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Ala. Code § 15-14-53

Right of Victim to Be Present in Courtroom.

Known as the The Alabama Crime Victims’ Court Attendance Act

The act spans §§ 15-14-50 to 15-14-57 (8 sections).

(Acts 1983, No. 83-622, p. 971, §4.)

The victim of a criminal offense shall be entitled to be present in any court exercising any jurisdiction over such offense and therein to be seated at the counsel table of any prosecutor prosecuting such offense or other attorney representing the government or other persons in whose name such prosecution is brought.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.