§ 16-13-206 — Term of court - Court to remain open

(a) (1) The circuit court of each county and of each division in each county having two (2) or more divisions of circuit court shall be open by operation of law at the beginning of each regular term of that court, as fixed by law, and shall remain open until the beginning of the next term of the court. (2) When any circuit court is duly convened for a regular term, the court shall remain open for all criminal, civil, or special proceedings until its next regular term. (b) No term of the court shall lapse by reason of the fact that the court was not formally opened at the beginning of the term.

Legislative History

Acts 1943, No. 202, § 1; 1951, No. 207, § 1; 1955, No. 49, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-311, 22-312.