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AL Code § 12-17-118 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.|Division 3 - Registers.|Section 12-17-118 - Recopying of Records.

Section 12-17-118Recopying of records. The register, deeming it necessary to recopy any books in his office in order to secure their contents from damage or loss, shall submit the same to the examination of the county commission, and the county commission, if it deems such recopy necessary, shall, upon the minutes of the county commission, order the same to be made; and the register shall make the same in good and substantial books. (Code 1867, §740; Code 1876, §647; Code 1886, §744; Code 1896, §664; Code 1907, §3082; Code 1923, §6514; Code 1940, T. 13, §220.)
AL Code § 12-17-119 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.|Division 3 - Registers.|Section 12-17-119 - Records Open to Examination.

Section 12-17-119Records open to examination. The records of the register's office shall be free for the examination of all persons when not in use by him. (Code 1867, §741; Code 1876, §648; Code 1886, §745; Code 1896, §665; Code 1907, §3083; Code 1923, §6515; Code 1940, T. 13, §221.)
AL Code § 12-17-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.|Division 3 - Registers.|Section 12-17-120 - Payment of Money to Successor.

Section 12-17-120Payment of money to successor. The register, having in his hands at the expiration of his official term any money held by him subject to the further order or judgment of any court, shall, on demand of his successor in office, pay the same to him and, upon such payment, shall be discharged from further liability therefor. (Code 1876, §649; Code 1886, §746; Code 1896, §666; Code 1907, §3084; Code 1923, §6516; Code 1940, T. 13, §222.)
AL Code § 12-17-121 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.|Division 3 - Registers.|Section 12-17-121 - Punishment for Contempt.

Section 12-17-121Punishment for contempt. The register, or the clerk if there is no register, when holding a reference by order of the circuit court or when presiding on a show cause order which by law may come before him, may punish for contempt, by fine not exceeding $10.00 and by imprisonment not exceeding two days. (Code 1896, §668; Code 1907, §3086; Code 1923, §6517; Code 1940, T. 13, §223.)
AL Code § 12-17-122 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.|Division 3 - Registers.|Section 12-17-122 - Failure of Register or Commissioner to Made Deed of Land.

Section 12-17-122Failure of register or commissioner to made deed of land. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §9901, as amended, effective January 1, 1980.
AL Code § 12-17-141 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.|Division 4 - Supernumerary Clerks and Registers.|Section 12-17-141 - Oath; Vacancies in Office of Clerk or Register in Counties Where Supernumerary Holds Commission.

Section 12-17-141Oath; vacancies in office of clerk or register in counties where supernumerary holds commission. (a) Such supernumerary clerk or register of the circuit court in the various counties of the State of Alabama shall take the oath of office prescribed for clerks and registers of the circuit courts in this state. (b) If a vacancy shall occur in the office of clerk or register in the county in which one or more supernumerary clerks or registers hold a commission, the Chief Justice shall immediately appoint one such supernumerary from the county in which such vacancy occurs, and such supernumerary so appointed shall immediately assume and exercise all of the duties, powers and authority of such official in said county until a permanent successor is appointed or is otherwise selected. All fees and commissions which may become due while such supernumerary is so acting shall be paid into the appropriate fund as designated by law, and the salaries of the employees in such office shall be paid by the State of Alabama during such period. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §7-113.)
AL Code § 12-17-142 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.|Division 4 - Supernumerary Clerks and Registers.|Section 12-17-142 - Term of Office; Compensation; Surviving Spouse Benefits; Applicability.

