Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-21-85

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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.
  • 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
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

An unsworn declaration under this subdivision must be in substantially the following form:

I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Alabama that the foregoing is true and correct, and that I am physically located outside the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

Executed on the (date), day of (month), (year), at

________________________________.

(specific location, including city, state, country, or other descriptive information)

_____________________

(printed name)

_____________________

(signature)