Alabama § 12-21-241 - Attendance of Witnesses - Where Case Continued.
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§ 12-21-241. Attendance of Witnesses - Where Case Continued.
Where a case has been continued, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the circuit court or district court to issue a subpoena for all witnesses in such case when it is next set, and it shall be the duty of the sheriff to execute such subpoena by summoning the witnesses named therein. The circuit clerk shall, for the services required of him by this section, receive the same compensation that he receives for issuing the original subpoenas, and the sheriff shall receive the same compensation that he receives for serving the original summons. The costs accruing from the services performed as provided in this section shall be taxed and paid as other costs are taxed and paid in criminal cases.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-21-241 ("Attendance of Witnesses - Where Case Continued.") 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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