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AL Code § 12-20-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 20 - Judicial and Other Public Records.|Article 2 - Judicial Records.|Section 12-20-29 - Substitution of Lost, etc., Papers or Records in Civil Cases - How Made - After Determination of Action or Proceeding.

Section 12-20-29Substitution of lost, etc., papers or records in civil cases - How made - After determination of action or proceeding. If, after the determination of any civil action or proceeding, the original papers, or any part thereof pertaining thereto, which are not of record are lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated, if the record of such papers with such papers should be lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated or if the record of any judgment or decree of any judicial proceeding or quasi-judicial proceeding, or any part thereof, should be lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated, any party in interest may, on application in writing, stating the facts, accompanied with the substitute proposed of such lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated paper or record, verified by affidavit, obtain an order of substitution. If the adverse party is of full age, of sound mind and a resident of the state, notice of the application and a copy thereof, accompanied with a copy of the proposed substitute, must be served on him at least 10 days before the session of the court in which such application is made. If he is of unsound mind or an infant residing in the state, notice must be served on his guardian or, if he has no guardian, upon the person with whom he resides or in whose care or custody he may be; but, if such party, whether he is of full age and sound mind, an infant or of unsound mind, resides without the state or his residence is unknown, upon affidavit stating the facts, the register, or the clerk of the court or the probate judge, must make and enter an order of publication as to such party and cause notice to be given by publication for three successive weeks in some newspaper published in the county or, if there is no such newspaper, in a newspaper published in an adjoining county. If the adverse party is of unsound mind or an infant, the court must appoint a guardian ad litem to represent and defend for him. On the hearing, the court may receive affidavits and counter affidavits as to the correctness of the proposed substitute. (Code 1876, §§554, 556; Code 1886, §658; Code 1896, §2649; Code 1907, §5741; Code 1923, §10134; Code 1940, T. 7, §10.)
AL Code § 12-20-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 20 - Judicial and Other Public Records.|Article 2 - Judicial Records.|Section 12-20-30 - Substitution of Lost, etc., Papers or Records in Civil Cases - How Made - Where Deed, Contract, Conveyance or Other Instrument Involved.

Section 12-20-30Substitution of lost, etc., papers or records in civil cases - How made - Where deed, contract, conveyance or other instrument involved. If the record of a deed, contract, conveyance or other instrument, the record of which is by law required or authorized, is lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated, the original of such deed, contract, conveyance or instrument may be recorded again, and such record shall have relation to, and be operative from, the day the original record was operative. If the original is lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated, a copy thereof may be recorded on proof of its correctness of the record and of the loss or destruction of the original, and the record of such copy shall have relation to, and be operative from, the day the original record was operative. But in case of the loss or destruction of the original, an application for the record of the copy must be made to the court or successor of the court in which the original record was made and notice thereof given to the party in adverse interest, as prescribed in Section 12-20-29. (Code 1867, §§652, 653; Code 1876, §§559, 560; Code 1886, §661; Code 1896, §2650; Code 1907, §5742; Code 1923, §10135; Code 1940, T. 7, §11.)
AL Code § 12-20-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 20 - Judicial and Other Public Records.|Article 2 - Judicial Records.|Section 12-20-31 - Substitution of Lost, etc., Papers or Records in Civil Cases - Appeal From Court Order or Decree Granting or Denying.

Section 12-20-31Substitution of lost, etc., papers or records in civil cases - Appeal from court order or decree granting or denying. From any order of a circuit or district court or probate court granting or refusing substitution under this article, an appeal lies to the appropriate appellate court as from final judgments or decrees in civil cases. From an order of a district court, an appeal to the circuit court lies as in other cases, and the trial is de novo. (Code 1867, §651; Code 1876, §558; Code 1886, §659; Code 1896, §2652; Code 1907, §5744; Code 1923, §10137; Code 1940, T. 7, §13.)
AL Code § 12-20-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 20 - Judicial and Other Public Records.|Article 2 - Judicial Records.|Section 12-20-32 - Substitution of Appellate Court Records.

Section 12-20-32Substitution of appellate court records. If the records of an appellate court, or any part thereof, are lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated, the same may be substituted under such rules and regulations as the court may prescribe. (Code 1886, §660; Code 1896, §2653; Code 1907, §5745; Code 1923, §10138; Code 1940, T. 7, §14.)
AL Code § 12-20-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 20 - Judicial and Other Public Records.|Article 3 - Other Public Records.|Section 12-20-50 - Establishment or Restoration of Lost, etc., Records of State, County, or Municipality.

