Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-22-200

  • circuit: means judicial circuit. 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

The Supreme Court of the State of Alabama, with the advice and consultation with the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, is authorized to adopt all needful rules and regulations designed to accomplish the purposes set forth in this division; such rules and regulations duly adopted shall have the force and effect of law. The circuit courts and other courts of the state having jurisdiction over proceedings under this division shall have authority to adopt all needful rules and regulations not in conflict with the rules of the Supreme Court designed to accomplish the purposes set forth in this division.