Chapter 12. District Courts
Article 1. General Provisions
- Ala. Code § 12-12-1 (1975) Establishment, Designation, Etc.; Location of Sessions of District Courts; Abolition of Courts Not Authorized By Constitution
- Ala. Code § 12-12-2 (1975) 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
- Ala. Code § 12-12-3 (1975) Trial of Cases
- Ala. Code § 12-12-4 (1975) Powers of Court As to Disposition of Criminal Cases Generally
- Ala. Code § 12-12-5 (1975) Continuation of Cases to Permit Payment of Fines and Costs
- Ala. Code § 12-12-6 (1975) Powers As to Punishment For Contempt
- Ala. Code § 12-12-7 (1975) Issuance of Writs
- Ala. Code § 12-12-8 (1975) District Attorney of Circuit Charged With Responsibility For District Court Prosecutions
- Ala. Code § 12-12-9 (1975) 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
- Ala. Code § 12-12-10 (1975) Supervision of District Courts By Presiding Circuit Judges
- Ala. Code § 12-12-11 (1975) Applicability of Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure
Article 2. Jurisdiction Generally; Venue
- Ala. Code § 12-12-30 (1975) Civil Jurisdiction Generally
- Ala. Code § 12-12-31 (1975) Small Claims Actions; Attorney Representation; When; Attorney Fees; Prosecution of Assigned Claims; License Required
- Ala. Code § 12-12-32 (1975) Criminal Jurisdiction Generally
- Ala. Code § 12-12-33 (1975) Extradition Proceedings
- Ala. Code § 12-12-34 (1975) Juvenile Jurisdiction
- Ala. Code § 12-12-35 (1975) [Repealed]
- Ala. Code § 12-12-36 (1975) Venue Generally; Transfer of Actions Improperly Located; Designation of Additional Locations For Court Sites
- Ala. Code § 12-12-37 (1975) Removal of Action From District Court to Circuit Court Where Concurrent Jurisdiction
Article 3. Traffic Offenses
- Ala. Code § 12-12-50 (1975) "Traffic Infraction" Defined
- Ala. Code § 12-12-50 (1975) [Effective 1/1/2024] "Traffic Infraction" Defined
- Ala. Code § 12-12-51 (1975) District Court Jurisdiction of Misdemeanor Prosecutions For Traffic Infractions
- Ala. Code § 12-12-52 (1975) Receipt of Guilty Pleas In Traffic Infraction Prosecutions By Magistrates
- Ala. Code § 12-12-53 (1975) Requirement of Use of Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint
- Ala. Code § 12-12-51 (1975) [Effective 1/1/2024] District Court Jurisdiction of Misdemeanor Prosecutions For Traffic Infractions
- Ala. Code § 12-12-54 (1975) Accounting For Uniform Traffic Tickets and Complaints; Disposition of Forms; Records and Reports
- Ala. Code § 12-12-52 (1975) [Effective 1/1/2024] Receipt of Guilty Pleas In Traffic Infraction Prosecutions By Magistrates
- Ala. Code § 12-12-55 (1975) Establishment of Schedules of Fines For Traffic Infractions; Provision For Manner of Payment and Accounting For of Fines and Costs
- Ala. Code § 12-12-56 (1975) 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
- Ala. Code § 12-12-55 (1975) [Effective 1/1/2024] Establishment of Schedules of Fines For Traffic Infractions; Provision For Manner of Payment and Accounting For of Fines and Costs
Article 3a. Nontraffic Offenses
Article 4. Appeals
- Ala. Code § 12-12-70 (1975) Right of Appeal and Procedure For Appeals Generally; Dismissal For Failure to Appear
- Ala. Code § 12-12-71 (1975) When Appeals Taken to Circuit Courts; Nature of Proceedings and Right to Jury Trial Upon Appeals to Circuit Courts
- Ala. Code § 12-12-72 (1975) When Appeals May Be Taken Directly to Appellate Courts
- Ala. Code § 12-12-73 (1975) Bonds On Appeals