Code of Alabama
Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.

Chapter 1 - General Provisions.

Section 31-1-1 - Record of Releases From Active Duty From Military Service - (a) The county commission of each county shall cause to...

Section 31-1-2 - Minor Veterans Empowered to Contract Liability for Repayment of Certain Loans. - Any veteran, eligible for a loan pursuant to the "Servicemen's...

Section 31-1-3 - Revolving Fund for Payment of Operating and Maintaining Quarters; Funding; Annual Budget; Using Profits to Upgrade Facilities; Deposit of Funds. - (a) There is hereby created in the State Military Department...

Section 31-1-4 - County Commissions Required to Allow Certain Veterans' Organizations to Use County Buildings for Meetings. - (a) The county commission of each county of the state...

Section 31-1-5 - Historical Museum Site in Baldwin County. - (a)(1) The Legislature finds that the State Military Department has...

Section 31-1-6 - Professional Licenses and Certificates for Spouses of Active Duty Military Personnel. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-92 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-1-7 - Access to and Use of Facilities Owned by the Alabama National Guard Extended to Certain Veterans and Caregivers. - (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall...

Chapter 2 - Military Code.

Section 31-2-1 - Definitions. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-88 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-2-2 - Composition and Administration of State Militia Generally. - The militia of this state shall consist of all able-bodied...

Section 31-2-3 - Divisions of State Militia; Composition of Organized Militia and National Guard. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-88 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-2-4 - Composition of Naval Militia. - The Naval Militia of Alabama shall consist of the regular...

Section 31-2-5 - Composition of Unorganized Militia. - The unorganized militia shall consist of all able-bodied male resident...

Section 31-2-6 - Persons Exempted From Militia Service, Etc. - The officers, judicial and executive, of the government of the...

Section 31-2-7 - Maintenance of Troops in Time of Peace. - In time of peace, the state shall maintain only such...

Section 31-2-8 - Organization, etc., of State Defense Force Upon Call, etc., Into Federal Service of National Guard. - In the event of all or part of the National...

Section 31-2-9 - Powers, etc., of Governor and Adjutant General With Respect to State Defense Force; State Defense Force to Be Free From Federal Control. - In the event the provisions of Section 31-2-8 become operative,...

Section 31-2-10 - Appropriations for State Defense Force. - (a) All regular military appropriations made for the purpose of...

Section 31-2-11 - Exemption of Officers and Enlisted Men of National Guard, etc., From State Jury Duty. - Owing to liability to call for military duty during their...

Section 31-2-12 - Exemption From Motor Vehicle License Tax, etc.; Distinctive National Guard License Plates. - (a) There shall be exempt from the operation of the...

Section 31-2-13 - Service Benefits for Government Employees, Etc. - (a) Military leave of absence. All officers and employees of...

Section 31-2-14 - Bonds of Persons Responsible for Public or Military Property or Public Funds. - (a) Persons required to give bond. Any person to whom...

Section 31-2-15 - Depositories and Arsenals for Military Property; Disposition of Unexpended Regular Military Appropriations. - The Governor shall, when necessary, designate a depository or depositories...

Section 31-2-16 - Per Diem of Officers or Enlisted Men Under Military Travel Orders. - Any officer or enlisted man of the armed forces of...

Section 31-2-17 - Unauthorized Wearing of Uniform of United States Armed Forces. - It shall be unlawful for any person not an officer,...

Section 31-2-18 - Wearing Foreign Uniforms - Prohibited; Exceptions. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to appear...

Section 31-2-19 - Wearing Foreign Uniforms - Penalties. - Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of...

Section 31-2-20 - Unauthorized Wearing of Uniform While Not on Duty. - Any member of the National Guard or Naval Militia of...

Section 31-2-21 - Discrimination Against Person Wearing Uniform. - Any proprietor, manager, or employee of any public place within...

Section 31-2-22 - Disloyal or Insulting Remarks, Gestures, etc., to or About Troops Engaged in Performance of Duties, Etc. - When troops of any branch of the Armed Forces of...

Section 31-2-23 - Arms, Equipment, etc., to Be Deposited in Armories, Etc. - All arms, equipment, and ordnance stores which shall be furnished...

Section 31-2-24 - Preservation of Arms, Equipment, etc., by Officers. - All commissioned officers of the National Guard and Naval Militia...

Section 31-2-25 - Accountability and Responsibility of Officers for Military Property in Custody; Powers and Duties of Adjutant General as Exclusive Custodian of State Military Property. - Any officer receiving public property for military use shall be...

Section 31-2-26 - Officers of Disbanded Organizations to Return Arms, Equipment, etc., to Custody of Adjutant General. - Upon the disbandment of any organization which has received arms,...

Section 31-2-27 - Unauthorized Use of Military Property for Private Purposes. - No officer or enlisted man shall use, except upon military...

Section 31-2-28 - Officers and Enlisted Men Personally Responsible for Care, etc., of Military Property in Custody. - Every officer and enlisted man to whom any articles of...

Section 31-2-29 - Wilful or Malicious Destruction, etc., of Military Property. - Whoever shall wilfully or maliciously destroy, injure, or deface any...

Section 31-2-30 - Sale, Exchange, etc., of Military Property; Seizure, etc., of Illegally Acquired Military Property. - The clothes, arms, accoutrements, and military property of every character...

Section 31-2-31 - Sale, Pawn; Purchase or Unauthorized Retention of Military Property; Seizure, etc., of Unlawfully Retained Property. - Any person who sells, pawns, purchases, retains or has in...

Section 31-2-32 - Liability of Officers and Enlisted Men for Lost or Damaged Military Property. - Whenever any military property of the United States or the...

Section 31-2-33 - Failure of Officers, etc., to Make Required Reports Concerning Military Arms, Funds, Etc. - Any officer, warrant officer, enlisted man, or any other person...

Section 31-2-34 - Proceedings When Member of Armed Forces Unable to Account for Property or Money. - Whenever it is ascertained by the Adjutant General of the...

