Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 12-11-3 (2026)
Circuit Court to Be Held in Each County at Courthouse, Etc.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
Except when otherwise provided by law, the circuit courts of the several counties shall be held at the courthouses thereof.
(Acts 1947, No. 378, p. 270, §5.)
Notes of Decisions
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: City of Birmingham v. Mark Pettway, in his Off. capacity as Sheriff of Jefferson Cnty., & the Jefferson Cnty. Comm'n (Ala. 2025).
City of Birmingham v. Mark Pettway, in his Off. capacity as Sheriff of Jefferson Cnty., & the Jefferson Cnty. Comm'n (Ala. 2025). “…for violations of state law cannot be held in the City jail until a warrant is issued. The City's complaint relies on § 12-11-3, § 12-12-32, § 12-14-1, § 14-6-1, and § 14-6- 5, Ala. Code 1975, but it appears that the controversy implicates only §§ 3Pettway also argued in his…”
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