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U.S. State Codes
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Alabama
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Title 12 - Courts.
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Chapter 14 - Municipal Courts.
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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 12-14-1 - Establishment; jurisdiction.
Section 12-14-2 - Provision by municipality of facilities, court personnel, prosecutorial services, etc.
Section 12-14-3 - Municipal governing body to provide for number of judges and times and places for holding court.
Section 12-14-4 - Execution by sheriffs and municipal law enforcement officers of warrants and processes committed to them for service by municipal judges.
Section 12-14-5 - Admission to bail of persons charged with violations of municipal ordinances; waiver of appearance bond.
Section 12-14-6 - Cases to be tried by judge without jury.
Section 12-14-7 - Courts to take judicial notice of ordinances of municipality.
Section 12-14-8 - Traffic infractions procedure.
Section 12-14-9 - Provision of indigent defense services.
Section 12-14-10 - Powers of courts as to trial and disposition of cases generally.
Section 12-14-11 - Acceptance of defendant's bond upon showing of inability to make immediate payment of fines and costs; issuance of execution on bond upon nonpayment of fines and costs.
Section 12-14-12 - Requirement of working out of amount of judgment when not paid within time prescribed.
Section 12-14-13 - Probation.
Section 12-14-14 - Court costs.
Section 12-14-15 - Power of mayor to remit fines and costs, commute sentences imposed by municipal judges, etc.; report of actions to municipal governing body.
Section 12-14-16 - Reports as to proceedings of courts.
Section 12-14-17 - Procedure for abolition of municipal courts by governing bodies of municipalities; effect of abolition generally.
Section 12-14-18 - Remittance of court costs, fines and forfeitures previously collected upon abolition of municipal court.
Section 12-14-19 - Procedure for reestablishment of municipal courts and effect thereof.