Section 12-20-50Establishment or restoration of lost, etc., records of state, county, or municipality. The circuit courts of this state shall have jurisdiction of an action by the state, a county or municipality or any citizen who will give security for the costs of the proceeding to establish or restore any lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated records of the state, county or municipality, or of any department, agency or instrumentality thereof. Such courts shall have jurisdiction and power to prescribe all necessary rules, regulations and proceedings proper or necessary to establish or restore lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated records and, when so established or restored, to declare them to be the proper and legal records as the original which was so lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated. The proceedings shall be ex parte, and any citizen of the state who will give security for the costs of the appeal may appeal from the order, judgment or decision of the circuit court establishing or restoring or refusing to establish or restore such records to the appropriate appellate court of the state. The evidence on the hearing in the circuit court may be by depositions or affidavits, and witnesses may be examined orally and their testimony taken down by the court stenographer and transcribed and certified by him as being true and correct. On appeal to the appropriate appellate court, the transcript of the record, proceedings, and all testimony shall be certified by the circuit court; and, upon the hearing in the appropriate appellate court, such court may affirm or reverse the judgment or order of the circuit court or may enter such judgment, order or decision as the circuit court should have entered on the record and evidence so certified. The proceeding under this section shall not be deemed exclusive, but additional or supplementary to any other remedy given by common law or statute. (Code 1923, §10139; Code 1940, T. 7, §15.)
AL Code § 12-21-400 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 21 - Evidence and Witnesses.|Article 3 - Alabama Uniform Interstate Dispositions and Discovery Act.|Section 12-21-400 - Short Title.

Section 12-21-400Short title. This article may be cited as the Alabama Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. (Act 2012-518, p. 1538, §1.)
AL Code § 12-21-401 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 21 - Evidence and Witnesses.|Article 3 - Alabama Uniform Interstate Dispositions and Discovery Act.|Section 12-21-401 - Definitions.

Section 12-21-401Definitions. In this article: (1) "Foreign jurisdiction" means a state other than this state. (2) "Foreign subpoena" means a subpoena issued in a civil action under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction. (3) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. (4) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (5) "Subpoena" means a document, however denominated, issued in a civil action under authority of a court of record requiring a person to: (A) Attend and give testimony at a deposition. (B) Produce and permit inspection and copying of designated books, documents, records, electronically stored information, or tangible things in the possession, custody, or control of the person. (C) Permit inspection of premises under the control of the person. (Act 2012-518, p. 1538, §2.)
AL Code § 12-21-402 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 21 - Evidence and Witnesses.|Article 3 - Alabama Uniform Interstate Dispositions and Discovery Act.|Section 12-21-402 - Foreign Subpoena; Request; Issuance.

Section 12-21-402Foreign subpoena; request; issuance. (a) To request issuance of a subpoena under this section, a party must submit a foreign subpoena to a clerk of the circuit court in the county in which discovery is sought to be conducted in this state. A request for the issuance of a subpoena under this article does not constitute an appearance in the courts of this state. (b) When a party submits a foreign subpoena to a clerk of the circuit court in this state, the clerk, in accordance with that court's procedure, shall promptly issue a subpoena for service upon the person to which the foreign subpoena is directed. (c) A subpoena under subsection (b) must: (1) Incorporate the terms used in the foreign subpoena. (2) Contain or be accompanied by the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel of record in the proceeding to which the subpoena relates and of any party not represented by counsel. (3) Plainly and prominently state on its face: "THE RECIPIENT OF THIS SUBPOENA HAS THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS SUBPOENA WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS OF PROPER SERVICE BY SUBMITTING A REASONABLY SPECIFIC WRITTEN OBJECTION TO THE PARTY INITIATING THE SUBPOENA AS WELL AS THE LOCAL ISSUING CLERK OF THE COURT AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: [ADDRESS OF CLERK OF COURT]." (Act 2012-518, p. 1538, §3.)
AL Code § 12-21-403 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 21 - Evidence and Witnesses.|Article 3 - Alabama Uniform Interstate Dispositions and Discovery Act.|Section 12-21-403 - Service of Subpoena.

