{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-17-121","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-17-121","heading":"Punishment for Contempt.","body":"The register, or the clerk if there is no register, when holding a reference by order of the circuit court or when presiding on a show cause order which by law may come before him, may punish for contempt, by fine not exceeding $10.00 and by imprisonment not exceeding two days.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 17 Circuit and District Court Personnel.","Article 4 Circuit Clerks and Registers.","Division 3 Registers."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-17-121","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"3d295b9730540b9fb4772557488a50fc493f0aca3e8d6a9371bf86ab7f8f3fb9","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-17-120","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-17-122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}