(a) An individual who has been convicted in federal court may file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief in the circuit civil court in the judicial circuit where the individual resides.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-26-4

  • 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.
(b) The circuit court shall have original jurisdiction of any petition to obtain an order of limited relief, as described in subsection (a).
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