{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-4","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-21-4","heading":"Taking of Affidavits Outside State.","body":"Affidavits required in the commencement or progress of any action or judicial proceedings may be taken without this state before any commissioner appointed by the Governor of this state, any judge or clerk of a federal court, any judge or clerk of any court of record or any notary public, who shall certify under their hands and seals of office, if any.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 21 Evidence and Witnesses.","Article 1 General Provisions.","Division 1 Evidence.","Division 1 Generally."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-21-4","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"1ecfcaee59cee8a64e6174f26e4a5fdb537bc642678e91781286add2b87b5f23","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-3.1","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}