Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 12-16-2 (2026)

Persons Exempted from Jury Duty.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1979–1996 · leading case: Gen. Motors Corp. v. Hopper, 681 So. 2d 1373 (Ala. 1996).
Gen. Motors Corp. v. Hopper, 681 So. 2d 1373 (Ala. 1996). · cites it 2× “594, § 11, expressly and specifically repeals Ala.Code 1975, §§ 12-16-2; 12-16-4 and -5; 12-16-39; and 12-16-41 to 43.”
Clark v. State, 551 So. 2d 1081 (Ala. Crim. App. 1986). “” Counsel for appellant argues in his brief, “Moreover, the jury law in effect at the time that the Grand Jury was empanelled contained twenty-two categories of individuals who were excluded from jury service by occupation, thus depriving the appellant with a fair…”
Hansen v. State, 375 So. 2d 564 (Ala. Crim. App. 1979). · cites it 2× “The grand jurors and the list of prospective jurors for that week were selected according to the old law, (§§ 12-16-2, 12-16 — 4, *569 12-16-5, 12-16-39, 12-16-41, 12-16-42 and 12-16 — 43, Code of Alabama 1975.”
— Ala. Code § 12-16-2(l) — 1 case
Clark v. State, 551 So. 2d 1081 (Ala. Crim. App. 1986). “” Counsel for appellant argues in his brief, “Moreover, the jury law in effect at the time that the Grand Jury was empanelled contained twenty-two categories of individuals who were excluded from jury service by occupation, thus depriving the appellant with a fair…”
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