- § 12-2-30. Powers and Duties as to Supervision and Administration of Courts Generally.
- § 12-2-31. Provision for Compilation and Tabulation of Reports and Information Supplied to Office.
- § 12-2-32. Employment, Etc., of Court Attendant.
- § 12-2-33. Ordering of Special Sessions of Courts, Etc.
- § 12-2-34. Ordering of Attendance of District Attorneys at Special Sessions of Courts, Etc.
- § 12-2-35. Notification of Chief Justice by Judge or District Attorney Unable to Attend Court; Designation of Judge or District Attorney to Attend and Hold Court.
- § 12-2-36. Ordering of Judges to Attend and Hold Court, Etc., in Other Circuits.
- § 12-2-37. Forfeiture by Judge Failing to Order or Attend Special Session of Court, Etc.
- § 12-2-38. Forfeiture by District Attorney Failing to Perform Duties Required by Sections 12-2-34 and 12-2-35.
- § 12-2-50. Continuation of Laws Concerning Duties, Benefits, Etc.
- § 12-2-70. Appointment.
- § 12-2-71. Clerks to Serve Appointing Justices; Dismissal of Clerks and Appointment of Successors.
- § 12-2-72. Salaries.
- § 12-2-90. Appointment and Removal of Clerk.
- § 12-2-91. Bond Generally.
- § 12-2-92. When Additional Bond Required; Effect of Failure to Give Additional Bond.
- § 12-2-93. Salary.
- § 12-2-94. Confidential Assistant.
- § 12-2-95. Employment of Additional Help.
- § 12-2-96. Office and Office Hours.
- § 12-2-97. Powers and Duties Generally.
- § 12-2-98. Payment of Costs for Preserving Records.
- § 12-2-99. Furnishing of Record Books, Blanks and Stationery.
- § 12-2-100. Collection and Disposition of Fees and Costs of Clerk; Quarterly Statement to Department of Finance of Fees Paid into Treasury.
- § 12-2-110. Office Created; Appointment and Removal of Deputy Clerk.
- § 12-2-111. Salary.
- § 12-2-112. Powers and Duties.
- § 12-2-130. Confidential Secretary of Chief Justice.
- § 12-2-131. Confidential Secretaries for Associate Justices and Supernumerary Justices - Appointment, Compensation, Etc.
- § 12-2-132. Confidential Secretaries for Associate Justices and Supernumerary Justices - Duties.
- § 12-2-157. Library Fund.
- § 12-2-159. Library Tax.
- § 12-2-160. Justices to Make Rules for Preservation and Protection of Libraries.
- § 12-3-1. Courts Created; Composition; Qualifications of Judges.
- § 12-3-2. Election and Term of Judges of Court of Criminal Appeals; Designation of Panels of Judges to Decide Cases.
- § 12-3-3. Election and Term of Judges of Court of Civil Appeals.
- § 12-3-4. Presiding Judges.
- § 12-3-5. Residency of Judges.
- § 12-3-6. Salaries of Judges.
- § 12-3-7. Continuation of Laws Concerning Duties, Benefits, Etc., of Supernumerary Judges of Courts of Appeals.
- § 12-3-8. Powers of Judges as to Issuance of Writs of Certiorari, Granting of Injunctions, Etc.
- § 12-3-9. Appellate Jurisdiction of Court of Criminal Appeals.
- § 12-3-10. Appellate Jurisdiction of Court of Civil Appeals.
- § 12-3-11. Original Jurisdiction of Courts of Appeals; Powers of Courts as to Issuance of Remedial and Original Writs and Punishment for Contempt.
- § 12-3-12. Regular Term of Courts.
- § 12-3-13. Quarters.
- § 12-3-14. Transfer of Cases in Court of Criminal Appeals to Supreme Court.
- § 12-3-15. Transfer of Cases in Court of Civil Appeals to Supreme Court.
- § 12-3-16. Decisions of Supreme Court to Govern Holdings and Decisions of Courts of Appeals; Decisions and Proceedings of Courts of Appeals Subject to General Superintendence and Control of Supreme Court.
- § 12-3-17. Decision of Cases in Event of Absence or Disqualification of Judge or Judges.
