Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 12-12-6 (2026)
Powers as to Punishment for Contempt.
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In all matters before the district court, the district court shall have and possess power to punish for contempts as heretofore or hereafter granted to the circuit court by law, in Section 12-11-30 or otherwise, and by the common law of this state.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-133.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: State v. Thomas, 550 So. 2d 1067 (Ala. 1989).
State v. Thomas, 550 So. 2d 1067 (Ala. 1989). “Code 1975, § 12-11-30, § 12-12-6, and § 12-15-12; Graham v. State, 427 So.”
Ingram v. Allred, 119 So. 3d 1176 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012). “”); and § 12-12-6, Ala. Code 1975 (“In all matters before the district court, the district court shall have and possess power to punish for con-tempts as heretofore or hereafter granted to the circuit court by law, in Section 12-11-30 or otherwise, and by the common law of this…”
Cox v. Cousins, No. 2:22-cv-00156 (N.D. Ala. July 13, 2022). “Indeed, Alabama Code § 12-12-6 expressly provides Judge Cousins with the “power to punish for contempts.”
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