Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 36-15-13 (2026)
Attorney General May Appear Before Grand Juries.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The Attorney General, either in person or by assistant, may appear before any grand jury in this state and present any matter or charge to them for investigation, and prepare and present to the grand jury indictments for any violation of the laws of this state and issue subpoenas for witnesses to appear in the same manner and to the same extent as district attorneys may now or hereafter do.
(Acts 1915, No. 655, p. 719, § 1; Code 1923, §858; Code 1940, T. 55, §234.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: William E. Henry v. Attorney Gen., State of Alabama, 45 F.4th 1272 (11th Cir. 2022).
William E. Henry v. Attorney Gen., State of Alabama, 45 F.4th 1272 (11th Cir. 2022). “See Ala. Code 36-15-13 (grant- ing the Attorney General and his assistants the power to seek in- dictments before the grand jury).”
Flood v. State of Alabama Dept. of Indus. Relations, 948 F. Supp. 1535 (M.D. Ala. 1996). “Section 36-15-13 provides: “The attorney general, either in person or by assistant, may appear before any grand jury in this state and present any matter or charge to them for investigation, and prepare and present to the grand jury indictments for any violation of the laws of…”
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