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AL Code § 12-16-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-3 - Citizens of State, Counties, Cities, etc., Not Disqualified as Interested in Actions in Which State, County, City, etc., a Party or Interested.

Section 12-16-3Citizens of state, counties, cities, etc., not disqualified as interested in actions in which state, county, city, etc., a party or interested. In actions to which the state, a county, a city or a town is a party or has an interest, citizens of the state, county, city or town are not disqualified by reason of interest. (Code 1852, §2272; Code 1867, §2676; Code 1876, §3026; Code 1886, §2753; Code 1896, §2657; Code 1907, §4636; Code 1923, §8664; Code 1940, T. 30, §1.)
AL Code § 12-16-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-4 - Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, P. 712, &Sect11, Effective April 27, 1978.

Section 12-16-4Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978.
AL Code § 12-16-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-5 - Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, P. 712, &Sect11, Effective April 27, 1978.

Section 12-16-5Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978.
AL Code § 12-16-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-6 - Duty of Court to Ascertain Qualifications Before Administering Oath to Jurors.

Section 12-16-6Duty of court to ascertain qualifications before administering oath to jurors. It is the duty of the court, before administering the oath prescribed by law to any grand, petit or tales jurors, to ascertain that such juror possesses the qualifications required by law, and the duty required of the court by this section shall be considered imperative. (Code 1852, §537; Code 1867, §4087; Code 1876, §4760; Code 1886, §4325; Code 1896, §5010; Code 1907, §7270; Code 1923, §8659; Code 1940, T. 30, §6.)
AL Code § 12-16-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-7 - Duty of Juror to Declare Personal Knowledge as to Fact in Controversy During Trial and Proceedings Upon Such Declaration; Proceedings Upon Declaration of Fact by Juror During Retirement of Jury.

Section 12-16-7Duty of juror to declare personal knowledge as to fact in controversy during trial and proceedings upon such declaration; proceedings upon declaration of fact by juror during retirement of jury. If a juror has personal knowledge respecting any fact in controversy, he must declare it in open court during the trial; and, if during the retirement of the jury a juror declares a fact as of his own knowledge which could be evidence in the case, the jury must forthwith return into court and such juror must, in either case, be sworn and examined as a witness in the presence of the parties. (Code 1852, §648; Code 1867, §4200; Code 1876, §4905; Code 1886, §4475; Code 1896, §5299; Code 1907, §7896; Code 1923, §5634; Code 1940, T. 30, §7.)
AL Code § 12-16-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-8 - Employees Excused From Employment; Compensation; Postponement of Service.

Section 12-16-8Employees excused from employment; compensation; postponement of service. (a) Upon receiving a summons to report for jury duty, any employee, on the next day he or she is engaged in his or her employment, shall exhibit the summons to his or her immediate superior, and the employee shall thereupon be excused from his or her employment for the day or days required of him or her in serving as a juror in any court created by the constitutions of the United States or of the State of Alabama or the laws of the United States or of the State of Alabama. (b) An employee may not be required or requested to use annual, vacation, unpaid leave, or sick leave for time spent responding to a summons for jury duty, time spent participating in the jury selection process, or for time spent actually serving on a jury. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require an employer to provide annual, vacation, or sick leave to employees who otherwise are not entitled to the benefits under policies of the employer. (c) Notwithstanding the excused absence provided in subsection (a), any full-time employee shall be entitled to his or her usual compensation received from such employment. (d) It shall be the duty of all persons paying jurors their fee or compensation for services to issue to each juror a statement showing the daily fee or compensation and the total fee or compensation received by the juror. (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court shall automatically postpone and reschedule the service of a summoned juror who is an employee of an employer with five or fewer full-time employees, or their equivalent, if another employee of that employer also has been summoned to appear during the same period. A postponement pursuant to this section shall not affect an individual's right to one automatic postponement under Section 12-16-63.1. (Acts 1969, No. 619, p. 1126; Act 2005-311, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
AL Code § 12-16-8.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-8.1 - Discharge of Employee or Adverse Employee Action.