Section 31-2-35 - Matters Governed by Custom and Usage of United States Armed Forces. - All matters relating to the organization, discipline, and government of...

Section 31-2-36 - Acceptance, etc., of Commission, etc., in State Armed Forces and United States Reserve Components Not Incompatible With Holding of Civil Office. - Any citizen of this state may accept and hold a...

Section 31-2-37 - Annual Encampments or Cruises. - Subject to the restrictions of the National Defense Act and...

Section 31-2-38 - When Officers, Enlisted Men, etc., Deemed to Be "In the Active Military or Naval Service of the state." - The armed forces of the state ordered into the service...

Section 31-2-39 - Emergency Purchases. - No officer or member of the armed forces of the...

Section 31-2-40 - Enforcement of Sanitation Laws in Camps or Garrisons. - The commanding officer of any camp or garrison shall enforce...

Section 31-2-41 - National Guard and Naval Militia Service Medals. - Any present or former officer, warrant officer, or enlisted man...

Section 31-2-42 - Retirement of Officers and Enlisted Men From National Guard. - Retirement of officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men from the...

Section 31-2-43 - Status of Officers and Enlisted Men of National Guard and Naval Militia Upon Release From Active Federal Service. - Officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the National Guard...

Section 31-2-44 - Payment of Expenses by State Upon Call, etc., Into Federal Service of National Guard and Naval Militia. - Under the provisions of such rules and regulations as shall...

Section 31-2-45 - Designations of Units Engaged in Federal Service. - During the absence of any unit of the National Guard...

Section 31-2-46 - When Unorganized Militia May Be Ordered Out for Active Service. - The Commander in Chief may at any time, in order...

Section 31-2-47 - Rules, Regulations, etc., Governing Unorganized Militia in Active Service; Appointment, etc., of Emergency Officers in State Militia. - Whenever any part of the unorganized militia is ordered out...

Section 31-2-48 - Manner of Ordering Out Unorganized Militia; Organization; Appointment of Officers. - The Governor shall, when ordering out the unorganized militia, designate...

Section 31-2-49 - Draft of Unorganized Militia. - If the unorganized militia is ordered out by draft, the...

Section 31-2-50 - Failure to Appear for Duty in Militia. - Every member of the militia ordered out for duty or...

Section 31-2-51 - Commander in Chief - Designated. - The Governor of Alabama, or any other person lawfully administering...

Section 31-2-52 - Commander in Chief - Powers and Duties Generally. - (a) The Governor of Alabama, as Commander in Chief, shall...

Section 31-2-53 - Personal Military Staff of Governor. - The personal military staff of the Governor shall consist of...

Section 31-2-54 - Governor's Flag. - There shall be a Governor's flag of the following design...

Section 31-2-55 - Appointment of Officers and Enlisted Men of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of National Guard. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-88 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-2-56 - Exhibitions, Athletic Matches and Contests in Armories, Etc. - Exhibitions of various kinds and boxing, sparring, wrestling, and other...

Section 31-2-57 - Assignment of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachments of National Guard During National Crisis. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-88 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-2-58 - Adjutant General - Qualifications; Appointment; Term; Commission; Rank; Powers and Duties Generally; Seal. - The head of the Military Department shall be a commissioned...

Section 31-2-59 - Adjutant General - Status and Duties Upon Call, etc., Into Federal Service of National Guard. - The Adjutant General shall be qualified for commission and shall...

Section 31-2-60 - Organization of Military Department; Qualifications, Appointment, Rank, etc., of Employees of Department; Applicability of Merit System to Department Officers and Employees. - The Adjutant General may have to assist him or her...

Section 31-2-61 - Salaries of Officers and Employees of Military Department. - Salaries of officers and other employees of the Military Department...

Section 31-2-62 - Bonds of Adjutant General and Other Employees of Military Department. - The Adjutant General and such other employees of the Military...

Section 31-2-63 - Offices, Furniture, Stationery, etc., of Military Department. - The Director of the Department of Finance shall assign to...

Section 31-2-67 - Annual Report by Adjutant General to Governor. - On or before December 1 next preceding the beginning of...

Section 31-2-68 - Audit of Books, Accounts, etc., of Adjutant General and Other Officers. - The books, accounts, and vouchers of the Adjutant General and...

Section 31-2-69 - Standards for Appointment, Removal, etc., of Officers of State Armed Forces; Qualifications of Federally Recognized National Guard. - Officers of the armed forces of the state, including the...

Section 31-2-70 - Officers to Have Same Powers and Duties as Officers in Armed Forces of United States. - In addition to the powers and duties prescribed in this...

Section 31-2-71 - Qualifications and Appointment of National Guard Staff Officers Headquartered in Other States. - Staff officers allocated to the Alabama National Guard whose headquarters...

Section 31-2-72 - General Officers of the Line. - General officers of the line shall be appointed under the...

Section 31-2-73 - Appointment, Promotion, etc., of Noncommissioned Officers, etc., of National Guard. - The appointment, promotion, or reduction in grade or rank of...

Section 31-2-74 - Enlistments, etc., in National Guard. - Original enlistments and reenlistments in the National Guard shall be...

Section 31-2-75 - Discharge of Enlisted Members of National Guard. - An enlisted member discharged from the service in the National...

Section 31-2-76 - Drills, Encampments, Maneuvers, Etc. - Each organization shall assemble for drill and instruction, including indoor...

Section 31-2-77 - Service Medals and Decorations Authorized for Wear With National Guard and Naval Militia Uniforms. - All service medals and decorations awarded for service in the...

Section 31-2-78 - Personal Uniforms, Arms, etc., of Officers, Enlisted Men, etc., Exempt From Sale Under Execution, Etc. - The personally owned uniforms, arms, and equipment, required by laws...

Section 31-2-79 - Exemption of Members of Militia From Arrest. - Members of the militia in the active armed forces of...

