Title 41 — Title 41

REPEALED BY ACT 2025-369, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025.with the Merit System Act. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §3; Act 2025-369, §3.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2025-369, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §4; Act 2025-369, §3.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2025-369, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §5; Acts 1992, No. 92-178, p. 325, §3; Act 2000-707, p. 1484, §3; Act 2019-319, §1; Act 2025-369, §3.)

for Lease Purchase, Etc., of Telecommunications System by Agency. REPEALED BY ACT 2025-369, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §6; Act 2025-369, §3.)

Dependency Clause. (Repealed by Act 2025-369) REPEALED BY ACT 2025-369, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §7; Act 2025-369, §3.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2025-369, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §8; Act 2025-369, §3.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2025-369, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §9; Act 2025-369, §3.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2025-369, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §10; Act 2025-369, §3.)

Construction. (Repealed by Act 2025-369) REPEALED BY ACT 2025-369, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §11; Act 2025-369, §3.)

Procurement; Long-Distance Service. (Repealed by Act 2025-369) REPEALED BY ACT 2025-369, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §12; Act 2000-707, p. 1479, §3; Act 2025- 369, §3.)

Repealed by Act 2000-707, § 4, p. 1484, effective May 23, 2000. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §13.)

2025-369) REPEALED BY ACT 2025-369, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §14; Act 2025-369, §3.)

It shall be the duty of the Department of Finance: (1) To manage, supervise, and control all matters pertaining to the fiscal affairs and fiscal procedure of the state, except such as may, by the constitution or statute, be specifically required to be performed by the State Audit…

Fund. (a) The Alabama Department of Finance shall produce monthly financial reports. It is the intent of the Legislature that the monthly reports shall increase the transparency of state finances and, when conditions emerge that make budget proration likely, provide advance notic…

Governor and Legislature; Appointment; Term of Office; Filling of Vacancies; Oath of Office; Full-Time Position; Conflicts of Interest. The Department of Finance shall be headed by, and shall be under the direction, supervision, and control of, an officer who shall be known and d…

There shall be created within the Department of Finance the Division of Risk Management. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-672, p. 1300, §1.)

The function, powers and duties of the Division of Risk Management shall be as follows: (1) To carry out the provisions of Section 41-15-1 et seq., relating to the State Insurance Fund and Section 36-1-6.1 relating to the State Liability Insurance Fund; (2) To assist and advise t…

Bond. (a) The Division of Risk Management shall have the authority to institute, manage, and administer programs of insurance, not specifically enumerated herein and which do not conflict with existing laws, upon a determination by the Director of Finance and the Governor that su…

The provisions of this article shall not apply to: universities and colleges; the port authority; or county and city boards of education, except as is already required by Section 41-15-1 et seq., relating to the State Insurance Fund. Provided however that universities and college…

There shall be no commingling of funds between various self-insured programs. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-672, p. 1300, §4.)

The Division of Risk Management shall be headed by and under the supervision, direction and control of an officer who shall be designated “risk manager.” The risk manager shall be appointed and compensated, subject to the provisions of the state Merit System, by the Director of F…

The Director of Finance may employ and compensate such additional employees as may be needed, in accordance with the Merit System. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-672, p. 1300, §6.)

Before entering the duties of his or her office, the Director of Finance shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in an amount to be fixed by the Governor, but not less than $150,000.00, for the faithful performance of his or her duties. Histo…

All functions and duties of the Department of Finance shall be exercised by the Director of Finance, acting by and through such administrative divisions or such officers as he or she may designate. He or she shall have all power and authority necessary or convenient to carry out …

The Legislature finds and declares the following: The purpose of this article is to provide for the defense of those indigent defendants who have been found by a court to be unable to pay for their defense or representation in a trial or appellate court proceeding. When a court d…

There is created within the Department of Finance, the Office of Indigent Defense Services, which is subject to the control of the Director of Finance. History: (Act 2011-678, p. 1862, §2.)

Defense Advisory Board; Budget. (a) The office shall develop and improve programs to provide legal representation to indigents. (b) The office shall have a director, who shall be chosen by the Director of Finance on the basis of training, experience, and other qualifications. The…

Expenses; Implementation; Additional Duties of Director. (a) The Office of Indigent Defense Services is established to carry out the administrative duties relating to the provision of indigent defense services. The director shall use existing employees of the Department of Financ…

There is created the Indigent Defense Review Panel which shall consist of five members who each shall serve a three-year term. Two members shall be appointed by the President of the Alabama State Bar, one member shall be appointed by the President of the Alabama Circuit Judges As…

Any person holding the position of public defender or appellate defender on June 14, 2011, shall be entitled to serve the remainder of his or her term of office. History: (Act 2011-678, p. 1862, §7.)