- § 12-3-18. Reporting of Opinions and Decisions of Courts.
- § 12-3-19. Marshal and Librarian and Assistants.
- § 12-3-20. Appointment, Compensation, Duties, Etc., of Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Executions Clerk and Secretaries of Court of Criminal Appeals.
- § 12-3-21. Bond of Clerk of Court of Criminal Appeals.
- § 12-3-22. Dockets Clerk of Court of Criminal Appeals.
- § 12-3-23. Appointment, Removal, Compensation, Etc., of Clerk and Confidential Secretaries of Court of Civil Appeals.
- § 12-3-24. Bond of Clerk of Court of Civil Appeals.
- § 12-3-25. Office Hours of Clerks of Courts of Appeals.
- § 12-3-26. Powers and Duties of Clerks.
- § 12-3-27. Law Clerks - Appointment.
- § 12-3-28. Law Clerks - Clerk to Serve Appointing Judge; Dismissal of Clerk and Appointment of Successor.
- § 12-3-29. Law Clerks - Salaries.
- § 12-3-30. Payment of Salaries of Employees of Courts.
- § 12-3-31. Payment of Cost of Preserving Records; Furnishing of Record Books, Stationery, Furniture, Etc.
- § 12-3-32. Attorney General to Attend Criminal Cases and Civil Suits in Courts in Which State a Party.
- § 12-3-33. Applicability of Provisions of Section 12-2-9.
- § 12-3-34. Appointment, Compensation, Etc., of Staff Attorneys and Confidential Assistant of Court of Criminal Appeals.
- § 12-3-35. Appointment, Compensation, Etc., of Additional Staff Attorneys.
- § 12-3-36. Appointment, Compensation, Etc., of Additional Confidential Assistant.
- § 12-4A-1. Appointment of Court Personnel.
- § 12-4A-2. Supreme Court and State Law Library Designated State Law Library; State Law Librarian to Supervise.
- § 12-5-1. Administrative Office of Courts Created.
- § 12-5-2. Service by Administrative Office of Courts as Agency for Application for and Receipt of Grants, Etc., and Coordination of Studies, Etc., as to Improvement of Administration of Justice; Appointment, Compensation, Etc., of Officers, Employees, Etc., of Administrative Office of Courts Generally; Powers of Chief Justice as to Use of Officers, Employees, Moneys, Etc., of Administrative Office of Courts.
- § 12-5-3. Department of Court Management Established; Powers and Duties Generally.
- § 12-5-6. Department to Be Responsible for Trial Court Administration.
- § 12-5-4. Appointment, Duties, Etc., of Court Administrator and Assistant Court Administrator; Appointment and Compensation of Other Employees of Department.
- § 12-5-5. Applicability of Provisions of State Merit System to Officers, Employees, Etc., of Department.
- § 12-5-7. Entitlement to Insurance, Retirement and Other State Employees’ Benefits of Officers, Employees, Etc., of Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management.
- § 12-5-8. Administrative Director of Courts Ex Officio Head of Department of Court Management and Head of Administrative Office of Courts.
- § 12-5-9. Administrative Director of Courts to Assist Chief Justice with Duties as Administrative Head of Judicial System.
- § 12-5-10. Powers and Duties of Administrative Director of Courts Generally.
- § 12-5-10.1. Annual Report.
- § 12-5-12. Study of Applications for Funds, Grants, Etc., from Federal Governmental Agencies or Entities, Direction of Disbursement of Funds, Grants, Etc.; Designation of Moneys Previously Appropriated to Certain State Agencies as Matching Funds; Application for Federal Funds, Grants, Etc., and Use of Certain Moneys as Matching Funds in Connection Therewith by Circuit Courts, District Courts, Etc.
- § 12-5-13. Coordination of Functions and Duties of Administrative Personnel of Trial Courts or Local Court Systems; Transfer and Direction of Expenditure of Moneys Appropriated to Certain State Agencies and Courts.
- § 12-5-14. Employment of Consultants by Chief Justice and Administrative Director of Courts.
- § 12-5-15. Delegation to Administrative Director of Courts, Court Administrator, Etc., of Authority to Act for Chief Justice.
