Section 12-14-1 Establishment; jurisdiction. (a) There is hereby established, effective December 27, 1977, for each municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as “municipality,” within the state, except those which elect not to have such courts by ordinance adopted before December 27, 1977, a municipal court subject to the authority, conditions and limitations provided […]
Section 12-14-10 Powers of courts as to trial and disposition of cases generally. Municipal courts shall have the authority to continue the case from time to time to permit the fine and costs to be paid, remit fines, costs and fees, impose intermittent sentences, establish work release programs, require attendance of educational, corrective or rehabilitative […]
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. Upon conviction, the court may, upon a showing of inability to make immediate payment of fines and costs, accept defendant’s bond with or without surety and […]
Section 12-14-12 Requirement of working out of amount of judgment when not paid within time prescribed. The judgment of the municipal court may provide that if a fine and costs are not paid within the time prescribed, the defendant shall workout the amount of the judgment under the direction of the municipal authority, allowing not […]
Section 12-14-13 Probation. (a) Municipal courts may suspend execution of sentence and place a defendant on probation for varying periods of time, not to exceed two years. (b) The court may require such investigations as may be deemed necessary and desirable to be made by a probation officer or such other suitable person or persons […]
Section 12-14-14 Court costs. In addition to any costs and charges fixed by law upon conviction for violations of municipal ordinances in municipalities having a municipal court, $12.00 shall be assessed and collected as other costs and charges are collected. Five dollars of such sum shall be remitted to the State General Fund; $5.00 shall […]
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. The mayor may remit fines and such costs as are payable to the municipality and commute sentences imposed by a municipal court or the court to which an appeal was taken […]
Section 12-14-16 Reports as to proceedings of courts. Municipalities shall report on the proceedings of their municipal courts as required by law or rule. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §8-115.)
Section 12-14-17 Procedure for abolition of municipal courts by governing bodies of municipalities; effect of abolition generally. (a) The governing body of any municipality having a municipal court may at any time by ordinance abolish its municipal court and the jurisdiction of the court so abolished shall be transferred to the district court of the […]
Section 12-14-18 Remittance of court costs, fines and forfeitures previously collected upon abolition of municipal court. When a municipal court is abolished as provided by law, the court costs, fines and forfeitures collected by the court clerk as a result of enforcement of ordinances of the municipality shall be remitted as follows: Ninety percent of […]
Section 12-14-19 Procedure for reestablishment of municipal courts and effect thereof. (a) Any municipality which shall have abolished its municipal court may thereafter by ordinance reestablish such court in the manner provided in this section. (b) A copy of the proposed ordinance shall be sent by certified mail to the officers specified in Section 12-14-17 […]
Section 12-14-2 Provision by municipality of facilities, court personnel, prosecutorial services, etc. (a) The municipality shall provide appropriate facilities and necessary supportive personnel for the municipal court and may provide for probation services, clerks and municipal employees designated as magistrates. (b) Municipalities shall furnish prosecutorial services in municipal courts and in appeals from such judgments […]
Section 12-14-3 Municipal governing body to provide for number of judges and times and places for holding court. The municipal court shall have the number of judges and shall hold court at times and places provided by the municipal governing body. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §8-101.)
Section 12-14-4 Execution by sheriffs and municipal law enforcement officers of warrants and processes committed to them for service by municipal judges. The sheriffs of the counties and law enforcement officers of the municipalities of the State of Alabama shall obey the municipal judge having legal authority in faithfully executing the warrants and processes committed […]
Section 12-14-5 Admission to bail of persons charged with violations of municipal ordinances; waiver of appearance bond. Municipal judges shall admit to bail any person charged with violation of any municipal ordinance by requiring an appearance bond, with good security, to be approved by the respective municipal judges or their designees, in an amount not […]
Section 12-14-6 Cases to be tried by judge without jury. All cases in municipal courts shall be tried by a judge without a jury. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §8-101.)
Section 12-14-7 Courts to take judicial notice of ordinances of municipality. A municipal court shall take judicial notice of the ordinances of the municipality in which it sits. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §8-116.)
Section 12-14-8 Traffic infractions procedure. All municipalities shall utilize the uniform traffic infractions procedure as provided by law or rule. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §8-118.)
Section 12-14-9 Provision of indigent defense services. A municipality which retains its court shall provide indigent defense services as otherwise provided by law. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §8-114.)
