Alabama Code > Title 11 > Subtitle 3 > Chapter 85 > Article 3 – Comprehensive Advisory Planning and Research by Municipal, County, Regional, Etc., Planning Commissions, Etc


§ 11-85-40	Powers of Alabama Development Office and local, regional, and joint planning commissions as to comprehensive advisory planning and research; comprehensive advisory planning defined

Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
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
Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.