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.
Ala. Code § 12-17-121
Punishment for Contempt.
(Code 1896, §668; Code 1907, §3086; Code 1923, §6517; Code 1940, T. 13, §223.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.