Section 31-2-80 - Exemption From Ad Valorem Taxes of Property Owned or Leased by Units of Armed Forces. - All property, both real and personal, belonging to a unit...

Section 31-2-81 - Exemption of Certain Post Exchanges and Canteens From Tobacco and Gasoline Taxes and State and Local Licenses. - All post exchanges or canteens owned, operated, and run exclusively...

Section 31-2-82 - Armed Forces Organizations Not to Leave State Without Permission. - No organization of the armed forces of the state shall...

Section 31-2-83 - Laws Applicable to Militia When in Active Service of State; Jurisdiction and Powers of Courts-Martial as to Offenses Thereunder; Imposition of Death Penalty; Imprisonment. - Whenever any portion of the militia shall be called into...

Section 31-2-84 - Right of Troops as to Use of Streets and Highways. - United States Armed Forces or any portion of the National...

Section 31-2-85 - Compensation for Injury, Disability, and Death. - Repealed by Act 2012-333, p. 789, §3, effective August 1,...

Section 31-2-85.1 - Medical Expenses for Members of National Guard or Alabama State Defense Force. - The Military Department may pay medical expenses for members of...

Section 31-2-86 - Payment for Damages Caused by National Guard Members Acting in Line of Duty. - Awards by the State Board of Adjustment on claims filed...

Section 31-2-87 - Supervision and Command of National Guard Organizations Jointly Maintained With Other States for Training and Instruction. - For the purpose of coordinating and making more effective the...

Section 31-2-88 - Pay and Subsistence for National Guard and Naval Militia in Active Military or Naval Service of State. - Officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel of the National Guard...

Section 31-2-89 - Actions Against Members of Military Court, etc., as to Sentences, Warrants, etc.; Actions Against Officers or Enlisted Men for Acts Performed in Line of Duty; Defense of Actions Against Present or Former Members of National Guard at... - No action or proceedings shall be prosecuted or maintained against...

Section 31-2-90 - Appointment of Counsel to Defend National Guard Members in Certain Actions. - If a civil or criminal action shall be commenced in...

Section 31-2-91 - Security for Costs in Certain Actions Against National Guard Members to Be Given by Plaintiff. - Any person bringing a civil or criminal action against a...

Section 31-2-92 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Kinds, Jurisdiction, Powers, Procedure, etc.; Limitations on Institution of Courts-Martial. - Repealed by Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1, Art. 147, effective...

Section 31-2-93 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Convening and Powers of Punishment of General Courts-Martial. - Repealed by Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1, Art. 147, effective...

Section 31-2-94 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Appointment and Powers of Punishment of Special Courts-Martial. - Repealed by Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1, Art. 147, effective...

Section 31-2-95 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Convening and Powers of Punishment of Summary Courts-Martial. - Repealed by Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1, Art. 147, effective...

Section 31-2-96 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Powers of Presidents and Summary Court Officers. - Repealed by Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1, Art. 147, effective...

Section 31-2-97 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Manual of Courts-Martial, etc., to Govern Proceedings. - Repealed by Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1, Art. 147, effective...

Section 31-2-98 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Evidence. - Repealed by Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1, Art. 147, effective...

Section 31-2-99 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Employment of Court Reporter. - The employment of a reporter may be authorized by the...

Section 31-2-100 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Subpoena of Witnesses. - A court-martial may subpoena any witness residing within 100 miles...

Section 31-2-101 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Punishment of Persons Disrupting Proceedings, Etc. - Repealed by Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1, Art. 147, effective...

Section 31-2-102 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Payment of Expenses. - All expenses incurred in court-martial proceedings, including the payment of...

Section 31-2-103 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Review of Findings and Sentence by Governor; Approval of Governor Prerequisite to Execution of Sentence; Presumption of Jurisdiction and Legality of Proceedings. - Repealed by Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1, Art. 147, effective...

Section 31-2-104 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Persons Authorized to Execute Processes and Sentences. - All processes and sentences of any of the military courts...

Section 31-2-105 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Delivery of Certificate to Sheriff for Execution of Sentence; Disposition of Fines. - Where any sentence of a fine or imprisonment shall be...

Section 31-2-106 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Compensation of Civil Officers for Execution of Process, Etc. - Sheriffs and other civil officers executing the warrants of arrest...

Section 31-2-107 - Courts of Inquiry. - Courts of inquiry, to consist of one or more officers,...

Section 31-2-108 - Appropriations for Operation, Support, etc., of National Guard Organizations; Quarterly Allowances to Commanders. - The Legislature of Alabama shall appropriate during each of its...

Section 31-2-109 - Ordering Out of Troops - Authority of Governor. - The Governor may call out all, or such portion of...

Section 31-2-110 - Ordering Out of Troops - Restrictions. - No portion of the National Guard of Alabama shall be...

Section 31-2-111 - Ordering Out of Troops - Request to Governor by Local Officials. - Whenever any circuit court judge, municipal court judge, probate court...

Section 31-2-112 - Ordering Out of Troops - Issuance of Order by Governor; Authority of Local Civil Authorities to Order Out Troops. - (a) Whenever there is an insurrection or outbreak of a...

Section 31-2-113 - Ordering Out of Troops - Commanding Officers May Require Written Instructions From Civil Authorities; Compliance With Instructions. - Any officer whose command is called out under the provisions...

Section 31-2-114 - Ordering Out of Troops - Reports to Governor When Troops Ordered by Civil Authorities. - Whenever any National Guard troops are ordered out by a...

Section 31-2-115 - Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Order to Disperse. - Before using military force in the dispersion of any riot,...

Section 31-2-116 - Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Order to Disperse - Failure to Obey Order. - Any person or persons composing or taking part in any...

Section 31-2-117 - Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Authority to Act to Disperse Mob, Etc. - After any person or persons composing or taking part, or...

