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Ala. R. Jud. Admin. 39

Duties of State Law Librarian

activein force · 2018-09-20 – presentact-effective-date

The state law librarian shall have the following duties:

(A) The state law librarian shall be the director of the Supreme Court and

State Law Library.

(B) The state law librarian shall appoint such professional librarians,

research attorneys, and support personnel as are necessary for the efficient

operation of the Supreme Court and State Law Library.

Justices, Judges, and support personnel of the Alabama appellate courts. In doing

so, the librarian is authorized to exchange court reports, codes, and other materials

with other states.

(D) The state law librarian shall make the Supreme Court and State Law

Library available to the appellate courts, the legislature, the Governor’s office, state

agencies, federal agencies, trial court judges, district attorneys, students and

faculty of education institutions, and the public.

(E) The state law librarian shall prepare an annual budget for the

operation of the Supreme Court and State Law Library.

(F) The state law librarian shall administer the library fund of the

Supreme Court and State Law Library. That fund shall consist of funds

appropriated by the legislature; fees collected under the provisions of law; monies

collected from the sale of copies, books, and other materials or received from

donations, gifts, or grants; and funds other than those appropriated. All monies

coming to the library from all sources shall be put in the library fund. The library

fund shall be deposited in a financial institution in the same manner as it was

deposited in the court year immediately preceding the adoption of this rule. The

library fund shall be deposited in an approved state depository that is insured by

either the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan

Insurance Corporation and shall be deposited in an interest bearing account if such

an account is available. Expenditures out of this fund shall be made by the state

law librarian as are appropriate to accomplish the duties enumerated herein. The

library fund shall be audited by the Examiners of Public Accounts the same as in

the past.

(G) The state law librarian shall work with the trial judges, bar

associations, and county officials in an effort to establish and maintain a county

law library in each courthouse under the provisions of Alabama Code 1975, §§ 11-

25-1 through 11-25-12, in order to have adequate research facilities for the courts,

attorneys, public officials, and the public.

(H) The state law librarian shall perform any other duties required by law,

rule, court order, or directive of the Justices.

History

[Added 6-11-91; Amended 9-20-2018.] Court Comment This rule makes no change in the operation of the Supreme Court and State Law Library. It merely spells out the duties of the state law librarian as they now exist, and in that regard it is not all-inclusive. This rule is promulgated pursuant to the authority of the Alabama Constitution of 1901, Amendment 328, § 6.11, and Alabama Code 1975, §§ 122- 150, -151, and -157. Note from the reporter of decisions: The order amending Rule 39 effective September 20, 2018, is published in that volume of Alabama Reporter that contains Alabama cases from ___ So. 3d.

Provenance

Source: judicial.alabama.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Edition: 2026-09-15
Content hash: c541cf67ba575beea8e0ec4127b53964e633f3cd84a3e41a7fe9325255da8960

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