{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-20-27","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-20-27","heading":"Substitution of Lost, Etc., Papers or Records in Civil Cases - How Made - Generally.","body":"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.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 20 Judicial and Other Public Records.","Article 2 Judicial Records."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-20-27","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"76f98c707f5ea304244a8518057a56d05e13168354ff5637081275b7838e5f5a","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-20-26","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-20-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}