Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure

Rule 1 - Scope of rules
Rule 2 - Penalties for noncompliance with these rules; suspension of rules
Rule 3 - Appeal as of right - How taken
Rule 4 - Appeal as of right - When taken
Rule 5 - Appeal by permission
Rule 6 - Omitted
Rule 7 - Security for costs on appeal in civil cases
Rule 8 - Stay or injunction pending appeal
Rule 9 - Release in criminal cases
Rule 10 - The record on appeal
Rule 11 - Completion and transmission of the record
Rule 12 - Docketing of the appeal; docket fee; filing of the record
Rule 13 - Transmission of original item from the trial court
Rule 14 - Use of recording devices
Rule 15 - Overruling cases
Rule 16 - Court sitting in divisions
Rule 17 - Duties of clerks
Rule 18 - Certified questions from federal courts
Rule 19 - Omitted
Rule 20 - Assignment of error not required
Rule 21 - Writs of mandamus and prohibition directed to a judge or judges and other extraordinary writs
Rule 22 - Appeals in habeas corpus
Rule 23 - Omitted
Rule 24 - Proceedings in forma pauperis
Rule 25 - Filing and service
Rule 25A - Signing briefs, motions, and other papers; representations to court
Rule 26 - Computation and extension of time
Rule 27 - Motions (§ 27)
Rule 28 - Briefs
Rule 28A - Supplemental briefs on return to remand
Rule 28B - Notice of new authority
Rule 29 - Briefs of an amicus curiae
Rule 30 - Omitted
Rule 31 - Filing and service of briefs
Rule 32 - Form and Length of Briefs, Petitions, Motions, and Other Papers; Noncompliance
Rule 33 - Prehearing conference
Rule 33A - Appointment and use of appellate expert
Rule 34 - Oral argument
Rule 35 - Costs
Rule 35A - Docket fees
Rule 36 - Copies of opinions and entry of judgment
Rule 37 - Interest on judgments
Rule 38 - Damages for frivolous appeal
Rule 39 - Petitions for writ of certiorari; Review of decisions of courts of appeal [Effective January 1, 2024] (§ 39)
Rule 39 - Petitions for writ of certiorari; Review of decisions of courts of appeal [Effective October 1, 2023]
Rule 40 - Applications for rehearing
Rule 41 - Issuance of certificate judgment; stay of certificate of judgment
Rule 42 - Voluntary dismissal
Rule 43 - Substitution of parties
Rule 44 - Constitutional questions
Rule 45 - Error without injury
Rule 45A - Scope of review in death cases
Rule 45B - Scope of review in cases other than death cases
Rule 46 - Roll of attorneys
Rule 47 - Agreements in writing
Rule 48 - Contempt of court as penalty for willful noncompliance with these rules
Rule 49 - Title; effective date
Rule 50 - Forms
Rule 51 - Definitions
Rule 52 - Anonymity in appellate proceedings, opinions, and case styles
Rule 53 - Opinions and "no opinion" Cases of the Supreme Court
Rule 54 - Opinions and "no opinion" Cases of the Court of Civil Appeals and the Court of Criminal Appeals
Rule 55 - Appellate mediation
Rule 56 - Redaction of Personal Data Identifiers in Documents Filed with the Appellate Courts
Rule 57 - Electronic Filing and Service (§ 57)
Appendix I - Forms; Examples
Appendix II - Statutes and Rules Superseded [OMITTED]
Appendix III - Statutes Modified [OMITTED]
Appendix IV - Overview of Rules