Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 12-22-7 (2026)
Applications for Temporary Restraining Orders Generally; Renewal of Applications.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
If any application is made to a circuit court judge for a temporary restraining order and refused, no other circuit court judge can act on the application. The application may be made to a judge of the Court of Civil Appeals or Supreme Court; if refused by a judge of the Court of Civil Appeals, it may be renewed to a judge of the Supreme Court, but no other officer, and, if refused by a judge of the Supreme Court, it cannot be renewed. Application to an appellate judge shall be made and acted upon in accordance with the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.
(Code 1852, §2976; Code 1867, §3431; Code 1876, §3872; Code 1886, §3525; Code 1896, §790; Code 1907, §4519; Code 1923, §8295; Code 1940, T. 7, §1045.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Foremost Ins. Co. v. Parham, 693 So. 2d 409 (Ala. 1997).
Foremost Ins. Co. v. Parham, 693 So. 2d 409 (Ala. 1997). “, and this Court, pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 12-22-7, may interfere with it.”
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