Section 31-2-118 - Right of National Guard Members, etc., Under Indictment, etc., for Injuries to Persons or Property Incurred During Performance of Duties to Change of Venue of Trial. - Any civil or military officer or member of the National...

Section 31-2-119 - Assault on National Guard Members, etc., Assembled for Performance of Duties. - Any person who unlawfully assaults or fires at, or throws...

Section 31-2-120 - Protection of National Guard Troops, etc., From Assault, Etc. - If any portion of the National Guard, or persons lawfully...

Section 31-2-121 - Duty to Disperse When Shot Fired, etc., at National Guard. - Whenever any shot is fired or missile thrown at or...

Section 31-2-123 - Commanders of National Guard Troops May Prescribe Boundaries Around Jails, Public Buildings, etc., From Which Public Excluded. - The commander of any body of National Guard troops guarding...

Section 31-2-122 - Regulation of Passage and Occupancy on Streets, etc., During Riot, Etc. - Whenever any rout, riot, or mob has occurred or is...

Section 31-2-124 - Commanders of National Guard Troops May Order Closing of Certain Places and Forbid Sale of Certain Commodities. - When any part of the National Guard of Alabama is...

Section 31-2-125 - Unauthorized Military Organizations. - Any two or more persons, whether with or without uniform,...

Section 31-2-126 - Commanders May Incarcerate and Detain Persons Interfering With Performance of Troops; Abatement of Menaces to Health or Safety of Command. - The commanding officer of troops in the active service of...

Section 31-2-127 - Enforcement of Attendance of Officers and Enlisted Men Called Into Active Military Service of State. - Repealed by Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1, Art. 147, effective...

Section 31-2-128 - Dropping Allowance. - A dropping allowance may be established by the Adjutant General...

Section 31-2-129 - Counties or Municipalities May Appropriate Funds for Military Purposes for Local National Guard and Naval Militia Units. - The county commission in each county and the city council,...

Section 31-2-130 - Counties or Municipalities May Sell, etc., Real Estate and Buildings to Local National Guard Units for Military Purposes. - The county commission in each county and the city council,...

Section 31-2-131 - Revolving Fund. - In order to facilitate the execution of the purposes of...

Section 31-2-132 - Regular Military Appropriations. - The Legislature of Alabama shall appropriate during each of its...

Section 31-2-133 - Special Appropriations for National Guard in Active Military Service of State. - In addition to the moneys to be appropriated for the...

Section 31-2-134 - National Guard Challenge Program. - (a) In addition to any other authority provided by the...

Chapter 2A - Military Justice.

Part I - General Provisions.

Section 31-2A-1 - (Article 1.) Definitions. - For the purposes of this code, unless the context otherwise...

Section 31-2A-2 - (Article 2.) Persons Subject to This Code; Jurisdiction. - (a) This code applies to all members of the state...

Section 31-2A-3 - (Article 3.) Jurisdiction to Try Certain Personnel. - (a) Each person discharged from the state military forces who...

Section 31-2A-4 - (Article 4.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-5 - (Article 5.) Territorial Applicability of the Code. - (a) This code has applicability at all times and in...

Section 31-2A-6 - (Article 6.) Judge Advocates. - (a) The senior force judge advocates in each of the...

Section 31-2A-6a - (Article 6a.) Military Judges. - Pursuant to Section 31-2-58, procedures pertaining to the selection and...

Part II - Apprenhension and Restraint.

Section 31-2A-7 - (Article 7.) Apprehension. - (a) Apprehension is the taking of a person into custody....

Section 31-2A-8 - (Article 8.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-9 - (Article 9.) Imposition of Restraint. - (a) Arrest is the restraint of a person by an...

Section 31-2A-10 - (Article 10.) Restraint of Persons Charged With Offenses. - Any person subject to this code charged with an offense...

Section 31-2A-11 - (Article 11.) Place of Confinement; Reports and Receiving of Prisoners. - (a) If a person subject to this code is confined...

Section 31-2A-12 - (Article 12.) Confinement With Enemy Prisoners Prohibited. - No member of the Alabama National Guard may be placed...

Section 31-2A-13 - (Article 13.) Punishment Prohibited Before Trial. - No person, while being held for trial or awaiting a...

Section 31-2A-14 - (Article 14.) Delivery of Offenders to Civil Authorities. - A person subject to this code accused of an offense...

Part III - Non-Juducial Punishment.

Section 31-2A-15 - (Article 15.) Commanding Officer's Non-Judicial Punishment. - (a) Under such regulations as prescribed, any commanding officer may...

Part IV - Court-Martial Jurisdiction.

Section 31-2A-16 - (Article 16.) Courts-Martial Classified. - The three kinds of courts-martial in the state military forces...

Section 31-2A-17 - (Article 17.) Jurisdiction of Courts-Martial in General. - Each component of the Alabama National Guard has court-martial jurisdiction...

Section 31-2A-18 - (Article 18.) Jurisdiction of General Courts-Martial. - Subject to Section 31-2A-17 (Article 17), general courts-martial have jurisdiction...

Section 31-2A-19 - (Article 19.) Jurisdiction of Special Courts-Martial. - Subject to Section 31-2A-17 (Article 17), special courts-martial have jurisdiction...

Section 31-2A-20 - (Article 20.) Jurisdiction of Summary Courts-martial.. - (a) Subject to Section 31-2A-17 (Article 17), summary courts-martial have...

Section 31-2A-21 - (Article 21.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Part V - Appointment and Composition of Courts-Martial.

Section 31-2A-22 - (Article 22.) Who May Convene General Courts-Martial. - (a) General courts-martial may be convened by any one of...

Section 31-2A-23 - (Article 23.) Who May Convene Special Courts-Martial. - (a) Special courts-martial may be convened by any one of...

Section 31-2A-24 - (Article 24.) Who May Convene Summary Court-Martial. - (a) Summary courts-martial may be convened by any one of...

Section 31-2A-25 - (Article 25.) Who May Serve on Courts-Martial. - (a) Any commissioned officer of the Alabama National Guard is...

