{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-16-12","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-16-12","heading":"When Charge Must Be Written and Filed in Record.","body":"The charge of the judge must be taken down by the court reporter or by some stenographer appointed by the court and reduced to writing and filed as a part of the record proper of the case, unless both parties or their counsel waive the reporting and making the charge a part of the record.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 16 Juries.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-16-12","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"512921cf52ffc29eae27dbd0d1975790854f282d1504df2cf957242d55d0b3c5","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-16-11","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-16-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}