Section 12-17-142Term of office; compensation; surviving spouse benefits; applicability. (a) Every supernumerary official shall serve for life and shall receive an annual salary in an amount equal to 75 percent of the state salary payable to a circuit clerk on the date a circuit clerk or register becomes a supernumerary official, payable in equal installments on a twice per month basis. (b) In the event of the death of any supernumerary official, circuit clerk or register who, at the time of his or her death, was serving as or was otherwise eligible to serve as a supernumerary official, his or her spouse shall receive benefits from the Clerks' and Registers' Supernumerary Fund in the State Treasury in an amount equivalent to three percent of the salary payable from the State Treasury, as prescribed by law for the position of circuit clerk, for each year of service not to exceed 30 percent of the salary, payable monthly for the remainder of the spouse's life or until he or she remarries. (c) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall continue to apply only to those circuit clerks and circuit registers in active service on or after October 1, 1990. The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall apply to circuit clerks and circuit registers who were in active service on or after January 16, 1989. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b), any spouse who was appointed to serve the remainder of an unexpired term of a circuit clerk who was in active service on October 19, 1990, with at least 12 years of service, shall be eligible to receive benefits from the Clerks' and Registers' Supernumerary Fund in the State Treasury. The amount shall be equivalent to three percent of the salary, payable from the State Treasury as prescribed for the position of circuit clerk, for each year of service, not to exceed 30 percent of the salary. The benefits shall be payable monthly for the remainder of the spouse's life or until the spouse remarries. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §7-114; Acts 1981, No. 81-684,p. 1153, §1; Acts 1990, No. 90-646, p. 1205, §1; Acts 1993, 1stEx. Sess., No. 93-915, p. 214, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-638, p. 1345, §1.)
AL Code § 12-17-143 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.|Division 4 - Supernumerary Clerks and Registers.|Section 12-17-143 - Establishment of Supernumerary Fund; Contributions Thereto.

Section 12-17-143Establishment of supernumerary fund; contributions thereto. Officials electing to come under the provisions of this article shall contribute to the Clerks' and Registers' Supernumerary Fund of the State of Alabama, which is hereby created, in amounts to be determined as follows: (1) Circuit clerks shall contribute six percent of the total per annum state compensation for the circuit clerk in the county of residence of said clerk. (2) Circuit registers shall contribute six percent of the total per annum state compensation for the circuit register in the county of residence of said register. (3) The Clerks' and Registers' Supernumerary Fund is hereby placed under the management and control of the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama. The Secretary-Treasurer of the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama is charged with the responsibility for investment of the fund and for the development and maintenance of administrative procedures involving member records, benefits, investment of funds, and other administrative functions necessary to the operation of the Clerks' and Registers' Supernumerary Fund. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §7-115; Acts 1981, No. 81-684, p. 1153, §2; Acts 1990, No. 90-646, p. 1205, §1.)
AL Code § 12-17-144 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.|Division 4 - Supernumerary Clerks and Registers.|Section 12-17-144 - Prior Service Credit.

Section 12-17-144Prior service credit. (a) Prior service credit may be obtained by a clerk or register in office on October 1, 1976, for years served in the individual capacity of clerk or register on a continuous basis. Prior service credit must either be for time served as clerk or as register without allowance for service as both clerk and register; provided, that prior service credit for each individual position may not be combined. A person seeking to qualify as supernumerary clerk shall count only time served as clerk, and one seeking to qualify as supernumerary register shall count only time served as register. Prior service credit may also be obtained by a clerk or register for any years served in the capacity of probate judge, provided such service as probate judge was continuous. If any person subject to the provisions of this division shall seek to obtain prior service as either clerk or register, he shall contribute to the Clerks' and Registers' Supernumerary Fund, State of Alabama, for each year for which prior service credit is sought up to a maximum of 15 years. No official under this division shall be eligible for prior service credit to become supernumerary unless payments as provided hereinafter have been paid. However, any official who otherwise qualifies may become eligible upon October 1, 1978, or within two years thereof, by paying in a lump sum computed on the basis of the formula enumerated in this section or by paying such sum into the appropriate fund, in equal installments, with no interest, over a two-year period from October 1, 1978; provided, that no compensation benefits shall accrue to any official electing to become supernumerary hereunder until all contributions have been paid. (b) Payments necessary for prior service credit shall be computed as follows: (1) Circuit clerks shall contribute an amount equal to five percent of their salary or, if on fees, the base sum payable by the state as salary to circuit clerks pursuant to Section 12-17-92, for each year for which prior service credit is sought; and (2) Circuit registers shall contribute an amount equal to five percent of the highest net annual income received for services rendered for any one year of the three years next preceding February 14, 1975. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §716; Acts 1979, No. 79-829, p. 1564, §1.)
AL Code § 12-17-145 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.|Division 4 - Supernumerary Clerks and Registers.|Section 12-17-145 - Officials Covered by Division; Notification Procedure; Post-Election Contribution Transfer; Post-Transfer Credits and Contributions.

