Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 6-3-21 (2026)
Transfer of Venue.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
A defendant in a civil action may move for a transfer of venue as provided in the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24
cases, 1980–2018 · leading case: Ex Parte Walter Indus., Inc., 879 So. 2d 547 (Ala. 2003).
Ex Parte Walter Indus., Inc., 879 So. 2d 547 (Ala. 2003). “2001); see also Ala.Code 1975, § 6-3-21. The defendants have demonstrated that the Bessemer Division is an improper forum; therefore, the defendants were entitled to a transfer of the actions to the Tuscaloosa Circuit Court.”
Ex Parte Chapman Nursing Home, Inc., 903 So. 2d 813 (Ala. 2004). “Ala.Code 1975, § 6-3-21; Rule 82(d)(1), Ala.”
Floyd v. Wachovia Bank, 77 So. 3d 570 (Ala. 2011). ““(b) The right of a party to move for a change or transfer of venue pursuant to this statute is cumulative and in addition to the rights of a party to move for a change or transfer of venue pursuant to Section 6-3-20, Section 6-3-21 or Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.”
Thompson v. Skipper Real Est. Co., 729 So. 2d 287 (Ala. 1999). “See Ala.Code 1975, § 6-3-21; Rule 82(d), Ala.”
Ex Parte State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 893 So. 2d 1111 (Ala. 2004). “Ala.Code 1975, § 6-3-21. Because State Farm and Corley have demonstrated a clear legal right to the relief sought, the petition is granted.”
Ex Parte Edgar, 543 So. 2d 682 (Ala. 1989). “"(b) The right of a party to move for a change or transfer of venue pursuant to this statute is cumulative and in addition to the rights of a party to move for a change or transfer of venue pursuant to section 6-3-20, section 6-3-21 or Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.”
Ex Parte Miller, Hamilton, Snider & Odom, LLC, 978 So. 2d 12 (Ala. 2007). “1(a) contrasts with the immediately preceding section of the Code, in which the legislature demonstrated its willingness and ability to provide such a right only to "defendants" when that is what it intended.”
Gen. Motors Corp. v. Jernigan, 883 So. 2d 646 (Ala. 2003). “A change-of-venue motion for cause, based on the alleged inability of the moving party to receive a fair trial in the forum county, is different from a motion to transfer venue when venue is improper pursuant to § 6-3-21, Ala.Code 1975, based on the place of residence or…”
Ex Parte Ford Motor Credit Co., 561 So. 2d 244 (Ala. Civ. App. 1990). “"(b) The right of a party to move for a change or transfer of venue pursuant to this statute is cumulative and in addition to the rights of a party to move for a change or transfer of venue pursuant to section 6-3-20, section 6-3-21 or Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.”
Ex Parte Alfa Mut. Gen. Ins. Co., 806 So. 2d 367 (Ala. 2001). “See also Ala.Code 1975, § 6-3-21, which provides: "A defendant in a civil action may move for a transfer of venue as provided in the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.”
N.M. v. K.M., 132 So. 3d 1088 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). “See Ala.Code 1975, § 6-3-21 (permitting a defendant in a civil action to move for a change of venue); Rule 82(d)(1), Ala.”
Ex Parte Alfa Mut. Gen. Ins. Co., 806 So. 2d 367 (Ala. 2001). “See also Ala.Code 1975, § 6-3-21, which provides: “A defendant in a civil action may move for a transfer of venue as provided in the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.”
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