Alabama § 12-11-11 - Transfer of Cases - Transfer to Another Court in Same County.
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§ 12-11-11. Transfer of Cases - Transfer to Another Court in Same County.
Whenever it shall appear to the court that any case filed therein should have been brought in another court in the same county, the court shall make an order transferring the case to the proper court, and the clerk or register shall forthwith certify the pleadings, process, costs and order to the court to which the case is transferred, and the case shall be docketed and proceed in the court to which it is transferred, and the costs accrued in the court in which the case was originally filed shall abide by the result of the case in the court to which transferred.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-11-11 ("Transfer of Cases - Transfer to Another Court in Same County.") 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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