(a) An individual who has been convicted in this state of a misdemeanor or felony may file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief in the following venues:

Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-26-3

  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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
(1) For a conviction imposed by a circuit court, in the circuit civil court in the county that imposed the conviction.
(2) For a conviction imposed by a district or municipal court, in the circuit civil court in the county where the crime occurred.
(b) An individual who has been convicted in multiple judicial circuits in this state may file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief covering each of his or her criminal convictions in the circuit civil court in any county that imposed one of the convictions.
(c) The circuit court shall have original jurisdiction of any petition to obtain an order of limited relief, as described in subsection (a) or (b).
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