- § 12-5-16. Membership of Chief Justice and Officers, Employees, Etc., of Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management in Organizations and Associations Devoted to Improvement of Justice, Etc., Authorized; Payment of Membership Dues Therefor and for State Membership in Certain National Organizations and Associations.
- § 12-5-17. Attendance at Colleges, Conferences, Etc., Pertaining to Administration of Courts by Chief Justice, Officers, Employees, Etc., of Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management, Members of Judiciary and Court-Supportive Personnel Authorized; Reimbursement for Expenses Thereof.
- § 12-5-18. Use of Members of Judiciary and Court-Supportive Personnel for Studies, Projects, Etc., to Improve the Administration of Justice.
- § 12-5-19. Payment of Expenses of Conferences or Meetings Sponsored by Administrative Office of Courts or Department of Court Management.
- § 12-5-20. Review, Etc., of Administrative Decisions of Chief Justice or Administrative Director of Courts by Supreme Court Justices.
- § 12-5-21. Appointment, Compensation, Etc., of Confidential Secretaries for Retired Justices or Judges Performing Active Duty for Supreme Court or Courts of Appeals.
- § 12-5A-1. Legislative Findings and Intent.
- § 12-5A-2. Duties of Administrative Director of Courts; Education and Training for Juvenile Probation Officers.
- § 12-5A-3. Juvenile Probation Services Fund.
- § 12-5A-4. Duties Transferred to Administrative Office of Courts; Transition of Personnel.
- § 12-5A-5. Employees Included in State Court System Personnel System; Salary Subsidies.
- § 12-5A-6. Phase-Out of Financial Support from Counties.
- § 12-5A-7. Juvenile Probation Officers - Allocation by Population.
- § 12-5A-8. Juvenile Probation Officers - Supervision; Employees of State; Appointment and Dismissal; Director of Probation Services; Certain Employees Subject to Merit System Procedures.
- § 12-5A-9. Participation of Eligible Employees in Employees’ Retirement System; Creditable Service; Formal Leave Accounting System; Inclusion in Health Insurance Plan.
- § 12-5A-10. Operating Expenses; Inventory of County-Owned Property; Election to Transfer Property to State; County to Provide Office Space, Etc.
- § 12-5A-11. County Programs, Etc., Unaffected.
- § 12-5A-12. Study Commission Created.
- § 12-5A-13. Applicability to Certain Counties.
- § 12-5A-14. Construction.
- § 12-6-1. Per Diem Compensation of Members of Commission Who Are Not Judges.
- § 12-6-2. Assistant Executive Director.
- § 12-7-1. Reimbursement of Expenses of Members of Court.
- § 12-7-2. Court Reporter.
- § 12-8-1. Creation; Composition; Designation of Members.
- § 12-8-2. Terms of Office of Members.
- § 12-8-3. Vacancies.
- § 12-8-4. Reimbursement of Expenses of Members; Payment of Printing, Postage, Etc., of Conference.
- § 12-8-5. Chairman; Meetings; Officials and Employees.
- § 12-8-6. Duties of Conference Generally.
- § 12-8-7. Chief Justice Authorized to Obtain Statistics, Etc., from Court Officials; Forfeiture by Court Officials Failing to Furnish Information Requested; Preparation by Chief Justice of Forms to Be Filled Out and Submitted by Court Officials; Statistics, Etc., Compiled by Chief Justice to Be Made Available to Conference.
- § 12-8-8. Chief Justice May Direct Use of Appropriated Funds by Conference, Etc.; Application for Grants and Other Assistance for Conference.
- § 12-9-1. Creation; Duties Generally.
- § 12-9-2. Composition; Appointment of Certain Members; Terms of Office of Members.
- § 12-9-3. Reimbursement of Expenses of Members.
- § 12-9-4. Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary; Executive Committee.
- § 12-9-5. Commission to Serve as Agency for Grants, Etc., and Coordinate and Conduct Studies.
- § 12-9-6. Chairman Authorized to Apply for Grants, Etc.
