Title 36

All public officers and servants of the state, whenever any book, paper or document pertaining to the affairs, business or transactions of their office has ceased to be current, shall deliver the same together with a list of such books, papers and documents to the Director of the…

In all cases in which it is not otherwise expressly provided, when any office is vacated, except by the death of the incumbent, all books, papers, property and money belonging or appertaining to such office shall, on demand, be delivered over to the qualified successor. (Code 185…

If any person refuses or neglects, after demand made, to deliver over any books, papers or property as required in Section 36-12-20, his successor may make complaint thereof to the judge of the circuit court or judge of the probate court of the county in which the person refusing…

At the time so appointed or at any other time to which the matter may be adjourned, a copy of such order having been personally served on the person so refusing, such officer shall proceed to inquire into the circumstances. If the person charged with withholding such books, paper…

If the person complained against does not make such affidavit and it appears that any such books, papers or property are withheld, the officer before whom the proceedings are had shall, by warrant, commit the person so withholding to the jail of the county, there to remain until …

In the case stated in Section 36-12-23, if required by the plaintiff, such officer shall also issue his warrant, directed to any lawful officer, commanding him in the daytime to search such places as may be designated in such warrant for such books, papers and property as belonge…

Upon books, papers or property being brought before such officer by virtue of such warrant, he shall inquire and examine whether the same appertained to the office vacated, in which case he shall cause such books, papers and property to be delivered to the plaintiff. (Code 1852, …

If any person holding any office in this state dies or his office in any way becomes vacant and any books, papers or property belonging or appertaining to such office come into the possession of any person, the qualified successor to such office may, in the manner before prescrib…

(a) Every resident has a right to inspect and take a copy of any public record of this state, except as otherwise expressly provided by applicable law. Provided however, registration and circulation records and information concerning the use of the public, public school, or colle…

Every public officer having custody of a public record that a resident has a right to inspect shall provide him or her, on proper request as provided in this article, with a copy of the public record, on payment of a reasonable fee, as further provided in this article. (Code 1923…

(a) It is the policy of the state to promptly provide residents with the opportunity to inspect public records and to request a copy, subject to payment of reasonable fees and to appropriate protections for private, confidential, privileged, and other nonpublic information, and t…

(a) A public officer shall respond to a standard request subject to each of the following provisions: (1) The public officer may require the requester to submit his or her request using a standard request form or by following the written procedures for accepting requests for publ…

(a)(1) A resident may request access to a public record by following the written procedures for accepting such requests established by the public officer having custody of the public record. The written procedures may establish any of the following: a. A standard request form for…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to permit any party to a pending or threatened action, suit, or proceeding to obtain information regarding a matter relevant to the pending or threatened action, suit, or proceeding in lieu of the proper discovery methods provided under …

When any records relating to a public contract for goods or services are requested pursuant to this article, the public officer having custody of the records shall redact account numbers, tax identification numbers, routing numbers, employee identification numbers, sensitive pers…

The object and purpose of this article is to place all candidates for any state office upon an equality by the prevention of the use of any state-owned property in the promotion or advancement of the candidacy of any individual to the nomination or election to any public office o…

It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the State of Alabama to use or to permit to be used any state-owned property of any character or description, including stationery, stamps, office equipment, office supplies, automobiles or any other property used by him, in his…

It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the State of Alabama to transport, cause to be transported or to allow to be transported in any automobile or other vehicle belonging to the state or any privately owned vehicle while mileage is paid by the state any campaign li…

It shall be the duty of all officers, heads of departments and all other individuals and boards charged with the duty of appointing individuals to state office or employing any individual in the state, if any part of the compensation is to be paid by the state, immediately to dis…

Any officer or employee of the State of Alabama who violates any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to impeachment and removal from office and shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished in the manner provided by law for s…