Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 12-12-2 (2026)
District Court a Court of Record; Preparation, Maintenance, Etc., of Records of Proceedings Generally; Employment of Reporters or Provision for Transcripts of Proceedings by Parties.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) The district court shall be a court of record.
(b) Records of proceedings shall be made, maintained and preserved according to rules promulgated by the supreme court, but neither reports nor transcripts of proceedings shall be required, except as provided by law or rule.
(c) Any party may employ a reporter or provide for a transcript of the proceedings on his own account.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-110.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1989–2013 · leading case: Ex parte Madison Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources, 136 So. 3d 485 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013).
Ex parte Madison Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources, 136 So. 3d 485 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). “1984), this court stated: “Section 12-12-2, [Ala.] Code 1975, provides that the district court is a court of record.”
French v. GTE Commc'n Sys., 547 So. 2d 547 (Ala. 1989). “GTE correctly points out that Ala.Code 1975, § 12-12-2(c), allows any party to employ a reporter or provide for a transcript of the proceedings in district court on his own account.”
— Ala. Code § 12-12-2(c) — 1 case
French v. GTE Commc'n Sys., 547 So. 2d 547 (Ala. 1989). “GTE correctly points out that Ala.Code 1975, § 12-12-2(c), allows any party to employ a reporter or provide for a transcript of the proceedings in district court on his own account.”
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