Alabama Code 11-72-10. Appeals
Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-72-10
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Any person aggrieved by any decision of any officer or agent of the commission to whom its duties are delegated, or of any decision of the commission may appeal to the city council of the Class 2 municipality under any such rules and regulation as the city council may adopt. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the city council may, within 15 days thereafter, appeal to the circuit court of the county in which the Class 2 municipality is located, by filing with the city council a written notice of appeal and making and filing with the clerk of the court a bond approved by the clerk conditioned to pay the costs of the appeal. The hearing and trial in the circuit court shall be de novo. No appeal shall authorize any person to take any action pending appeal, application for which has been denied by the Tree Commission or city council.