Alabama Code 28-4-314. District attorneys to institute prosecutions for or make reports to grand juries as to violations of prohibition laws
Attorney's Note
Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Violation | up to 30 days | up to $200 |
Terms Used In Alabama Code 28-4-314
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Any district attorney in the county whose duty it is to prosecute criminal cases on behalf of the state shall not be prohibited from commencing prosecution on his own affidavit against any party violating any provision of any law of the State of Alabama for the suppression of the evils of intemperance, and every such district attorney, upon receiving information giving him probable cause to believe that there has been a violation of any statute upon the subject named, shall proceed to lay the matter before the grand jury or to institute a criminal prosecution against said party by affidavit before a court or judge of competent jurisdiction, if he is willing and able to make such affidavit for the institution of a criminal prosecution. If he is not, he must superintend the preparation of the papers and the institution of the prosecution if any citizen is willing to make an affidavit for the institution of a criminal prosecution against any party for such violation; provided, that the district attorney is of opinion from the facts at hand that there is reasonable ground to believe that the offense has been committed.