Every county is a body corporate, with power to sue or be sued in any court of record.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.
Chapter 1 - General Provisions.
Section 11-1-1 - Number and Names of Counties.
Section 11-1-2 - County Declared a Body Corporate.
Section 11-1-5 - Uniform Designation for County Governing Bodies.
Section 11-1-6 - Transfer of Money Erroneously Paid Into County Treasury, etc., to State Treasury.
Section 11-1-7 - Appointment and Use of Public Depositories; Liability.
Section 11-1-10 - Contracts With Federal, State, and Other County Governments.
Section 11-1-12 - Preparation, etc., of County Assessment Maps or Plats.
Section 11-1-13 - Alteration, etc., of Precinct or Beat Lines or Creation of New Precincts or Beats.
Section 11-1-15 - Authority to Join National and State Association of County Commissions.
Section 11-1-16 - Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Execution.