Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 12-16-198 (2026)
Issuance of Subpoenas for Witnesses by District Attorneys.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
District attorneys shall have authority, and it shall be their duty, to issue a subpoena for any person whom they may desire to appear before the grand jury to give evidence of any violation of the law.
(Code 1852, §85; Code 1867, §3627; Code 1876, §4215; Code 1886, §4348; Code 1896, §5034; Code 1907, §7295; Code 1923, §8677; Code 1940, T. 30, §84.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1979–1996 · leading case: Allen v. State, 380 So. 2d 313 (Ala. Crim. App. 1979).
Allen v. State, 380 So. 2d 313 (Ala. Crim. App. 1979). “See also § 12-16-198. Whether a particular person is indicted for an offense is a matter addressed to a grand jury.”
Flood v. State of Alabama Dept. of Indus. Relations, 948 F. Supp. 1535 (M.D. Ala. 1996). “” Section 12-16-198 provides: "District attorneys shall have authority, and it shall be their duty, to issue a subpoena for any person whom they may desire to appear before the grand jury to give evidence of any violation of the law.”
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