Any state or public employee who provides indigent defense services pursuant to this article shall be required to comply with the reporting requirements of the Alabama State Ethics Commission. History: (Act 2011-678, p. 1862, §8.)

The director shall promulgate rules pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act necessary to implement this article. History: (Act 2011-678, p. 1862, §10.)

Departments; Determination by Forestry Commission; Approval by Department; Penalty for Unauthorized Use; Final Disposition of Property. (a) All surplus property owned by the state to be disposed of by sale at auction by the Finance Department shall first be screened by the Forest…

Services, Etc., Authorized; Penalty for Unauthorized Use; Final Disposition of Property. (a) This section shall apply to voluntary nonprofit ambulance services and voluntary nonprofit rescue squads which are operated as a public service for the benefit of the citizens of this sta…

Montgomery. The Director of Finance must assign rooms in the Capitol to the Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, the Department of Revenue, and such other officers as may be designated by law, or which, in the discretion of the Governor, should have such offices, and, in the a…

Amendment of Rules and Regulations. The Director of Finance shall, with the approval of the Governor, establish and promulgate rules and regulations with respect to the manner of performance of all functions and duties of the Department of Finance, the execution of the business o…

(a) The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds and determines that the responsible stewardship of its state-owned and leased real property is a proper governmental function of the State of Alabama. The Legislature finds that costs for maintenance, construction, and leasing of real p…

For the purposes of this article, real property shall mean all real property and all interests pertaining thereon, now or hereafter owned, leased, or otherwise possessed, by the State of Alabama, its departments, board, bureaus, commissions, institutions, corporations, agencies a…

All user fees collected, direct appropriations, and other funds received under the provisions of this article shall be deposited into a revolving fund in the State Treasury designated as the Real Property Management Fund, and the Director of Finance is authorized to make deposits…

(a) All real property owned or leased by state departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices, and other instruments of the state is subject to the requirements of this article and in Sections 41-4-2, 41-4-3, 41-4-261, and 41-9-141 except: (1) All educational facili…

of State-Owned and Leased Real Property. (a) There is created a Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Management of State-Owned and Leased Real Property. The committee shall consist of the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, three me…

Beginning on October 1, 2015, the Divisions of Space Management, Facilities Management, Leasing Management, Construction Management and Energy Management may charge user fees to any department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or office of the state for any services provided to…

The Director of Finance shall implement this article to achieve the intent expressed herein and shall have such full authority and power necessary to accomplish its objectives, including the following express powers, together with those that may be reasonably implied therefrom by…

Examination of Witnesses. The Director of Finance and any authorized officer or employee of the Department of Finance shall, in the performance of his or her official duties, for the purpose of examination, have access to, and the right to copy from, any book, record, account, do…

and Duties of Divisions. With the approval of the Governor, the Director of Finance may create and establish such additional divisions as may be determined to be necessary or convenient in the efficient and expeditious performance of the functions and duties of the Department of …

There shall be established within the Department of Finance the Division of Facilities Management. (a) The functions, powers, and duties of the Division of Facilities Management shall be as follows: (1) To provide for the supervision, repair, maintenance, operation, and cleaning …

Appropriation from State General Fund. (a) The Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990, Public Law 101-453, October 24, 1990, (CMIA), imposes requirements for the timely transfer of funds between a federal agency and a state, and for the exchange of interest where transfers are n…

There shall be established within the Department of Finance the Division of Leasing Management. (a) The functions, powers, and duties of the Division of Leasing Management shall be as follows: (1) To formulate a statewide leasing plan for offices and other needed lease space for …

His or Her Place on Multi-Member Bodies. (a) If any act of the Legislature provides that the Director of Finance is designated as a member of a multi-member body, the director may designate any individual to serve in his or her place. (b) The director’s designee under subsection …

There shall be established within the Department of Finance a Division of Energy Management. (a) The functions, powers, and duties of the Division of Energy Management shall be, with respect to state-owned or state leased facilities, as follows: (1) To formulate a statewide energ…