Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-12-54

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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.

The judge or judges and the clerk of the district court shall designate personnel to be responsible for accounting for all uniform traffic tickets and complaints issued to law enforcement officers or others in their jurisdiction and for the proper disposition of the forms and shall cause to be prepared records and reports relating to the uniform traffic tickets and complaints in the manner and at the time as may be prescribed by rule of the Supreme Court. In instances in which an electronic traffic ticket or e-ticket, as defined in Section arrest for misdemeanor” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”32″>32-1-4, is used, the judges and the clerks of the district courts shall designate personnel to be responsible for accounting for all e-tickets received and issued by the court in the manner and at the time as may be prescribed by rule of the Supreme Court.