Section 12-16-8.1Discharge of employee or adverse employee action. (a) No employer in this state may discharge any employee or subject any employee to an adverse employment action solely because he or she serves on any jury empanelled under any state or federal statute; provided, however, that the employee reports for work on his or her next regularly scheduled hour after being dismissed from any jury. (b) Any employee who is so discharged or subjected to an adverse employment action shall have a cause of action against the employer for the discharge or adverse employment action in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state and shall be entitled to recover both actual and punitive damages. (c) The provisions of this section are supplemental to any statutes, existing or to be enacted in the future, that are designed to protect and safeguard a citizen's right and duty to serve on a lawful jury, and the provisions of this section shall not repeal or supersede the provisions of any law not directly inconsistent herewith. (Acts 1980, No. 80-747, p. 1520; Act 2005-311, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
AL Code § 12-16-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-9 - Separation and Sequestration of Jury in Felony Cases.

Section 12-16-9Separation and sequestration of jury in felony cases. In the prosecution of any felony case the trial court in its discretion may permit the jury hearing the case to separate during the pendency of the trial. The court may at any time on its own initiative or on motion of any party, require that the jury be sequestered under the charge of a proper officer whenever they leave the jury box or the court may allow them to separate. A motion to separate or sequester shall not be made within the hearing of the jury, and the jury shall not be informed which party, if any, requested separation or sequestration. (Acts 1943, No. 384, p. 358; Acts 1982, No. 82-566, p. 943; Acts 1995, No. 95-190, p. 264, §1.)
AL Code § 12-16-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-10 - Provision of Lodging and Meals for Jurors, etc., When Jury Kept Together Without Separation Overnight, etc.; Presumption as to Separation of Jurors on Basis of Sex.

Section 12-16-10Provision of lodging and meals for jurors, etc., when jury kept together without separation overnight, etc.; presumption as to separation of jurors on basis of sex. Whenever a jury is, by order of the court, kept together without separation during any night or for any unusual length of time, it is the duty of the sheriff, with the approval of the court, at the expense of the state, to provide for the jurors and the bailiffs or deputy sheriffs in charge of or attending said jury suitable lodging and meals. If a jury composed of both men and women is kept together overnight, separate lodging shall be provided for jurors of each sex. A separation solely by reason of sex, while in the custody of bailiffs or deputy sheriffs, shall not create a presumption of prejudice to an accused, but on the contrary it shall be prima facie presumed that the accused was not prejudiced by reason of the separation of the jury by sexes. (Code 1876, §4887; Code 1886, §4452; Code 1896, §5276; Code 1907, §7310; Code 1923, §8692; Acts 1939, No. 60, p. 92; Code 1940, T. 30, §97; Acts 1967, No. 303, p. 846; Acts 1978, No. 821, p.1207, §1.)
AL Code § 12-16-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-11 - Charge of Court to Jury Generally.

Section 12-16-11Charge of court to jury generally. The court may state to the jury the law of the case and may also state the evidence when the same is disputed, but shall not charge upon the effect of the testimony, unless required to do so by one of the parties. (Code 1852, §2274; Code 1867, §2678; Code 1876, §3028; Code 1886, §2754; Code 1896, §3326; Code 1907, §5362; Code1923, §9507; Code 1940, T. 7, §270.)
AL Code § 12-16-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-12 - When Charge Must Be Written and Filed in Record.

Section 12-16-12When charge must be written and filed in record. The charge of the judge must be taken down by the court reporter or by some stenographer appointed by the court and reduced to writing and filed as a part of the record proper of the case, unless both parties or their counsel waive the reporting and making the charge a part of the record. (Code 1867, §2757; Code 1876, §3110; Code 1886, §2755; Code 1896, §3327; Code 1907, §5363; Code 1923, §9508; Code 1940, T. 7, §272; Acts 1943, No. 386, p. 359; Acts 1955, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 67, p. 178.)
AL Code § 12-16-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-13 - Charges Moved for by Parties; Appeals; General Charges.

