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§ 12-12-9 — Abolition of Office of County Solicitor and Performance of Functions Thereof by Assistant District Attorneys; Election by County Solicitors Serving Terms to Which Elected Prior to January 16, 1977, to Become Assistant District Attorneys for Duration of Terms

Alabama § 12-12-9
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 12Courts
Ch. 12District Courts
Art. 1General Provisions

This text of Alabama § 12-12-9 (Abolition of Office of County Solicitor and Performance of Functions Thereof by Assistant District Attorneys; Election by County Solicitors Serving Terms to Which Elected Prior to January 16, 1977, to Become Assistant District Attorneys for Duration of Terms) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alabama primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Ala. Code § 12-12-9 (2026).

Text

On January 16, 1977, the functions of the position of county solicitor shall be performed by assistant district attorneys, and the office of county solicitor shall be abolished. County solicitors serving terms to which they have been elected prior to January 16, 1977, may elect to become assistant district attorneys for the duration of their electoral terms without diminution of salary or expense payments.

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Related

Rainwater v. Alabama (In Re Rainwater)
233 B.R. 126 (N.D. Alabama, 1999)
12 case citations

Legislative History

(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-131.)

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