- § 12-9-7. Assistance of Commission by Legislative Reference Service and by Law Institute; Appointment, Etc., of Research Analyst and Other Employees; Employment and Compensation of Consultants and Experts.
- § 12-9-8. Reports and Recommendations.
- § 12-9-9. Use of Appropriated Funds or Grants.
- § 12-9A-1. Creation and Composition; Duties.
- § 12-9A-2. Reallocation of Vacant Judgeship.
- § 12-9A-2.1. Moratorium on the Reallocation of Judges.
- § 12-9A-3. Jurisdiction, Power, Rights, Etc., of Reallocated Judge.
- § 12-9A-4. Compensation of Judges.
- § 12-9A-5. Judicial Weighted Caseload Study.
- § 12-9A-6. Meetings and Records.
- § 12-9A-7. Temporary Assignment of Circuit or District Judge to Another Circuit.
- § 12-9A-8. Assignment of Circuit or District Judges by Presiding Circuit Judge.
- § 12-10-1. Designation and Term of Office of Chairman.
- § 12-10-2. Powers of Members of Commission as to Witnesses, Etc.
- § 12-10-3. Reimbursement of Expenses of Members of Commission.
- § 12-10-4. Recommendation to Legislature by Commission of Salary and Expense Allowances to Be Paid Judges Generally.
- § 12-10-5. When Recommendations May Be Submitted to Legislature; Recommendations to Become Law Upon Adjournment of Legislative Session to Which Submitted Unless Rejected or Altered by Legislative Act; Recordation and Publication Thereof.
- § 12-10A-1. Compensation of Judges - Uniform Plan.
- § 12-10A-2. Compensation of Judges - Phase-Out of Local Supplements and Expense Allowances.
- § 12-10A-3. Applicability to Judicial Retirement Compensation.
- § 12-10A-4. Funding.
- § 12-10A-5. Increase in Fees.
- § 12-10A-6. Applicability to Other Constitutional Officers.
- § 12-10B-2. Qualifications of Circuit Judges, District Judges, Appellate Court Judges, and Supreme Court Justices.
- § 12-10B-4. Prior Pay Scales Ratified.
- § 12-11-1. Circuit Court in Every County.
- § 12-11-2. State Divided into Judicial Circuits; Enumeration of Circuits.
- § 12-11-3. Circuit Court to Be Held in Each County at Courthouse, Etc.
- § 12-11-4. When Courts Open.
- § 12-11-5. Provision for Regular or Special Sessions of Court.
- § 12-11-6. Notice of Special Sessions.
- § 12-11-7. Witnesses and Process for Special Sessions.
- § 12-11-8. “Session of Court” Defined.
- § 12-11-9. Transfer of Cases - Between Circuit Court and District Court.
- § 12-11-10. Transfer of Cases - Involuntary Juvenile Commitment Proceedings.
- § 12-11-11. Transfer of Cases - Transfer to Another Court in Same County.
- § 12-11-30. Generally.
- § 12-11-31. Equitable Jurisdiction.
- § 12-11-32. Jurisdiction to Sell Property and Franchises of Public Utility Corporation.
- § 12-11-33. Cases of Which Circuit Courts Take Cognizance in Equitable Matters.
- § 12-11-40. Proceedings on Administration of Estates in Circuit Court.
- § 12-11-41. Removal of Administration of Estates from Probate Court.
- § 12-11-41.1. Transfer to Circuit Court; Remand to Probate Court.
- § 12-11-60. Settlements of Estates.
- § 12-11-61. Irregular Sales of Lands Under Decrees of Probate Court May Be Confirmed.
- § 12-11A-1. Definitions.
- § 12-11A-2. Qualifications; Requirements.
- § 12-11A-3. Registration; Petition for Appointment.
- § 12-11A-4. Trial Without Jury; Powers of Private Judge; Immunity; Procedures.
- § 12-11A-5. Filing Fee.
- § 12-11A-6. Services Provided by Circuit Court Clerk and Sheriff.
- § 12-11A-7. Time and Place of Hearing; Notice.
- § 12-11A-8. Compensation.
- § 12-12-1. Establishment, Designation, Etc.; Location of Sessions of District Courts; Abolition of Courts Not Authorized by Constitution.
