(a) The district court shall be a court of record.
(b) Records of proceedings shall be made, maintained and preserved according to rules promulgated by the supreme court, but neither reports nor transcripts of proceedings shall be required, except as provided by law or rule.
(c) Any party may employ a reporter or provide for a transcript of the proceedings on his own account.
Structure Code of Alabama
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 12-12-3 - Trial of Cases.
Section 12-12-4 - Powers of Court as to Disposition of Criminal Cases Generally.
Section 12-12-5 - Continuation of Cases to Permit Payment of Fines and Costs.
Section 12-12-6 - Powers as to Punishment for Contempt.
Section 12-12-7 - Issuance of Writs.
Section 12-12-10 - Supervision of District Courts by Presiding Circuit Judges.
Section 12-12-11 - Applicability of Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.