Section 6-5-140 Definitions. For the purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) PLACE. Any building, erection, or place, any separate part or portion thereof or the ground itself. (2) PERSON. Any individual, corporation, association, partnership, trustee, lessee, agent, or assignee. (3) NUISANCE. Any […]
Section 6-5-141 Who deemed guilty of maintaining nuisance. Any person who shall use, occupy, establish, or conduct a nuisance, as defined in Section 6-5-140, or aid or abet therein, and the owner, agent, or lessee of any interest in any such nuisance, together with the person employed in or in control of any such nuisance […]
Section 6-5-142 By whom action to abate and perpetually enjoin nuisance commenced. Whenever a nuisance exists, the Attorney General of the state, the district attorney or assistant district attorney, or any citizen or citizens may commence an action in the name of the State of Alabama, upon the relation of such Attorney General or such […]
Section 6-5-143 Venue; filing of complaint; application for preliminary injunction. (a) Such action shall be commenced in the circuit court of the county in which the property is located. (b) At or before the commencement of the action, a verified copy of the complaint alleging the facts constituting the nuisance shall be filed in the […]
Section 6-5-144 Bond for preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order prior to hearing. No preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order shall be issued before hearing in any action commenced by a citizen or citizens under the provisions of this division unless such citizen or citizens have made bond in such sum as may be fixed […]
Section 6-5-145 Issuance and return of temporary restraining order; return of inventory; contempt for violation of restraining order. (a) Where such application for a preliminary injunction has been made, the court or judge thereof may, on the application of the plaintiff, issue an ex parte temporary restraining order, restraining the defendants and all other persons […]
Section 6-5-146 Service of complaint on and answer by defendants; granting of preliminary injunction. (a) A copy of the complaint, together with a notice of the time and place of the hearing of the application for a preliminary injunction, shall be served upon the defendants at least five days before such hearing. If the hearing […]
Section 6-5-147 Closing place pending final decision – Order. (a) If on the hearing for a preliminary injunction it shall appear that the person owning, in control, or in charge of the nuisance so enjoined has received five days’ notice of the hearing, then, unless such person shall show to the satisfaction of the court […]
Section 6-5-148 Closing place pending final decision – Release of property on bond. The owner or owners of any real property or personal property closed or restrained, or to be closed or restrained, may appear at any time between the filing of the complaint and the hearing of the application for a permanent injunction, and, […]
Section 6-5-149 Precedence of action over other cases; evidence; dismissal of action; continuance; costs; judgment. (a) The action, when commenced, shall have precedence over all other cases except injunctions. (b) In such action, evidence of the general reputation of the place or any admission or finding of guilt of any person under the original laws […]
Section 6-5-150 Grant and effect of permanent injunction. If upon the final hearing the allegations are sustained to the satisfaction of the court or judge, the court or judge shall enter a judgment restraining the defendants and all other persons from continuing the nuisance. When any injunction has been granted, it shall be binding on […]
Section 6-5-151 Order of abatement; sale of property. (a) If the existence of the nuisance is admitted or established in an action as provided in this division, or in a criminal proceeding in the circuit court, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment in the case, which shall direct […]
Section 6-5-152 Fees of officers selling property, etc. For removing and selling the personal property and contents, the officer shall be entitled to charge and receive the same fees as he would for levying and selling like property on execution; and, for closing the place and keeping it closed, a reasonable fee shall be allowed […]
Section 6-5-153 Effect of establishment of nuisance in criminal proceedings. In case the existence of such nuisance is established in a criminal proceeding in a court not having equitable jurisdiction, the district attorney shall proceed promptly under this division to enforce the provisions and penalties thereof, and the finding of the defendant guilty in such […]
Section 6-5-154 Violations constituting contempt; proceedings thereon. (a) In case of the violation of any injunction or closing order granted under the provisions of this division or of any restraining order or the commission of any contempt of court in proceedings under this division, the court or the judge thereof may try and punish the […]