- § 12-12-2. District Court a Court of Record; Preparation, Maintenance, Etc., of Records of Proceedings Generally; Employment of Reporters or Provision for Transcripts of Proceedings by Parties.
- § 12-12-3. Trial of Cases.
- § 12-12-4. Powers of Court as to Disposition of Criminal Cases Generally.
- § 12-12-5. Continuation of Cases to Permit Payment of Fines and Costs.
- § 12-12-6. Powers as to Punishment for Contempt.
- § 12-12-7. Issuance of Writs.
- § 12-12-8. District Attorney of Circuit Charged with Responsibility for District Court Prosecutions.
- § 12-12-9. Abolition of Office of County Solicitor and Performance of Functions Thereof by Assistant District Attorneys; Election by County Solicitors Serving Terms to Which Elected Prior to January 16, 1977, to Become Assistant District Attorneys for Duration of Terms.
- § 12-12-10. Supervision of District Courts by Presiding Circuit Judges.
- § 12-12-11. Applicability of Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.
- § 12-12-30. Civil Jurisdiction Generally.
- § 12-12-31. Small Claims Actions; Attorney Representation; When; Attorney Fees; Prosecution of Assigned Claims; License Required.
- § 12-12-32. Criminal Jurisdiction Generally.
- § 12-12-33. Extradition Proceedings.
- § 12-12-34. Juvenile Jurisdiction.
- § 12-12-35. Transfer of Adoption Proceedings to District Court from Probate Court; Maintenance of Records of Adoption Proceedings.
- § 12-12-36. Venue Generally; Transfer of Actions Improperly Located; Designation of Additional Locations for Court Sites.
- § 12-12-37. Removal of Action from District Court to Circuit Court Where Concurrent Jurisdiction.
- § 12-12-50. Definitions.
- § 12-12-51. District Court Jurisdiction of Misdemeanor Prosecutions for Traffic Infractions and Boating Infractions..
- § 12-12-52. Receipt of Guilty Pleas by Magistrates in Prosecutions for Traffic Infractions or Boating Violations.
- § 12-12-53. Requirement of Use of Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint.
- § 12-12-54. Accounting for Uniform Traffic Tickets and Complaints; Disposition of Forms; Records and Reports.
- § 12-12-55. Schedules of Fines for Traffic Infractions and Boating Violations; Payment of Fines and Costs.
- § 12-12-56. Law Enforcement Officers, Etc., Not to Dispose of Uniform Traffic Tickets or Complaints, Etc., in Unauthorized Manner; Persons Soliciting, Etc., Unauthorized Disposition, Etc., of Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint Subject to Punishment for Criminal Contempt.
- § 12-12-60. Electronic Uniform Non-traffic Citation and Complaint.
- § 12-12-70. Right of Appeal and Procedure for Appeals Generally; Dismissal for Failure to Appear.
- § 12-12-71. When Appeals Taken to Circuit Courts; Nature of Proceedings and Right to Jury Trial Upon Appeals to Circuit Courts.
- § 12-12-72. When Appeals May Be Taken Directly to Appellate Courts.
- § 12-12-73. Bonds on Appeals.
- § 12-13-1. Jurisdiction Generally; Validity and Presumptions to Be Accorded to Judgments, Orders, Etc., of Probate Courts.
- § 12-13-2. Person in Federal Service and Spouse Thereof Who Die While Living Within State Deemed Resident of State and of County in Which Living for Purposes of Probate Jurisdiction.
- § 12-13-3. When Courts Deemed Open for Granting of Letters Testamentary, Etc., and Making of Orders Grantable as Matter of Course; Limitation Period for Setting Aside or Amendment of Orders or Decrees and Reopening of Cases.
- § 12-13-4. Where Cases, Etc., May Be Heard, Etc., in Counties Where Terms of Court Held in Places Other Than County Seat.
- § 12-13-5. Form, Execution, Return, Etc., of Letters Testamentary, Etc., and Process of Probate Court Generally.
- § 12-13-6. When Process of Probate Court May Be Made Returnable.
- § 12-13-7. Garnishments - Issuance, Enforcement, Etc., Generally.