Section 31-2A-26 - (Article 26.) Military Judge of a General or Special Court-Martial. - (a) A military judge shall be detailed to each general...

Section 31-2A-27 - (Article 27.) Detail of Trial Counsel and Defense Counsel. - (a)(1) Trial counsel and defense counsel shall be detailed for...

Section 31-2A-28 - (Article 28.) Detail or Employment of Reporters and Interpreters. - Under such regulations as may be prescribed, the convening authority...

Section 31-2A-29 - (Article 29.) Absent and Additional Members. - (a) No member of a general or special court-martial may...

Part VI - Pre-Trial Procedure.

Section 31-2A-30 - (Article 30.) Charges and Specifications. - (a) Charges and specifications shall be signed by a person...

Section 31-2A-31 - (Article 31.) Compulsory Self-Incrimination Prohibited. - (a) No person subject to this code may compel any...

Section 31-2A-32 - (Article 32.) Preliminary Hearing; Report. - (a) No charge or specification may be referred to a...

Section 31-2A-33 - (Article 33.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-34 - (Article 34.) Advice of Judge Advocate and Reference for Trial. - (a) Before directing the trial of any charge by general...

Section 31-2A-35 - (Article 35.) Service of Charges. - The trial counsel shall serve or caused to be served...

Part VII - Trial Procedure.

Section 31-2A-36 - (Article 36.) Governor or the Adjutant General May Prescribe Rules - Pretrial, trial, and post-trial procedures, including modes of proof, for...

Section 31-2A-37 - (Article 37.) Unlawfully Influencing Action of Court. - (a) No authority convening a general, special, or summary court-martial,...

Section 31-2A-38 - (Article 38.) Duties of Trial Counsel and Defense Counsel. - (a) The trial counsel of a general or special court-martial...

Section 31-2A-39 - (Article 39.) Sessions. - (a) At any time after the service of charges which...

Section 31-2A-40 - (Article 40.) Continuances. - The military judge of a court-martial or the summary court-martial...

Section 31-2A-41 - (Article 41.) Challenges. - (a) Challenges For Cause. (1) The military judge and members...

Section 31-2A-42 - (Article 42.) Oaths or Affirmations. - (a) Before performing their respective duties, military judges, general and...

Section 31-2A-43 - (Article 43.) Statute of Limitations. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a person...

Section 31-2A-44 - (Article 44.) Former Jeopardy. - (a) No person, without his or her consent, may be...

Section 31-2A-45 - (Article 45.) Pleas of the Accused. - (a) If an accused after arraignment makes an irregular pleading,...

Section 31-2A-46 - (Article 46.) Opportunity to Obtain Witnesses and Other Evidence; Subpoena. - The trial counsel, the defense counsel, and the court-martial shall...

Section 31-2A-47 - (Article 47.) Refusal to Appear or Testify. - (a) Any person not subject to this code who does...

Section 31-2A-48 - (Article 48.) Contempt. - A military judge or summary court-martial officer may punish for...

Section 31-2A-49 - (Article 49.) Depositions. - (a) At any time after charges have been signed as...

Section 31-2A-50 - (Article 50.) Admissibility of Records of Courts of Inquiry. - (a) In any case not extending to the dismissal of...

Section 31-2A-50a - (Article 50a.) Defense of Lack of Mental Responsibility. - (a) It is an affirmative defense in a trial by...

Section 31-2A-51 - (Article 51.) Voting and Rulings. - (a) Voting by members of a general or special court-martial...

Section 31-2A-52 - (Article 52.) Number of Votes Required. - (a) No person may be convicted of an offense except...

Section 31-2A-53 - (Article 53.) Court to Announce Action. - A court-martial shall announce its findings and sentence to the...

Section 31-2A-54 - (Article 54.) Record of Trial. - (a) Each general and special court-martial shall keep a separate...

Part VIII - Sentences.

Section 31-2A-55 - (Article 55.) Cruel and Unusual Punishments Prohibited. - Punishment by flogging, or by branding, marking, or tattooing on...

Section 31-2A-56 - (Article 56.) Maximum Limits. - (a) The punishment which a court-martial may direct for an...

Section 31-2A-57 - (Article 57.) Effective Date of Sentences. - (a) Whenever a sentence of a court-martial as lawfully adjudged...

Section 31-2A-57a - (Article 57a.) Deferment of Sentences. - (a) On application by an accused who is under sentence...

Section 31-2A-58 - (Article 58.) Execution of Confinement. - (a) A sentence of confinement adjudged by a court-martial, whether...

Section 31-2A-58a - (Article 58a.) Sentences: Reduction in Enlisted Grade Upon Approval. - (a) A court-martial sentence of an enlisted member in a...

Section 31-2A-58b - (Article 58b.) Sentences: Forfeiture of Pay and Allowances During Confinement. - (a)(1) A court-martial sentence described in subdivision (2) shall result...

Part IX - Post-Trial Procedure and Review of Courts-Martial.

Section 31-2A-59 - (Article 59.) Error of Law; Lesser Included Offense. - (a) A finding or sentence of a court-martial may not...

Section 31-2A-60 - (Article 60.) Action by the Convening Authority. - (a) The findings and sentence of a court-martial shall be...

Section 31-2A-61 - (Article 61.) Withdrawal of Appeal. - (a) In each case subject to appellate review under this...

Section 31-2A-62 - (Article 62.) Appeal by the State. - (a)(1) In a trial by court-martial in which a punitive...

Section 31-2A-63 - (Article 63.) Rehearings. - Each rehearing under this code shall take place before a...

Section 31-2A-64 - (Article 64.) Review by the Senior Judge Advocate. - (a) Each general and special court-martial case in which there...

Section 31-2A-65 - (Article 65.) Disposition of Records After Review by the Convening Authority. - Except as otherwise required by this code, all records of...

