SB110 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Supreme Court, rules, publication by Secretary of State in Acts of Alabama, requirement deleted, Sec. 12-2-19 am'd.

Summary

SB110 updates how Supreme Court rules are published and broadens the scope of rules the Court can adopt.

What This Bill Does

It requires Supreme Court rules to be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court, certified to the Secretary of State, and published in the Acts of Alabama and in Alabama codes. It also expands the kinds of administrative rules the Supreme Court can adopt to include information handling, court costs and fines, security of courts, and procedures for appointing attorneys for indigent defendants, including fee collection when necessary; it keeps older rules in effect unless explicitly changed. Additionally, the Clerk may issue advisory written interpretations of rules to state officials, which are published in the official decision reports.

Who It Affects

• The Supreme Court and its Clerk, who must file and publish rules and can issue advisory interpretations
• The Secretary of State and publishers (Acts of Alabama and Alabama codes), whose publication role is activated for these rules and thus affects how the public accesses court rules

Key Provisions

• Requires Supreme Court rules to be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court, certified to the Secretary of State, and published in the Acts of Alabama and in Alabama codes (or pocket supplements) when codes are published.
• Expands the Court’s rulemaking to include administration-related topics (information handling, collection of unpaid costs and fines, court security, indigent defense procedures, and related fee collection), and allows the Clerk’s written interpretations of rules to be published as advisory opinions for state officials.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Court, Supreme