Section 12-16-13Charges moved for by parties; appeals; general charges. Charges moved for by either party must be in writing and must be given or refused in the terms in which they are written, and it is the duty of the judge to write "given" or "refused," as the case may be, on the document and sign his name thereto, which thereby becomes a part of the record. Charges which are marked "given" by the trial judge must be taken by the jury with them on retirement, and those "refused" must be retained by the clerk. The court shall, after the conclusion of his charge to the jury, read such written charges as he has given for the parties in a clear and audible voice, saying to the jury, "these are instructions given you by the court at the request of the plaintiff or defendant, as the case may be, and are correct statements of the law to be taken by you in connection with what has already been said to you." The refusal of a charge, though a correct statement of the law, shall not be cause for a reversal on appeal if it appears that the same rule of law was substantially and fairly given to the jury in the court's general charge or in charges given at the request of parties. In case of appeal, the charges must be set out in the record on appeal in the following manner:  (1) The charge of the court; (2) The charges given at the request of the plaintiff or the state; (3) The charges given at the request of the defendant; and (4) The charges refused to the appellant.   Every general charge shall be in writing or be taken down by the court reporter as it is delivered to the jury. (Code 1852, §2355; Code 1867, §2756; Code 1876, §3109; Code 1886, §2756; Code 1896, §3328; Code 1907, §5364; Acts 1915, No. 716, p. 815; Code 1923, §9509; Code 1940, T. 7, §273.)
AL Code § 12-16-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-14 - Taking of Written Evidence by Jury on Retirement.

Section 12-16-14Taking of written evidence by jury on retirement. All instruments of evidence and depositions read to the jury may be taken out by them on their retirement. (Code 1852, §2269; Code 1867, §2673; Code 1876, §3023; Code 1886, §2757; Code 1896, §3329; Code 1907, §5365; Code 1923, §9511; Code 1940, T. 7, §275.)
AL Code § 12-16-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-16-15 - Polling of Jurors and Proceedings Thereupon.

Section 12-16-15Polling of jurors and proceedings thereupon. When a verdict is entered in either a civil or criminal case and before it is recorded, the jury may be polled, on the requirement of either party, in which case they must be asked severally if it is their verdict; and, if any answer in the negative, the jury must be sent out for further deliberation. (Code 1852, §653; Code 1867, §4205; Code 1876, §4910; Code 1886, §4484; Code 1896, §5308; Code 1907, §7317; Code1923, §8699; Code 1940, T. 30, §101.)
AL Code § 12-16-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-30 - Establishment.

Section 12-16-30Establishment. There shall be a jury commission in every county in this state. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §8.)
AL Code § 12-16-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-31 - Composition; Qualifications of Members; Members May Not Hold Other Offices or Perform Other Public Duties Under Federal, State, etc., Governments for Compensation.

Section 12-16-31Composition; qualifications of members; members may not hold other offices or perform other public duties under federal, state, etc., governments for compensation. Each of said jury commissions shall be composed of three members who shall be qualified electors of the county in which they are appointed and shall be persons reputed for their fairness, impartiality, integrity and good judgment. Members of the commission shall not during the term for which they are appointed and during their tenure in said office hold any other office by appointment or election or perform any other public duty under the federal, state, county or municipal government which carries with it any compensation whatsoever. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §9; Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 285, p. 428, §1.)
AL Code § 12-16-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-32 - Appointment and Term of Office of Members.

Section 12-16-32Appointment and term of office of members. The Governor shall appoint the members of the several jury commissions who shall constitute said several commissions during the Governor's tenure of office and until their successors are appointed and qualified, and thereafter the Governor shall appoint the members of said jury commissions for and only during the tenure of office of the Governor making the appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §10.)
AL Code § 12-16-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-33 - President of Commission; Quorum; Members to Take Oath of Office and Be Commissioned Prior to Entering Upon Discharge of Duties.

Section 12-16-33President of commission; quorum; members to take oath of office and be commissioned prior to entering upon discharge of duties. The members of the jury commission shall elect one of their number president of the commission. Any two members of the commission shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. Every member of the commission before entering upon the discharge of his duties must take the oath of office prescribed by Section 279 of the Constitution and must be commissioned by the Governor. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §11.)
AL Code § 12-16-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-34 - Compensation of Members.

Section 12-16-34Compensation of members. (a) Upon written order of the presiding circuit judge or his designee, the jury commission shall meet on such days as are required to replenish the number of names in the trial court jury box and to perform such other necessary duties as are related thereto. Each member of the jury commission shall be paid the sum of $10.00 for each day he is actually engaged in the discharge of his duties pursuant to the order of the presiding circuit judge. The president of each jury commission shall submit all claims for compensation for its members along with a copy of the order of the presiding circuit judge to the Administrative Director of Courts. Claims shall be submitted on such forms as may be prescribed by the Administrative Director of Courts, and, if approved, shall be processed and paid by the state. (b) The compensation of each member of the commission shall not exceed for any year of his term the following amounts: (1) In counties of 25,000 population or less, $200.00; (2) In counties exceeding 25,000 and not exceeding 50,000 population, $500.00; and (3) In counties having a population of more than 50,000, but not more than 600,000, $600.00; and (4) In counties having a population of more than 600,000, $1,200.00. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §12; Acts 1953, No. 743, p. 1006; Acts 1978, No. 821, p. 1207, §2; Acts 1983, No. 83-512, p. 734, §1; Acts 1984, No. 84-259, p. 431, §1.)
AL Code § 12-16-35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-35 - Disqualification of Member and Appointment of Successor; Filling of Vacancies Generally.

