§ 16-55-117. Notice — Duty of officer serving
(a) It shall be the duty of the sheriff and of every constable to whom any notice in an action may be delivered for service within his or her county to serve and return the notice to the party who delivered it to him or her. (b) A failure to perform this duty may be […]
§ 16-55-118. Laws requiring notice or summons for specified time before term amended to permit action taken on any day court is in session
Whether specifically mentioned in this act or not, any law or part of a law requiring notice or summons to be served or published a specific length of time before the beginning of a term before the steps authorized in the law may be had at such terms in any civil or special proceeding is […]
§ 16-55-119. Computation of time
Where a certain number of days are required to intervene between two (2) acts, the day of one (1) only of the acts may be counted.
§ 16-55-101. Title of code
This code shall be known as the “Code of Practice in Civil Cases” in this state.
§ 16-55-103. Applicability of code
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, this code shall regulate the procedure in all civil actions and proceedings in the courts of this state. (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of this code shall apply to and regulate the proceedings of all the courts of this state, though not expressly enumerated, […]
§ 16-55-104. Construction of code
(a) The rule of common law that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall not be applied to the code. (b) The provisions of the code, and all proceedings under it, shall be liberally construed, with a view to promote its object and to assist the parties in obtaining […]
§ 16-55-105. Amendment or repeal of code
No act shall have the effect to amend or repeal or be construed as amending or repealing any title, chapter, article, section, clause, or provision of this code unless the intention is expressly stated, and the title, chapter, article, or section shall be particularly referred to and recited in the act amending or repealing it.
§ 16-55-108. Authority of deputies
Any duty enjoined by this code upon a ministerial officer and any act permitted to be done by him or her may be performed by his or her lawful deputy.