Should such officer draw a warrant upon the county treasurer or county depository in payment of a claim or claims not legally chargeable to or payable from the public funds of the county such officer shall be held jointly liable with the other members of the county commission of the county for such unauthorized or unlawful expenditure of the public funds of the county and shall bear the same responsibilities and suffer the same penalties as do the other members of the county commission of the county with reference to the unauthorized or unlawful expenditure of public funds of the county; provided, that Sections 11-12-10 through 11-12-12 shall in no way affect or repeal the protection to such official or officials as provided for under written opinion of the Attorney General, Section 36-15-19 and/or under written opinion of the county attorney.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.
Chapter 12 - Claims and Demands Against County.
Section 11-12-5 - Claims to Be Itemized, Registered and Filed.
Section 11-12-6 - Verification of Claims by Executors, Trustees, Etc.
Section 11-12-7 - Withdrawal of Claims.
Section 11-12-8 - Limitation Period for Presentation of Claims.
Section 11-12-9 - Claims to Be Registered When County Records Destroyed by Fire.
Section 11-12-11 - Determination as to Legal Liability Upon Claims; Rejection of Claims.
Section 11-12-13 - Utilities for Courthouse Offices.
Section 11-12-15 - Preferred Claims and Order of Their Priority; Payment of Same.
Section 11-12-16 - Payment of Equitable or Moral Claims Against County.