Alabama § 12-1-24 - Pretrial Hearings in Certain Cases to Be Conducted by Audio-Video Communications.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 12-1-24 — Pretrial Hearings in Certain Cases to Be Conducted by Audio-Video Communications., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-1-24. Pretrial Hearings in Certain Cases to Be Conducted by Audio-Video Communications.
(a) The presiding judge of each judicial circuit may authorize pretrial motion hearings in civil and criminal matters in the circuit courts, district courts, and probate courts to be conducted by telephone conferencing or other audio-video telecommunications means. The presiding judge shall develop and publish procedures for the conduct of the civil and criminal hearings in the circuit courts, districts courts, and probate courts in his or her judicial circuit.
(b) The telephone or audio-video telecommunications device used in the hearing shall enable the judge and all parties to converse simultaneously with each other.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-1-24 ("Pretrial Hearings in Certain Cases to Be Conducted by Audio-Video Communications.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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