Section 12-21-403Service of subpoena. A subpoena issued by a clerk of court under Section 12-21-402 must be served in compliance with Rule 45 of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (Act 2012-518, p. 1538, §4.)
AL Code § 12-21-404 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 21 - Evidence and Witnesses.|Article 3 - Alabama Uniform Interstate Dispositions and Discovery Act.|Section 12-21-404 - Construction With Other Rules and Laws.

Section 12-21-404Construction with other rules and laws. The Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure as well as any applicable provision of the Code of Alabama 1975, apply to subpoenas issued under Section 12-21-402. To the extent that the provisions of Rule 28(b)(3) and subsection (c) of Rule 28 conflict with this article, those provisions are no longer effective. (Act 2012-518, p. 1538, §5.)
AL Code § 12-21-405 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 21 - Evidence and Witnesses.|Article 3 - Alabama Uniform Interstate Dispositions and Discovery Act.|Section 12-21-405 - Application for Protective Order.

Section 12-21-405Application for protective order. An application to the court for a protective order or to enforce, quash, or modify a subpoena issued by a clerk of court under Section 12-21-402 must comply with the rules or statutes of this state and must be submitted to the circuit court in the county in which discovery is to be conducted. (Act 2012-518, p. 1538, §6.)
AL Code § 12-21-406 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 21 - Evidence and Witnesses.|Article 3 - Alabama Uniform Interstate Dispositions and Discovery Act.|Section 12-21-406 - Uniformity of Laws.

Section 12-21-406Uniformity of laws. (a) In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (b) The privilege extended to persons in other states for discovery under this article shall only apply if the jurisdiction where the action is pending has extended a similar privilege to persons in this state. (Act 2012-518, p. 1538, §7.)
AL Code § 12-21-407 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 21 - Evidence and Witnesses.|Article 3 - Alabama Uniform Interstate Dispositions and Discovery Act.|Section 12-21-407 - Application of Article.

Section 12-21-407Application of article. This article applies to requests for discovery in cases pending on or filed after January 1, 2013. (Act 2012-518, p. 1538, §8.)
AL Code § 12-25-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-25-1 - Created.

Section 12-25-1Created. There is created within the judicial branch as an agency of the Supreme Court the Alabama Sentencing Commission, hereinafter called the "commission." (Act 2000-596, p. 1192, §1.)
AL Code § 12-25-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-25-2 - Purpose.

Section 12-25-2Purpose. (a) The purposes of the commission shall be to review existing sentence structure, including laws, policies, and practices, and to determine and recommend to the Legislature and Supreme Court changes regarding the criminal code, criminal procedures, and other aspects of sentencing policies and practices appropriate for the state which: (1) Secure the public safety of the state by providing a swift and sure response to the commission of crime. (2) Establish an effective, fair, and efficient sentencing system for Alabama adult and juvenile criminal offenders which provides certainty in sentencing, maintains judicial discretion and sufficient flexibility to permit individualized sentencing as warranted by mitigating or aggravating factors, and avoids unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants with like criminal records who have been found guilty of similar criminal conduct. Where there is disparity, it should be rational and not related, for example, to geography, race, or judicial assignment. (3) Promote truth in sentencing, in order that a party involved in a criminal case and the criminal justice process is aware of the nature and length of the sentence and its basis. (4) Prevent prison overcrowding and the premature release of prisoners. (5) Provide judges with flexibility in sentencing options and meaningful discretion in the imposition of sentences. (6) Enhance the availability and use of a wider array of sentencing options in appropriate cases. (7) Limit the discretion of district attorneys in determining the charge or crime. (b) In fulfilling its purposes, the commission shall be mindful of the purposes of sentencing that include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) Protecting the public. (2) Promoting respect for the law. (3) Providing just and adequate punishment for the offense. (4) Deterring criminal conduct. (5) Imposing sanctions which are least restrictive while consistent with the protection of the public and the gravity of the crime. (6) Promoting the rehabilitation of offenders. (Act 2000-596, p. 1192, §2.)
AL Code § 12-25-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-25-3 - Membership.