- § 12-13-8. Garnishments - Applicability of Provisions Pertaining to Garnishments in Circuit Court.
- § 12-13-9. Powers of Probate Court as to Punishment for Contempt.
- § 12-13-10. Changes of Venue.
- § 12-13-11. Grounds for Granting New Trials; Costs Therefor.
- § 12-13-12. Applicability of Provisions Pertaining to Evidence, Pleading, and Practice, Etc., in Circuit Court.
- § 12-13-13. Chief Clerk of Probate Court - Oath and Bond.
- § 12-13-14. Chief Clerk of Probate Court - Powers Generally; Authority for Performance of Official Acts of Chief Clerk Generally.
- § 12-13-15. Chief Clerk of Probate Court - Acts Which May Be Performed by Chief Clerk During Vacancy in Office of Probate Judge; Authority, Compensation and Liability of Chief Clerk for Acts Performed During Such Vacancy.
- § 12-13-16. Preparation, Etc., by Probate Judge, Register, Etc., of Papers, Documents, Etc., to Be Heard, Etc., by Such Judge or Register.
- § 12-13-17. Liability of Sheriff, Deputies, Etc., for Failure to Make Money on or Return Execution Issued by Probate Court, Etc.
- § 12-13-18. Failure of Clerk, Etc., to Deliver Books, Papers, Money, Etc., to Successor of Probate Judge.
- § 12-13-19. Payment by County of Expenses Incurred by Probate Judge, Etc., in Attending State or National Conferences, Schools, Etc.
- § 12-13-20. Salaried Probate Judges’ Compensation; Funds to Come from County’s General Fund.
- § 12-13-21. Appointment of Guardian for Developmentally Disabled Person.
- § 12-13-22. Requirement to Redact, Remove, Etc., Social Security Number or Birthdate on Certain Documents; Electronic Availability of Records.
- § 12-13-23. Declaration of Residence.
- § 12-13-30. Election; Term of Office.
- § 12-13-31. Qualifications.
- § 12-13-32. Filling of Vacancies.
- § 12-13-33. Amount of Bond.
- § 12-13-34. Persons Who May Institute Civil Actions on Bonds of Judges.
- § 12-13-35. Seal of Office.
- § 12-13-36. Offices and Office Hours.
- § 12-13-37. Appointment of Special Judge When Probate Judge Incompetent, Absent, Sick, Etc., Generally; Powers and Duties of Special Judge and Force, Effect, Etc., of Judgments, Orders and Decrees Thereof.
- § 12-13-38. Appointment of Special Judge in Event of Refusal to Act, Death, Etc., of Original Special Judge and Continuation of Incompetence, Absence, Etc., of Probate Judge.
- § 12-13-39. Probate Judges Deemed Conservators of Peace.
- § 12-13-40. Powers of Probate Judges Generally.
- § 12-13-41. Duties of Probate Judges Generally.
- § 12-13-42. Furnishing to Veterans Administration of Copies of Decrees Upon Settlement by Guardians of Beneficiaries of Administration; Payment of Fees Therefor.
- § 12-13-43. Maintenance of General Direct and Reverse Indexes of Instruments Filed for Record; Liability of Probate Judge for Failure to Comply with Provisions of Section.
- § 12-13-44. Reports to Department of Human Resources as to Adoptions - Required.
- § 12-13-46. Authorization by County Commission of Rebinding or Recopying of Books in Office of Probate Judge; Manner of Recopying or Rebinding and Compensation of Probate Judge Therefor.
- § 12-13-47. Execution of Contract for Rebinding of Books by Probate Judge; Surrender of Custody of Books for Rebinding.
- § 12-13-48. Payment to Probate Judge of Money Due on Decree Upon Settlement by Executor, Administrator, Etc.; Duty of Judge as to Payment of Money to Person Entitled Thereto and Liability for Failure to Perform Duty.
- § 12-13-49. Payment of Probate Judge for Receipt of Money Under Section 12-13-48.
- § 12-13-50. Examination of Records of Probate Judge.
- § 12-13-53. Failure to Collect Recording or Registration Tax, Etc., Upon Mortgages, Deeds of Trust, Etc.