(a) The county-owned equipment and furniture used in the operation of the judicial system shall become the property of the state as follows:

Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-19-9

  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • property: includes both real and personal property. 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) On January 16, 1977, all county-owned equipment and furniture used by circuit judges and district judges, formerly judges of the courts of the county, other than that used by judges of probate and municipal courts, shall become the property of the state; and
(2) On October 1, 1977, all remaining county-owned property used in the operation of the judicial system shall become the property of the state.
(b) Supplies located in offices covered by the inventory shall become the property of the state on the date when the furniture and equipment in the office or agency becomes the property of the state.