Any officer who has the power or authority to take complaints and issue warrants of arrest, and who acts as an attorney in any such case in which he or she took the complaint or issued the warrant, or heard the examination or tried the case in any court on preliminary examination or appeal or trial before a jury, must, on conviction, be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 34-3-1 - Unlawful Practice of Law.
Section 34-3-2 - Board of Examiners.
Section 34-3-2.1 - Certified Graduates of Certain Law Schools Authorized to Take Bar Exam.
Section 34-3-3 - Admission Fee Paid by Applicants.
Section 34-3-4 - Disposition of Admission and License Fees.
Section 34-3-5 - Effect of Default in License Payment.
Section 34-3-6 - Who May Practice as Attorneys.
Section 34-3-8 - Clerk or Employee Practicing Before Court.
Section 34-3-9 - Certain Ministerial Officers Prohibited From Practicing Law.
Section 34-3-10 - Practicing Law by Register or Clerk of Circuit Court.
Section 34-3-11 - Judges Not to Practice Law.
Section 34-3-12 - Partner of District Attorney Prohibited From Defending in Certain Cases.
Section 34-3-14 - Officers and Deputies Disqualified From Practicing.
Section 34-3-15 - Attorney to Take Oath.
Section 34-3-19 - Any Person May Manage His Own Case.
Section 34-3-20 - Duties of Attorneys.
Section 34-3-21 - Authority of Attorneys in Case - Generally.
Section 34-3-22 - Authority of Attorneys in Case - Proceedings on Appearance Without Authority.
Section 34-3-23 - Authority of Attorneys in Case - Proof.
Section 34-3-24 - Encouraging Litigation; Champerty - Generally.
Section 34-3-25 - Encouraging Litigation; Champerty - Receiving Compensation From Attorney.