Alabama § 15-9-84 Time Within Which Indictment, Etc., to Be Brought to Trial; Continuances; Failure to Bring Indictment, Etc., to Trial Within Specified Time

Alabama Statutes

§ 15-9-84 — Time Within Which Indictment, Etc., to Be Brought to Trial; Continuances; Failure to Bring Indictment, Etc., to Trial Within Specified Time

Alabama § 15-9-84

Title 15Criminal Procedure

Ch. 9Fugitives from Justice, Extradition and Detainers

Art. 3Mandatory Disposition of Detainers

This text of Alabama § 15-9-84 (Time Within Which Indictment, Etc., to Be Brought to Trial; Continuances; Failure to Bring Indictment, Etc., to Trial Within Specified Time) 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.

Bluebook

Ala. Code § 15-9-84 (2026).

Text

Within 90 days after the receipt of the request and certificate by the court and district attorney or within such additional time as the court for good cause shown in open court may grant, the prisoner or his counsel being present, the indictment, information or complaint shall be brought to trial; but the parties may stipulate for a continuance or a continuance may be granted on notice to the attorney of record and opportunity for him to be heard. If, after such a request, the indictment, information or complaint is not brought to trial within that period, no court of this state shall any longer have jurisdiction thereof, nor shall the untried indictment, information or complaint be of any further force or effect, and the court shall dismiss it with prejudice.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Within 90 days after the receipt of the request and certificate by the court and district attorney or within such additional time as the court for good cause shown in open court may grant, the prisoner or his counsel being present, the indictment, information or complaint shall be brought to trial; but the parties may stipulate for a continuance or a continuance may be granted on notice to the attorney of record and opportunity for him to be heard. If, after such a request, the indictment, information or complaint is not brought to trial within that period, no court of this state shall any longer have jurisdiction thereof, nor shall the untried indictment, information or complaint be of any further force or effect, and the court shall dismiss it with prejudice.