Section 12-25-3Membership. (a) The commission shall consist of the following voting members: (1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or at his or her designation, a sitting or retired judge, who shall serve as chair, or at his or her designation another member of the commission shall serve as chair. (2) The Governor, or his or her designee. (3) The Attorney General, or his or her designee. (4) Three district attorneys appointed by the President of the Alabama District Attorneys' Association. (5) Two circuit judges, active or retired, appointed by the President of the Alabama Association of Circuit Court Judges. (6) A district judge, active or retired, appointed by the President of the Alabama Association of District Court Judges. (7) Two victims of a violent felony or persons whose immediate family member was a victim of a violent felony, appointed by the Governor. (8) The Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, or his or her designee who is a member of the House Judiciary Committee. (9) The Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, or his or her designee who is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. (10) A private attorney specializing in criminal defense appointed by the President of the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association. (11) A private attorney specializing in criminal law appointed by the President of the Alabama Lawyer's Association. (12) A county commissioner appointed by the Governor. (13) The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, or his or her designee. (14) The Chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, or his or her designee. (15) A member of the academic community with a background in criminal justice or corrections policy appointed by the Chief Justice. (16) A sheriff appointed by the Sheriff's Association. (17) An active police officer appointed by the Association of Chiefs of Police.  (b)(1) Appointed members of the commission shall serve terms of four years and may be reappointed for a second term. Members of the commission who serve because of their public office or position shall serve only as long as they hold such office or position. (2) A member appointed to fill a vacancy on the commission which occurs before the expiration of the term for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall serve only for the remainder of such term. (3) The membership of the commission shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of this state. (Act 2000-596, p. 1192, §3; Act 2012-473, p. 1304, §1.)
AL Code § 12-25-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-25-4 - Advisory Council.

Section 12-25-4Advisory council. (a) An advisory council to the commission shall be established to advise and consult the commission on sentencing matters. The advisory council shall be composed of representatives from the various state and non-state agencies and organizations having an interest in or whose operations directly or indirectly impact upon the criminal justice system. Membership of the advisory council shall include: (1) The Director of Public Safety, or his or her designee. (2) The Director of the Department of Youth Services, or his or her designee. (3) A sheriff appointed by the Alabama Sheriff's Association. (4) A police chief appointed by the Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police. (5) A director of a community corrections program appointed by the Chief Justice. (6) A representative of a prison ministry organization, who is not employed by the state, appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. (7) A rehabilitated former prison inmate appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. (8) Additional advisory members appointed in the numbers and manner as the commission deems advisable. (b)(1) Appointed members of the advisory council shall serve terms of four years and may be reappointed. Members of the advisory council who serve because of their public office or position shall serve only as long as they hold the office or position. (2) A member appointed to fill a vacancy on the advisory council that occurs before the expiration of the term of his or her predecessor shall serve only for the remainder of the term. (Act 2000-596, p. 1192, §4.)
AL Code § 12-25-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-25-5 - Compensation and Expenses.

Section 12-25-5Compensation and expenses. (a) Members of the commission and advisory council shall serve without compensation. (b) Members of the commission and advisory council are entitled to reimbursement for expenses while on official business of the commission or attending its meetings. Expenses shall be paid as follows: (1) The expenses of members who are legislators may be paid out of any funds appropriated to the Legislature or out of any funds appropriated for joint interim committees of the Legislature, but in the amounts as if they were performing legislative duties. (2) The expenses of the members representing state or local government departments or agencies may be paid out of any funds available for travel in their respective departments or agencies. (3) The expenses of the other members may be paid out of funds available to the commission for travel and shall be reimbursed in accordance with Sections 36-7-20 to 36-7-22, inclusive. (Act 2000-596, p. 1192, §5.)
AL Code § 12-25-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-25-6 - Meetings.

Section 12-25-6Meetings.  (a) The commission shall meet quarterly at the State Capitol or at other places as is deemed necessary or convenient and at other times upon call of the chair. All meetings shall be open to the public. The advisory council shall convene at the discretion of the commission, but in any event shall meet jointly with the commission at least once annually. (b) A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for conducting business. (c) Except as hereinafter provided, the commission shall act by affirmative vote of a majority of members present and voting. (d) The commission will keep or cause to be kept a record of all transactions discussed or voted on by the commission. (Act 2000-596, p. 1192, §6.)
AL Code § 12-25-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 12-25-7 - Executive Committee.

Section 12-25-7Executive committee. The executive committee of the commission shall be composed of the chair and four other members selected by the commission and shall conduct business as authorized by the commission or as permitted in Section 12-25-12. (Act 2000-596, p. 1192, §7.)