HB14 Alabama 2012 1st Special Session

Sponsors

Session

First Special Session 2012

Title

Education budget, appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a court may conduct certain pretrial proceedings in criminal cases by means of audio-video telecommunications, but there is no law specifically authorizing pretrial matters in civil cases to be conducted in this manner</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would authorize the presiding judge of the circuit court to authorize motion hearings in civil matters to be conducted by telephone or other audio-video telecommunications means</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also provide that the presiding judge would establish written guidelines for the holding of the hearings</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To authorize the presiding circuit judge of each judicial circuit to create guidelines providing for certain pretrial proceedings in civil or probate cases to be conducted by telephone conferencing or other audio-video telecommunications means. </p>

Subjects

Education Trust Fund