(a) By January 1, 2025, all municipal courts shall use one of the following:

Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-14-114

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) The state judicial information system approved for the Unified Judicial System by the Administrative Office of Courts.
(2) A court information system in which the court software provider is properly integrated with the state judicial information system for reporting purposes. The court information system shall conform to adequate technical parameters for reporting case management and financial information data to the Administrative Office of Courts. Data shall be accepted by the Administrative Office of Courts at no cost to a municipality.
(b) Any costs associated with the use of the state judicial information system approved for the Unified Judicial System by the Administrative Office of Courts may be paid from correction fund monies authorized in Section 11-47-7.1.
(c) The Administrative Office of Courts shall provide training and resources to municipal courts, including municipal judges, court clerks, and magistrates, on the use of the state judicial information system approved for the Unified Judicial System.