Code of Alabama
Chapter 1 - Board and Department of Corrections.
Section 14-1-16 - Board of Corrections Abolished; Rights, Duties, Powers, Property, etc., Vested in Governor.

Effective October 1, 1979, the Board of Corrections of the State of Alabama is hereby abolished and all rights, all duties, responsibilities, powers, assets, liabilities, contractual rights and obligations and property rights, whether accruing or vested in the abolished agency, are hereby vested in the Governor of the State of Alabama.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 14 - Criminal Correctional and Detention Facilities.

Chapter 1 - Board and Department of Corrections.

Section 14-1-1.1 - Department of Corrections - Creation, Duties, Responsibilities, Etc.

Section 14-1-1.2 - Department of Corrections - Administration of Penal and Corrections Institutions.

Section 14-1-1.3 - Commissioner of Corrections - Appointment; Salary; Duties.

Section 14-1-1.4 - Commissioner of Corrections - Qualifications; Oath; Bond.

Section 14-1-1.5 - Deputy Commissioners; Appointment; Duties; Qualifications; Salary.

Section 14-1-1.6 - Release Into Federal Custody of Persons Whose Federal Sentence Exceeds State Sentence.

Section 14-1-4 - Officers and Employees Generally.

Section 14-1-4.1 - Perry County Facility Employment and Appointments.

Section 14-1-5 - Bond of Officers and Employees.

Section 14-1-7 - Administrative Divisions; Chiefs of Divisions.

Section 14-1-8 - Functions and Duties - Generally.

Section 14-1-9 - Functions and Duties - Advisor to Governor and Legislature; Notice to Governor and Legislature Prior to Construction of Permanent Facilities at Prisons.

Section 14-1-10 - Functions and Duties - Power and Authority - Exercise; Restrictions.

Section 14-1-11 - Functions and Duties - Power and Authority - Rules and Regulations.

Section 14-1-12 - Treatment, Care and Segregation of Tubercular and Other Convict Patients Needing Long-Time Hospitalization.

Section 14-1-13 - Fiscal Year; Annual Report; Periodic Recommendations.

Section 14-1-14 - Corrections Revolving Fund.

Section 14-1-15 - Duties, Authority, Property, Rights, etc., of Board of Corrections Vested in Governor.

Section 14-1-16 - Board of Corrections Abolished; Rights, Duties, Powers, Property, etc., Vested in Governor.

Section 14-1-17 - Governor Authorized to Exercise Functions, Designate Administrator, Set Salary and Designate Duties.

Section 14-1-18 - Capital Outlay Oversight Commission; Creation, Composition; Appointment; Meetings; Quorum; Capital Outlays and Capital Improvements; Compensation; Funding From Oil and Gas Leases.

Section 14-1-19 - Acceptance and Redispensing of Unused Prescription Medications.

Section 14-1-20 - Hiring and Retention of Correctional Officers.

Section 14-1-21 - Costs of Health Care Reimbursed to County; per Diem for Housing and Care.

Section 14-1-22 - Agreements for Operation of Facilities.

Section 14-1-23 - Application and Memorandum of Agreement for County Jails; Procedures; Liability Coverage.

Section 14-1-24 - Quarterly Reports.