Section 12-17-145Officials covered by division; notification procedure; post-election contribution transfer; post-transfer credits and contributions. (a) Any clerk or register of the circuit court shall be subject to the terms of this division unless he or she notifies the Administrative Director of Courts in writing to the contrary 30 days subsequent to October 1, 1995. This notification may be made notwithstanding any prior election to not participate and is made available only to those circuit clerks or registers who hold office on or before October 1, 1976. (b) Upon the receipt of an election to participate in the supernumerary system provided in this division by a circuit clerk or register who was previously a member of the Employees' Retirement System, and who held office on or before October 1, 1976, the Administrative Director of Courts shall immediately notify the Secretary-Treasurer of the Retirement Systems of Alabama of the election. Upon receiving the notice, the retirement systems shall transfer on or before the September 30 after the election all of the employee contributions plus any other amounts, including, but not limited to, any interest on the account which he or she would be entitled to receive upon withdrawal from the retirement system, to the Clerks' and Registers' Supernumerary Fund provided for in Section 12-17-143, so that the employee may begin participating in the fund on the ensuing first of October. (c) Upon transfer of the funds, any clerk or register electing to participate in the supernumerary system shall receive credit in the fund for all prior service for which he or she had been given credit under the Employees' Retirement System, and shall thereafter make contributions to the supernumerary fund as provided in Section 12-17-143. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §7-117; Acts 1993, No. 93-485, p. 778, §1.)
AL Code § 12-17-146 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.|Division 4 - Supernumerary Clerks and Registers.|Section 12-17-146 - Return of Contributions to Other Plans.

Section 12-17-146Return of contributions to other plans. (a) All contributions of circuit clerks or registers heretofore made to county or state supernumerary or retirement funds shall be refunded to the contributor if election is made to come within the supernumerary plan set out in this division. (b) When an active circuit clerk or register has been granted a refund of his or her contributions to a county supernumerary program and has cancelled membership in the program as provided in subsection (a), the circuit clerk or register may purchase up to 10 years of prior service credit in the state circuit clerks or registers supernumerary program for prior service as a county tax collector. Credit for the prior service in the state supernumerary program shall be granted when the purchaser pays to the circuit clerks or registers supernumerary fund prior to October 1, 2000, the full cost of the prior service credit as actuarially determined by the Administrative Office of Courts. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §7-118; Act 99-580, §1.)
AL Code § 12-17-147 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.|Division 4 - Supernumerary Clerks and Registers.|Section 12-17-147 - Return of Contributions Upon Termination of Service.

Section 12-17-147Return of contributions upon termination of service. Should the service of the circuit clerk or register be terminated for any reason other than death prior to the time he is entitled to receive supernumerary benefits under this division, such circuit clerk or register shall have the right to elect to withdraw from the supernumerary fund and to have refunded his contributions plus accrued interest thereon under the same rules, regulations and rates applicable to similar refunds of contributions under the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama. If service is terminated by death, the refund on contributions and accrued interest is payable to the clerk's or register's designated beneficiary. If a circuit clerk or register who has assumed supernumerary status dies prior to receiving supernumerary benefits equal to his total contributions plus accrued interest thereon which was credited to the member's individual account at the time of assuming supernumerary status, the remaining portion of his contributions and accrued interest is payable to the clerk's or register's beneficiary. Any prior service credit obtained by a clerk or register pursuant to Section 12-17-144, shall be included in computing the total number of years of the clerk's or register's participation in the Clerks' and Registers' Supernumerary Fund. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §7-119; Acts 1981, No. 81-684, p. 1153, §3.)
AL Code § 12-17-180 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 6 - District Attorneys.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-17-180 - When Elected; Term of Office.

Section 12-17-180When elected; term of office. At the general election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1980, and every six years thereafter, there shall be elected a district attorney for every judicial circuit in this state, who shall hold office for the term of six years and until his successor is elected and qualified. (Code 1852, §721; Code 1867, §853; Code 1876, §769; Code 1886, §4244; Code 1896, §5513; Code 1907, §7778; Acts 1915, No. 720, p. 817; Code 1923, §5495; Code 1940, T. 13, §225.)
AL Code § 12-17-181 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 6 - District Attorneys.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-17-181 - Filling of Vacancies.

