Code of Alabama
Chapter 40 - General Provisions.
Article 1 - In General.

Section 11-40-1 - Municipalities Declared Bodies Politic and Corporate; Seal Generally; Name; Powers, Duties, and Authority Generally. - All municipal organizations now existing in the State of Alabama,...

Section 11-40-2 - Seal. - All cities and towns shall have a seal, in the...

Section 11-40-3 - Acquisition of Rights, Power, and Authority Granted. - Affirmative action shall not be necessary for cities and towns...

Section 11-40-3.1 - Incorporation and Actions of Certain Municipalities Ratified, Validated, and Confirmed. - Notwithstanding any provision of law, any municipal corporation that was...

Section 11-40-4 - Property Rights, Rights of Action, etc., Preserved and Enforced Notwithstanding Change of Name or Organization. - Rights of action and rights of property arising before or...

Section 11-40-5 - Corporate Limits Not Altered or Affected by Adoption of Code. - The corporate limits of any city or town shall not...

Section 11-40-6 - Municipal Corporations Classified as Cities or Towns; Holding of Election After Change in Government of Municipality. - Municipal corporations now existing or hereafter organized under this title...

Section 11-40-7 - Change of Name. - Any city or town may change its corporate name by...

Section 11-40-8 - Division of Municipalities Into Wards. - The several councils of cities or towns shall divide such...

Section 11-40-9 - Continuation of Present Organization. - The organization of cities and towns existing at the adoption...

Section 11-40-10 - Police Jurisdiction; Force and Effect of Ordinances; Jurisdiction on Islands and Offshore Water Adjacent to Florida; Annexations. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-297 IN THE 2021...

Section 11-40-10.1 - Contracts for Certain Law Enforcement Services of Class 6 Municipality. - (a) The governing body of a Class 6 municipality may...

Section 11-40-10.2 - Rehiring of Certain Law Enforcement Officers Retired From State or Local Law Enforcement Agency. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a...

Section 11-40-11 - When Change in Form of Government Takes Effect. - No change from the mayor-council form of municipal government to...

Section 11-40-12 - Classification of Municipalities. - (a) There are hereby established eight classes of municipalities based...

Section 11-40-13 - Notice Required for Enactment of General Law Applying to Single Municipality. - No general law which at the time of its enactment...

Section 11-40-14 - Expense Allowances for Members of Governing Body of Class 1 Municipalities; Reimbursement for Expenses Incurred Beyond Corporate Limits. - (a) The council or other governing body of Class 1...

Section 11-40-15 - Exemption of Incorporated Municipalities and Municipal Boards From Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. - The incorporated municipalities and incorporated municipal boards of this state...

Section 11-40-16 - Creation of Enterprise Zones Within Class 1 Cities; Purpose. - (a) The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds and declares that...

Section 11-40-17 - Minimum Monthly Retirement and Survivor's Benefits in Class 1 Municipalities. - In all Class 1 municipalities, notwithstanding any provision to the...

Section 11-40-17.1 - Class 1 Municipalities Authorized to Grant Pension Benefit Increases to Participants in Former Municipal Pension Plans. - The city council of any Class 1 municipality may grant...

Section 11-40-17.2 - Inclusion of Longevity Component in Monthly Salary Used to Calculate Extraordinary Disability Benefits in Class 1 Municipalities. - (a) The Legislature finds that in all Class 1 municipalities...

Section 11-40-17.3 - Retroactive Deferred Retirement Option Plan. - (a) This section shall apply to Class 1 municipalities only....

Section 11-40-18 - Minimum Benefits Under Certain Policemen's and Firemen's Pension and Relief Plans. - In all Class 1 municipalities, notwithstanding any provision of law...

Section 11-40-18.1 - Minimum Benefits Under Certain Policemen's and Firemen's Pension and Relief Plans. - Notwithstanding any other laws, in Class 1 municipalities, any benefit...

Section 11-40-18.2 - Liability and Indemnification Under Firemen's and Policemen's Supplemental Pension System. - In the absence of wantonness or willful misconduct, in any...

Section 11-40-19 - Operation of Hotel and Related Facilities by Class 1 Municipalities and Certain Public Corporations - Requirements. - In addition to all other powers heretofore granted by law,...

Section 11-40-20 - Operation of Hotel and Related Facilities by Class 1 Municipalities and Certain Public Corporations - Hotel Management Contracts. - Any municipality or separate public corporation authorized to own and...

Section 11-40-21 - Number of Members on Municipal Boards, Committees, etc., in Class 3 Municipalities. - In any Class 3 municipality, any law to the contrary...

Section 11-40-22 - Mayor Authorized to Award Municipal Employees for Exemplary Performance, Etc. - (a) Notwithstanding any limitations of law pertaining to the municipality,...

Section 11-40-23 - License Tax for Collecting, etc., Waste Grease and Animal By-Products. - Each person engaged in the business of purchasing and receiving...

Section 11-40-24 - Employees of Separately Incorporated Public Corporation Not Deemed Employees of Municipality. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, employees of any separately...

Section 11-40-25 - Municipal Officers Removed by Operation of Law. - (a) For purposes of this section, the term elected municipal...