Section 31-2A-66 - (Article 66.) Military Court-Martial Review Panel. - The Governor shall establish a Military Court-Martial Review Panel which...

Section 31-2A-67 - (Article 67.) Review by State Appellate Authority. - Decisions of the Military Court-Martial Review Panel are subject to...

Section 31-2A-68 - (Article 68.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-69 - (Article 69.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-70 - (Article 70.) Appellate Counsel. - (a) The senior judge advocate shall detail a judge advocate...

Section 31-2A-71 - (Article 71.) Execution of Sentence; Suspension of Sentence. - (a) If the sentence of the court-martial extends to dismissal...

Section 31-2A-72 - (Article 72.) Vacation of Suspension. - (a) Before the vacation of the suspension of a special...

Section 31-2A-73 - (Article 73.) Petition for a New Trial. - At any time within two years after approval by the...

Section 31-2A-74 - (Article 74.) Remission and Suspension. - (a) The Governor may remit or suspend any part or...

Section 31-2A-75 - (Article 75.) Restoration. - (a) Under such regulations as may be prescribed, all rights,...

Section 31-2A-76 - (Article 76.) Finality of Proceedings, Findings, and Sentences. - The appellate review of records of trial provided by this...

Section 31-2A-76a - (Article 76a.) Leave Required to Be Taken Pending Review of Certain Court-Martial Convictions. - Under rules prescribed, an accused who has been sentenced by...

Section 31-2A-76b - (Article 76b.) Lack of Mental Capacity or Mental Responsibility. - The determination of lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility...

Part X - Punitive Articles.

Section 31-2A-77 - (Article 77.) Principals. - Any person subject to this code who does either of...

Section 31-2A-78 - (Article 78.) Accessory After the Fact. - Any person subject to this code who, knowing that an...

Section 31-2A-79 - (Article 79.) Conviction of Lesser Included Offense. - An accused may be found guilty of an offense necessarily...

Section 31-2A-80 - (Article 80.) Attempts. - (a) An act, done with specific intent to commit an...

Section 31-2A-81 - (Article 81.) Conspiracy. - Any person subject to this code who conspires with any...

Section 31-2A-82 - (Article 82.) Solicitation. - Any person subject to this code who solicits or advises...

Section 31-2A-83 - (Article 83.) Fraudulent Enlistment, Appointment, or Separation. - Any person who does either of the following shall be...

Section 31-2A-84 - (Article 84.) Unlawful Enlistment, Appointment, or Separation. - Any person subject to this code who effects an enlistment...

Section 31-2A-85 - (Article 85.) Desertion. - (a) Any member of the Alabama National Guard who does...

Section 31-2A-86 - (Article 86.) Absence Without Leave. - Any person subject to this code who, without authority, does...

Section 31-2A-87 - (Article 87.) Missing Movement. - Any person subject to this code who through neglect or...

Section 31-2A-88 - (Article 88.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-89 - (Article 89.) Disrespect Toward Superior Commissioned Officer. - Any person subject to this code who behaves with disrespect...

Section 31-2A-90 - (Article 90.) Assaulting or Willfully Disobeying Superior Commissioned Officer. - Any person subject to this code who does either of...

Section 31-2A-91 - (Article 91.) Insubordinate Conduct Toward Warrant Officer, Noncommissioned Officer, or Petty Officer. - Any warrant officer or enlisted member who does any of...

Section 31-2A-92 - (Article 92.) Failure to Obey Order or Regulation. - Any person subject to this code who does any of...

Section 31-2A-93 - (Article 93.) Cruelty and Maltreatment. - Any person subject to this code who is guilty of...

Section 31-2A-94 - (Article 94.) Mutiny or Sedition. - (a) Any person subject to this code who: (1) With...

Section 31-2A-95 - (Article 95.) Resistance, Flight, Breach of Arrest, and Escape. - Any person subject to this code who does any of...

Section 31-2A-96 - (Article 96.) Releasing Prisoner Without Proper Authority. - Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority,...

Section 31-2A-97 - (Article 97.) Unlawful Detention. - Any person subject to this code who, except as provided...

Section 31-2A-98 - (Article 98.) Noncompliance With Procedural Rules. - Any person subject to this code who does either of...

Section 31-2A-99 - (Article 99.) Misbehavior Before the Enemy. - Any person subject to this code who before or in...

Section 31-2A-100 - (Article 100.) Subordinate Compelling Surrender. - Any person subject to this code who compels or attempts...

Section 31-2A-101 - (Article 101.) Improper Use of Countersign. - Any person subject to this code who in time of...

Section 31-2A-102 - (Article 102.) Forcing a Safeguard. - Any person subject to this code who forces a safeguard...

Section 31-2A-103 - (Article 103.) Captured or Abandoned Property. - (a) All persons subject to this code shall secure all...

Section 31-2A-104 - (Article 104.) Aiding the Enemy. - Any person subject to this code who does either of...

Section 31-2A-105 - (Article 105.) Misconduct as Prisoner. - Any person subject to this code who, while in the...

Section 31-2A-106 - (Article 106.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-106a - (Article 106a.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-107 - (Article 107.) False Official Statements. - Any person subject to this code who, with intent to...

Section 31-2A-108 - (Article 108.) Military Property - Loss, Damage, Destruction, or Wrongful Disposition. - Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority...

Section 31-2A-109 - (Article 109.) Property Other Than Military Property - Waste, Spoilage, or Destruction. - Any person subject to this code who willfully or recklessly...

Section 31-2A-110 - (Article 110.) Improper Hazarding of Vessel. - (a) Any person subject to this code who willfully and...

Section 31-2A-111 - (Article 111.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-112 - (Article 112.) Drunk on Duty. - Any person subject to this code, other than a sentinel...

Section 31-2A-112a - (Article 112a.) Wrongful Use, Possession, etc., of Controlled Substances. - (a) Any person subject to this code who wrongfully uses,...