Section 12-17-181Filling of vacancies. Vacancies in the office of district attorney are filled by the Governor, the appointee to hold during the unexpired term and until his successor is elected and qualified. (Code 1852, §722; Code 1867, §854; Code 1876, §770; Code 1886, §4245; Code 1896, §5514; Code 1907, §7779; Code 1923, §5496; Code 1940, T. 13, §226.)
AL Code § 12-17-182 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 6 - District Attorneys.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-17-182 - Compensation.

Section 12-17-182Compensation. (a)(1) Subject to subdivision (2), district attorneys for each judicial circuit in the state serving on October 1, 2021, until the end of his or her service, shall be paid by the state an annual salary of an amount equal to one thousand dollars ($1,000) less than the salary paid by the state to the highest paid circuit judge of the state, payable as the salaries of other state officers are paid. District attorneys holding office on October 1, 2021, are exempt from subsection (b). (2) A district attorney's salary may only increase after the completion of the term for which he or she was appointed or elected, and after completion of any subsequent elected term. (b)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any district attorney newly appointed or elected after October 1, 2021, shall receive an initial salary of one hundred forty thousand dollars ($140,000). (2) The salary of district attorneys shall be increased by 7.5 percent for the term commencing after the completion of the first term for which he or she was appointed or elected as district attorney. The salary shall be increased by an additional 7.5 percent for the term commencing after the completion of his or her second term as district attorney. The salary shall be increased by an additional 7.5 percent for the term commencing after the completion of his or her third term as district attorney. (c) The compensation paid by the state to any district attorney in service on October 1, 2021, may not be diminished pursuant to Act 2021-441. (Acts 1963, No. 511, p. 1096; Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 264, p. 406; Acts 1967, No. 526, p. 1260; Act 2021-441, §3.)
AL Code § 12-17-183 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 6 - District Attorneys.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-17-183 - Residence; Vacation of Office for Nonresidency.

Section 12-17-183Residence; vacation of office for nonresidency. Every district attorney must have resided in the circuit for which he is elected or appointed for at least 12 months preceding his election or appointment and must reside in such circuit during his continuance in office. If he shall fail so to do, he shall vacate his office. Upon such failure, it shall be the duty of the judge of the circuit to notify the Governor, and the Governor shall fill the vacancy. (Code 1852, §723; Code 1867, §855; Code 1876, §771; Code 1886, §4246; Code 1896, §5515; Code 1907, §7780; Code 1923, §5497; Code 1940, T. 13, §228; Acts 1979, No. 79-629, p. 1112.)
AL Code § 12-17-185 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.|Article 6 - District Attorneys.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-17-185 - Duty to Attend Court.

Section 12-17-185Duty to attend court. (a) It is the duty of every district attorney to attend each session of the court for which he is district attorney and to remain in the discharge of his duties until the business of the state is disposed of. Any district attorney, other than those mentioned in subsection (b) of this section, failing to so attend or absenting himself before the business of the state is disposed of, forfeits to the state the sum of $100.00, for which a conditional judgment must be entered, to be made absolute on notice to such district attorney unless a good excuse is rendered. (b) If any district attorney who is paid a salary by the state fails or neglects to attend any session of the court for which he is district attorney or, after attending, absents himself before the business of the state is disposed of, he forfeits to the state the sum of $25.00 for every day he is thus absent or fails to attend, to be deducted by the Comptroller from his salary. The absence or failure of such district attorney shall be certified to the Comptroller by the clerk of the court within 10 days after the session, under a penalty of $100.00, to be recovered in the name of the state on two days' notice. (c) The deduction provided for in the subsection (b) of this section shall not be made if the district attorney makes and files with the Comptroller, within 10 days after the session from which he is absent, an affidavit that such failure to attend or absence was on account of sickness of himself or family, inevitable accident or of an epidemic or contagious disease or a well-grounded apprehension thereof. (Code 1852, §§725, 726; Code 1867, §§857, 858; Code 1876, §§773, 774; Code 1886, §§4248, 4249; Code 1896, §§5517-5519; Code 1907, §§7782-7784; Code 1923, §§5499-5501; Code 1940, T. 13, §§230-232.)