Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 32 > Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• County: means Clay County. See Alabama Code 45-14-243.01
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Month: means the calendar month. See Alabama Code 45-14-243.01
• State sales tax: means the tax imposed by the state sales tax statutes. See Alabama Code 45-14-243.01
• State sales tax statutes: means Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-3, and 40-23-4, which levy a certain retail sales tax, and include all statutes, including amendments to those sections, which expressly set forth any exemptions from the computation of the tax levied by those sections and all other statutes which expressly apply to, or purport to affect, the administration of those sections and the incidence and collection of the tax imposed therein. See Alabama Code 45-14-243.01