When original papers in civil actions have been lost, mislaid, destroyed or mutilated, a court may cause a substitution thereof to be made by directing the attorneys representing the parties therein to file a copy thereof with the clerk or register of the court.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 20 - Judicial and Other Public Records.
Section 12-20-21 - Copying of Orders, etc., Into Final Record Not Required.
Section 12-20-22 - Original Pleadings, etc., or Copies Thereof Final Record in Civil Actions.
Section 12-20-23 - Preserving Judgment Records of Abolished Inferior Courts of Record.
Section 12-20-24 - Removal of Court Records or Papers.
Section 12-20-25 - Taking File in Pending Action From Office of Clerk, Etc.