Section 12-16-35Disqualification of member and appointment of successor; filling of vacancies generally. (a) Should any member of the commission become disqualified under the provisions of this article, the fact of such disqualification and the ground or reason therefor shall be certified to the Governor by the judge of the circuit court for the county; and, when so certified, the office of the member of the commission shall become vacant and the Governor shall appoint his successor to fill out the unexpired term. (b) In case of any vacancy from any other cause in the office of a member of the commission, the Governor shall appoint a member to fill such vacancy who shall hold office for the unexpired term. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §14.)
AL Code § 12-16-36 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-36 - Appointment of Persons to Act as Members of Commission in Event of Absence From State, Sickness, etc., of Two Members.

Section 12-16-36Appointment of persons to act as members of commission in event of absence from state, sickness, etc., of two members. In the event that two members of the jury commission are absent from the state, sick or for any reason cannot discharge the duties imposed upon them by this article, then the other member of the commission shall notify any judge of a court of record residing in the county to appear and take the place of the absent members; and, in such case, one judge and one member shall constitute a quorum. If no such judge is present or able to serve, the other member must immediately notify the Governor, who shall appoint competent persons to act as members of the commission until the regular members are present and able to discharge their duties. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §13.)
AL Code § 12-16-37 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-37 - Clerks of Commissions - Authority for Employment; Compensation; Clerical Assistance.

Section 12-16-37Clerks of commissions - Authority for employment; compensation; clerical assistance. (a) The clerk of the circuit court in counties having a population of 60,000 or less according to the last federal census preceding his election or appointment, may elect to serve as clerk of the jury commission; provided that notice of his intent to serve as clerk for the commission shall be filed in writing with the presiding circuit judge and the Administrative Director of Courts within 30 days after assuming the duties of clerk of the circuit court. Provided that the provisions of this section shall not prohibit any clerk of the circuit court who is on August 17, 1983, serving as clerk of the jury commission or clerk of any similar body established by local law to act in lieu of the jury commission, from serving as clerk of the jury commission as provided in this article, regardless of the population of their respective counties; all provisions to the contrary in subsection (b) of this section notwithstanding. Provided further that on August 17, 1983, any clerk of the circuit court who is serving as clerk of the jury commission or clerk of any similar body established by local law to act in lieu of the jury commission, shall continue to serve as clerk of the jury commission, unless and until notice of their intent not to serve in such capacity is filed with the presiding circuit judge and the Administrative Director of Courts. (b) In counties having a population of more than 60,000 according to the last or any subsequent federal census and in all other counties where the clerk of the circuit court does not serve as clerk of the jury commission, the commission shall employ a clerk who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission subject, however, to the election of the clerk of the circuit court to serve in such capacity as provided in subsection (a) of this section. (c) The clerk of the jury commission, whether he is the clerk of the court or not, shall be paid for his services rendered under the direction of the president of the commission, the sum of $10.00 per day while actually engaged in performing his duties. All claims for services rendered by the clerk of the jury commission shall be submitted to the Administrative Office of Courts by the president of the commission on such forms as may be prescribed by the Administrative Director of Courts. If approved, said claims shall be processed and paid by the state. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §15; Acts 1953, No. 516, p. 650, §2; Acts 1955, No. 528, p. 1175; Acts 1983, No. 83-512, p. 734, §2.)
AL Code § 12-16-38 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-38 - Clerks of Commissions - Oath of Office.

Section 12-16-38Clerks of commissions - Oath of office. Every clerk of a jury commission, before entering upon the discharge of his duties under this article, must take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by Section 279 of the Constitution and file the same for record in the probate office of the county. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §16.)
AL Code § 12-16-39 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-39 - Clerks of Commissions - Duties.

Section 12-16-39Clerks of commissions - Duties. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978.