Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-43A-88

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.

The council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members and, for the purpose of investigating such election and qualifications, shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and to require the production of records, but the decision of the council in any such case shall be subject to review by a court of competent jurisdiction.