Title 36 — Title 36

The oath required by Article 16, Section 279 of the Constitution of this state may be administered to the Governor by the presiding officer of either house of the Legislature or by any officer authorized by law to administer an oath at any place in this state. History: (Code 1852…

All property belonging to the state, not including money or evidence of debt, is, unless otherwise provided by law, under the control of the Governor. History: (Code 1852, §§557, 558; Code 1867, §§632, 633; Code 1876, §538; Code 1886, §§644, 645; Code 1896, §1955; Code 1907, §552…

(a) All former governors of the State of Alabama upon reaching the age of 60 shall be entitled to a monthly retirement payment out of the General Fund in the State Treasury which shall equal 68 percent of the Governor’s salary if said former governor had served for one full term …

Any unremarried widow or widower who was the wife or husband of any person who has held the office of Governor of Alabama during such person’s term of office as Governor shall be entitled to a pension of $1,200.00 per month, which shall be payable at the end of each month from an…

(a) There is hereby created the office of Governor’s Councillor. Every person who shall have been elected to the office of Governor of Alabama for two terms or more and who shall have attained age 60 may be entitled to become a Governor’s Councillor upon his application to the Go…

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall provide and maintain two personnel to provide protection and security to the person of any former governor, who while in office, sustained permanent bodily injury from any violent criminal act of another. (b) Such personnel shall be provi…

It is the intent of the Legislature that any discretionary funds appropriated to the Governor, or otherwise under the control of the Governor, not be disbursed by the Governor based upon race, gender, or national origin. History: (Act 2006-406, p. 1014, §4.)

(a) The Governor shall disclose and make available flight logs of the state aircraft. Except for flight logs of aircraft used for ongoing criminal investigations by the Department of Public Safety, the Governor shall maintain a record of the flight logs for public inspection and …

(a) If any act of the Legislature provides that the Governor is designated as a member of a multi-member body, the Governor may designate any individual to serve in his or her place. (b) The Governor’s designee under subsection (a) shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (c)…

The Governor may employ an executive secretary to the Governor, a recording secretary, a principal administrative assistant, stenographers, a special investigator, press secretary and administrative assistants whenever and for such period as he may deem necessary. Whenever, in hi…

When any civil action is instituted against any person deriving title from the state to recover any lands within the limits of the same, under pretense of any claim inconsistent with its sovereignty and jurisdiction, the Governor must provide for the defense of such civil action.…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the Governor’s Contingency Fund. Said fund shall be expended under the direction of the Governor, at his discretion, and shall be accounted for by him to the Legislature at each session; provided, however, that t…

The Governor is, at his discretion, authorized to make expenditures from the Governor’s Contingency Fund for expenses incident to the purposes of state government, or as the public service might require, and for which no appropriation or an insufficient appropriation was made. In…

The money appropriated to said Governor’s Contingency Fund shall be subject to withdrawal and expenditure upon voucher authorized, approved and certified by the Governor, upon which the Comptroller shall issue his warrant. History: (Acts 1989, No. 89-353, p. 699, §3.)

The expenditures from said Governor’s Contingency Fund shall be limited to the amount appropriated thereto by the Legislature. History: (Acts 1989, No. 89-353, p. 699, §4.)

(a) The Governor shall disclose all expenses from the Governor’s Contingency Fund to the citizens of Alabama. The Governor shall maintain a record of the expenditures from the Governor’s Contingency Fund for public inspection and shall post the records of the expenditures on the …

Should any deficiency occur in the State Treasury at any time, the Governor may negotiate temporary loans, not to exceed $100,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to supply such deficiency. History: (Code 1896, §1957; Code 1907, §554; Code 1923, §757; Code 1940, T. 55,…

The Code Commissioner shall have each volume of the pamphlet acts of the Legislature at each session thereof and each volume of the code copyrighted for the use and benefit of the state. History: (Code 1896, §1973; Code 1907, §571; Code 1923, §775; Code 1940, T. 55, §178; Act 98-…

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-209, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. There is established in state government the agency that shall be known as the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs, to advise the Governor on issues affecting minorities, including women, focusing on…

(a) The office shall be managed by a Director of the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The position of director shall be a Governor’s cabinet position. (b) The director may employ and prescribe the duties of e…

(a) The director shall act as a liaison between minority communities and the Governor, with duties to do all of the following: (1) Conduct community outreach throughout the state to assess and address issues facing women and minorities. (2) Ensure that all women and minorities ar…

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-209, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. The Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs is created to act as a resource for the director in an advisory capacity. The committee shall be comprised of representatives from various racial and ethni…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the Mansion Fund. The purpose of said fund shall be to pay for all expenses incident to the operation and maintenance of the official residence of the chief executive of the State of Alabama, including all provis…

The Governor is authorized and empowered to remove from office and discharge from employment, with or without cause, any person who holds office or employment in any of the state executive departments and agencies by virtue of appointment by the incumbent Governor or any precedin…

The Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to accept from the federal government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, in the name of and for the State of Alabama, grants and advances of funds and real or other personal property for any purpose of the state government no…

The Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to give, by his executive order, to existing agencies and instrumentalities of the state government, such powers and duties which are not in conflict with the Constitution of Alabama and which are not specifically prohibited by the …

It is the duty of the Secretary of State: (1) To keep the state seal, the original statutes and public records of the state, and the records and papers belonging to the Legislature, keeping the papers of each house separate. (2) To attest commissions and all other public document…

The receipt of the doorkeeper of the Senate or House of Representatives is a sufficient voucher for the Secretary of State for each book so receipted for, and a receipt of a member of either house to the doorkeeper thereof is a sufficient voucher for the doorkeeper. History: (Cod…

Distribution. (a) The Secretary of State shall retain for the use of the executive offices and the two houses of the Legislature the number of copies of all volumes of the acts and resolutions of each session necessary to provide for distribution pursuant to law. The Secretary of…

The Secretary of State shall furnish, by electronic means or otherwise, to the Library of Congress, for the Division of Documents, a copy of the general and local laws of the State of Alabama for each session. History: (Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 32 1/2, p. 22; Code 1940, T. 55, §…

(a) The Secretary of State must also transmit to the chair of the county commission and the judges of probate of each county, for such judge, each member of the Legislature, clerk of any court of record, sheriff, and register of the circuit court, one copy of each volume. The rem…

Whenever any of the books furnished by the state to the judicial officers thereof have been destroyed without fault on their part, or on the part of their predecessors in office, the Secretary of State shall furnish to the incumbents duplicate copies, if in the possession of the …

(a) The Secretary of State may cause any record, document, plat, file, book, map, paper or other writing made, acquired or received as required by law to be photographed or microphotographed on plate or film. Such photographs, microfilms or prints made therefrom, when duly authen…

The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to hire, without regard to the state Merit System law, one additional employee who shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of State. The position shall be an executive assistant position with duties assigned by the Secretary of Sta…

(a) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. A state board, commission, committee, permanent task force, or similar multi-member entity created by executive order of the Governor or by law and having statewide or regional jurisdiction o…

(a) As used in this section, “temporary task force” means a task force, study commission, or similar multi-member entity created by executive order of the Governor or by law charged with a specific duty or duties and having a temporary duration. (b)(1) Not later than November 1, …

The Secretary of State shall perform all duties required by the Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Maintain a system for the electronic filing of campaign finance reports. (2) Levy and collect civil penalties for failure to file…

(a) The Secretary of State shall develop a program to facilitate the administration of an electronic process for the recordation of filing activities by business and nonprofit entities required under Title 10A. A county may participate in the program in accordance with this secti…

Before entering upon his duties of office, the Secretary of State shall execute to the state of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the governor, in the amount of $10, 000.00, for the faithful performance of his duties. History: (Acts 1943, No. 122, p. 123, § 1; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess…

The Secretary of State shall adopt rules or establish internal office procedures to implement the Office of the Secretary of State’s responsibilities under Section 41-4-177.10, which shall include reasonable efforts to identify small or disadvantaged businesses authorized by the …

The Secretary of State shall charge the person for whom the service is rendered the following fees: (1) For reproducing any law or other material where the copy is desired, $1.00 per page, and for the annexation of the seal of the state, $1.50. (2) For any certificate and the ann…

The Secretary of State has the charge of all the books owned and kept for sale by the state and it is his duty to sell the same. He is liable upon his official bond for failure of any of the duties imposed in selling the same and for failure to pay over the money received therefo…

The Secretary of State may dispose of, as may be deemed most expedient, all acts, journals, codes, department reports, and all other books in his or her custody; provided, that five copies of each series of the acts, five copies of the journal of each session of the House and Sen…

of Finance. The Secretary of State must, at the commencement of his term of office, file in the Governor’s office a list of such books as come into his possession for sale and must, at the end of every quarter of such term, return to the Director of Finance a certified statement …

The Secretary of State must keep in his office a book in which shall be entered an account of books sold and money paid over. History: (Code 1867, §82; Code 1876, §81; Code 1886, §92; Code 1896, §1981; Code 1907, §583; Code 1923, §788; Code 1940, T. 55, §191.)

At the end of his term of office or his resignation, the Secretary of State must file, in the office of the Governor, a full statement of the books sold and remaining on hand, to be turned over to his successor, and is liable on his bond for failure to comply with the requirement…

The Attorney General shall keep his or her office at the capital city and perform the following duties: (1)a. He or she shall give his or her opinion in writing, or otherwise, on any question of law connected with the interests of the state or with the duties of any of the depart…

The Attorney General shall have and retain all of the powers, duties, and authority heretofore granted or authorized by the constitution, statutory law, or the common law. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed so as to in any way restrict, limit or abridge the powe…

(a) The position of executive assistant to the Attorney General of Alabama is created and established. The Attorney General may appoint up to five executive assistants. An executive assistant shall not be subject to the merit act, but shall serve at the pleasure of the Attorney G…

(a) The position of special administrative assistant to the Attorney General is created and established. (b) The Attorney General may appoint or employ in the manner the Attorney General deems necessary seven special administrative assistants who shall perform the duties and exer…