Section 31-2A-112b - (Article 112b.) Wrongful Possession, etc., of Drug Paraphernalia. - Any person subject to this code who wrongfully possesses, manufactures,...

Section 31-2A-113 - (Article 113.) Misbehavior of Sentinel. - Any sentinel or lookout who is found drunk or sleeping...

Section 31-2A-114 - (Article 114.) Dueling. - Any person subject to this code who fights or promotes...

Section 31-2A-115 - (Article 115.) Malingering. - Any person subject to this code who for the purpose...

Section 31-2A-116 - (Article 116.) Riot or Breach of Peace. - Any person subject to this code who causes or participates...

Section 31-2A-117 - (Article 117.) Provoking Speeches or Gestures. - Any person subject to this code who uses provoking or...

Section 31-2A-118 - (Article 118.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-119 - (Article 119.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-120 - (Article 120.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-121 - (Article 121.) Larceny and Wrongful Appropriation. - (a) Any person subject to this code who wrongfully takes,...

Section 31-2A-122 - (Article 122.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-123 - (Article 123.) Forgery. - Any person subject to this code who, with intent to...

Section 31-2A-123a - (Article 123a.) Making, Drawing, or Uttering Check, Draft, or Order Without Sufficient Funds. - (a) Any person subject to this code who, for the...

Section 31-2A-124 - (Article 124.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-125 - (Article 125.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-126 - (Article 126.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-127 - (Article 127.) Extortion. - Any person subject to this code who communicates threats to...

Section 31-2A-128 - (Article 128.) Assault. - (a) Any person subject to this code who attempts or...

Section 31-2A-129 - (Article 129.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-130 - (Article 130.) Housebreaking. - Any person subject to this code who unlawfully enters the...

Section 31-2A-131 - (Article 131.) Perjury. - Any person subject to this code who in a judicial...

Section 31-2A-132 - (Article 132.) Frauds Against the Government. - Any person subject to this code who does any of...

Section 31-2A-133 - (Article 133.) Conduct Unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman. - Any commissioned officer, cadet, candidate, or midshipman who is convicted...

Section 31-2A-134 - (Article 134.) General Article. - Though not specifically mentioned in this code, all disorders and...

Part XI - Miscellaneous Provisions.

Section 31-2A-135 - (Article 135.) Courts of Inquiry. - (a) Courts of inquiry to investigate any matter of concern...

Section 31-2A-136 - (Article 136.) Authority to Administer Oaths and to Act as Notary. - (a) The following persons may administer oaths for the purposes...

Section 31-2A-137 - (Article 137.) Articles to Be Explained. - (a)(1) The articles of this code shall be carefully explained...

Section 31-2A-138 - (Article 138.) Complaints of Wrongs. - Any member of the Alabama National Guard who believes himself...

Section 31-2A-139 - (Article 139.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-140 - (Article 140.) Delegation by the Governor. - The Governor may delegate any authority vested in the Governor...

Section 31-2A-141 - (Article 141.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-142 - (Article 142.) Reserved. - Reserved.

Section 31-2A-143 - (Article 143.) Uniformity of Interpretation. - This code shall be so construed as to effectuate its...

Section 31-2A-144 - (Article 144.) Immunity for Action of Military Courts. - All persons acting within their official capacity under the provisions...

Section 31-2A-145 - (Article 145.) Severability. - The provisions of this code are hereby declared to be...

Section 31-2A-146 - (Article 146.) Short Title. - This act may be cited as the Alabama Code of...

Section 31-2A-147 - Article 147. Construction of Chapter. - To the extent not inconsistent with existing law, nothing in...

Chapter 3 - Compensation for Death of National Guardsmen.

Section 31-3-1 - Definitions. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-88 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-3-2 - Right of Dependents to Compensation; Amount of Compensation. - In the event an Alabama national guardsman is killed, either...

Section 31-3-3 - Payment of Compensation - Manner; Apportionment Among Dependents. - The compensation payable to surviving dependents of Alabama national guardsmen...

Section 31-3-4 - Payment of Compensation - Dependents Must Be Residents of United States. - Compensation pursuant to this chapter for the death of an...

Section 31-3-5 - Limitation on Time for Presentation of Claims; Rules of Evidence and Procedure for Determination of Claims Generally. - (a) All claims for compensation as provided in this chapter...

Section 31-3-6 - Hearing and Determination of Claims by Board of Adjustment. - The Board of Adjustment, when serving as the awarding authority...

Section 31-3-7 - Construction of Chapter; Decision of Awarding Authority to Be Final. - This chapter shall not be construed to give any person...

Chapter 4 - Armory Commission.

Section 31-4-1 - Composition; Chairman; Term of Office of Appointed Members. - The Governor of Alabama, the Adjutant General of Alabama, the...

Section 31-4-2 - Procedure for Incorporation. - The Armory Commission may, by filing with the Secretary of...

Section 31-4-3 - Powers and Duties Generally; Compensation of Members; Meetings; Quorum; Delegation of Powers and Duties to Executive Committee. - The commission may in its corporate name sue and be...

Section 31-4-4 - Bond for Care, etc., of Arms, Equipment, etc., of United States Reserve Units of State Colleges, Etc. - In addition to the powers now conferred by law, the...

Section 31-4-5 - Financing or Refinancing of Armories, Etc. - The Armory Commission of Alabama is hereby authorized, in addition...

Section 31-4-6 - Use of Military Appropriations for Payment of Expenses or Obligations of Commission. - The Governor of Alabama is hereby authorized to use, in...

Section 31-4-7 - Provision, etc., of Armories, etc., for Housing, Instruction, etc., of National Guard, Naval Militia, Etc. - The Armory Commission of Alabama shall provide adequate armories, buildings,...

Section 31-4-9 - Cooperation of Counties and Municipalities for Acquisition of Buildings, etc., Suitable for Use as Public Buildings and Armories. - The governing body of any county and the governing body...

