{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-7-1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-7-1","heading":"“Complaint” Defined.","body":"A “complaint” is an allegation made before a proper judge or magistrate that a person has been guilty of a designated public offense.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 7 Initiation of Proceedings by Complaint.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-7-1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"7efb1995e78602178abb6bd6957afdcb360c66a109e62b615caae529dd777e1b","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-6-61","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-7-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}