Provincial Court of Alberta
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The Provincial Court of Alberta is a Provincial Court
for the Canadian province of Alberta
. The court oversees matters relating to criminal law
, family law
, youth law
, civil law
and traffic laws.
The Alberta courts operate on a circuit
, hearing trials in a variety of nearby locations. In 2010 there were sitting in:
Provincial Court
The Provincial and Territorial Courts in Canada are local trial "inferior" or "lower" courts of limited jurisdiction established in each of the provinces and territories of Canada. These courts typically hear criminal, civil , family, traffic, and bylaw cases...
for the Canadian province of Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. The court oversees matters relating to criminal law
Criminal law
Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey...
, family law
Family law
Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including:*the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;...
, youth law
Youth Criminal Justice Act
Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act is a Canadian statute, which came into effect on April 1, 2003. It covers the prosecution of youths for criminal offences...
, civil law
Civil law (common law)
Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim...
and traffic laws.
The Alberta courts operate on a circuit
Circuit court
Circuit court is the name of court systems in several common law jurisdictions.-History:King Henry II instituted the custom of having judges ride around the countryside each year to hear appeals, rather than forcing everyone to bring their appeals to London...
, hearing trials in a variety of nearby locations. In 2010 there were sitting in:
- Airdrie
- Assumption
- Athabasca
- Banff
- Barrhead
- Bonnyville
- Boyle
- Breton
- Brooks
- Calgary
- Camrose
- Canmore
- Cardston
- Cochrane
- Cold Lake
- Coronation
- Didsbury
- Drayton Valley
- Drumheller
- EdmontonLaw Courts (Edmonton)The Law Courts building is the main courthouse in the city of Edmonton, the capital of Alberta. It hosts hearings of the Provincial Court of Alberta, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, and the Court of Appeal of Alberta...
- Edson
- Evansburg
- Fairview
- Falher
- Fort Chipewyan
- Fort Macleod
- Fort McMurray
- Fort Saskatchewan
- Fort Vermilion
- Fox Creek
- Glenevis
- Grande Cache
- Grande Prairie
- Hanna
- High Level
- High Prairie
- Hinton
- Jasper
- Killam
- Lac La Biche
- Leduc
- Lethbridge
- Lloydminster
- Mayerthorpe
- Medicine Hat
- Morinville
- Okotoks
- Peace River
- Pincher Creek
- Ponoka
- Red Deer
- Red Earth Creek
- Rocky Mountain House
- Sherwood Park
- Siksika Nation
- Slave Lake
- St. Albert
- St. Paul
- Stettler
- Stony Plain
- Strathmore
- Taber
- Tsuu T'ina Nation
- Valleyview
- Vegreville
- Vermilion
- Wabasca-Desmarais
- Wainwright
- Westlock
- Wetaskiwin
- Whitecourt