Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-21-69

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

The posting of any notice required by law or the order of any court may be proved by filing a copy of the notice with an affidavit of posting in the court in which the proceeding was had in which the notice was required, and such affidavit shall be competent evidence in all courts and shall be prima facie evidence of what it states, but this shall not be the exclusive mode of proof.