Section 31-4-8 - Acquisition, Construction, etc., of Armories, Grounds, Etc. - The Armory Commission may, either alone or in cooperation with...

Section 31-4-10 - Exercise of Power of Condemnation. - The power of condemnation granted in this chapter to the...

Section 31-4-11 - Conveyance by Counties or Municipalities of Public Lands to Commission for Use as Armory Sites. - Any municipality or county owning lands on which no permanent...

Section 31-4-12 - Property Used for Armory and Training Purposes Exempt From Taxation, Etc. - All property actually used for armory and military training purposes,...

Section 31-4-13 - Approval, Inspection and Supervision of Armory Construction by State Building Commission. - Whenever any new armory construction is to be made by...

Section 31-4-14 - Use and Disposition of Armories Generally. - Whenever in the opinion of the Armory Commission it is...

Section 31-4-15 - Management and Care of Armories; Armory Boards or Officers of Control. - The Armory Commission shall also constitute a board for the...

Section 31-4-16 - Sale or Lease of Armories. - When the State Armory Commission shall receive information from the...

Section 31-4-17 - City and County Donations, etc., for Aid of Local National Guard or Naval Militia Organizations. - Every city and county in the State of Alabama now...

Section 31-4-18 - Reversion of Donations. - In the event that any real property is donated to...

Section 31-4-19 - Disbursement of Regular Military Appropriations for Maintenance of Armories, Etc. - In order that there shall be provided maintenance funds for...

Chapter 5 - Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Section 31-5-1 - Definitions. - As used under this chapter these terms shall have the...

Section 31-5-2 - Established; Bureaus and Divisions; Operation Under State Board of Veterans' Affairs; Composition. - There shall be a State Department of Veterans' Affairs with...

Section 31-5-3 - State Board of Veterans' Affairs. - (a) The State Board of Veterans' Affairs shall consist of...

Section 31-5-4 - Assistance to Veterans in Presenting Claims, Establishing Rights, Etc. - The State Department of Veterans' Affairs shall assist every veteran...

Section 31-5-5 - Contracts With Veterans' Organizations for Assistance to Veterans in Processing Claims, Etc. - The State Department of Veterans' Affairs, by the State Service...

Section 31-5-6 - State Service Commissioner - Qualifications; Appointment; Term of Office and Removal; Powers and Duties. - (a) It shall be the duty of the State Board...

Section 31-5-7 - State Service Commissioner - Duties Generally; Compensation. - (a) The State Service Commissioner shall submit to the State...

Section 31-5-8 - Assistant State Service Commissioners. - The State Service Commissioner shall, with the approval of the...

Section 31-5-9 - County Service Commissioners and District Service Commissioners - Qualifications and Appointment. - It shall be the duty of the State Service Commissioner,...

Section 31-5-10 - County Service Commissioners and District Service Commissioners - Duties. - (a) The county service commissioner and district service commissioner shall...

Section 31-5-11 - Oath of Office and Bond of Officers. - The State Service Commissioner, the assistant service commissioner and each...

Section 31-5-12 - Seal of Office of State Service Commissioner; Appointment and Powers of Service Commissioners as Notaries Public. - The State Service Commissioner shall have a seal of office...

Section 31-5-13 - Offices of Department, State Service Commissioner, Etc. - The Department of Veterans' Affairs and State Service Commissioner shall...

Section 31-5-14 - Payment of Salaries and Expenses; Counties to Furnish Offices for District and County Service Commissioners. - For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2012, and for...

Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes.

Section 31-5A-1 - Legislative Intent. - The Legislature hereby finds and determines that there currently exists...

Section 31-5A-2 - "Veteran" Defined. - As used in this chapter the term "veteran" shall have...

Section 31-5A-3 - Authorization to Receive Federal Aid, Private Gifts, etc.; Authorization to Expend Funds. - The State Department of Veterans' Affairs is designated as the...

Section 31-5A-4 - Operation of State Veterans' Homes; Award of Contract. - The department shall contract with a non-governmental entity to operate...

Section 31-5A-5 - Administration of Veterans' Homes; Appointment of Department Representative; Duties; Compensation; Annual Report. - It shall be the duty of the State Service Commissioner...

Section 31-5A-6 - Duties and Powers of Board, in Conference With Commissioner. - The State Board of Veterans' Affairs, in conference with the...

Section 31-5A-7 - State Veterans' Home Trust Fund; Deposits; Expenditures. - There is hereby created in the State Treasury a trust...

Section 31-5A-8 - Admissions and Discharges; Rules and Regulations. - Admissions to and discharges from any Alabama state veterans' home...

Section 31-5A-9 - Annual Reports and Budget Requests. - The State Board of Veterans' Affairs shall report to the...

Section 31-5A-10 - Reimbursement Policies. - Each resident of any state veterans' home shall pay directly...

Section 31-5A-11 - Certification Process. - Any home in addition to the one located in Alexander...

Chapter 6 - Veterans' and Dependents' Educational Benefits.

Section 31-6-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known as the "Alabama G.I. and...

Section 31-6-2 - Definitions. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-2.1 - Educational Benefits for Children of Disabled and Deceased Veterans, Etc. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-3 - Designation of Benefits. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-4 - Educational Benefits for Children of Deceased or Disabled Veterans or Prisoners of War. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-5 - Educational Benefits for Spouses of Deceased or Totally Disabled Veterans or Prisoners of War. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-6 - Educational Benefits for Spouses and Children of Partially Disabled Veterans; Reinstatement of Entitlements. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-7 - Benefits Limited to Lives of Veterans' Immediate Children. - The benefits under this chapter shall not extend beyond the...

Section 31-6-8 - Entitlement of Veterans to Educational Benefits for Extension or Correspondence Courses; Benefits Provided Not to Be in Addition to Federal Benefits. - THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY...

Section 31-6-9 - Benefits for Wives, Widows, and Dependents in Addition to Other Benefits; Interruption of Benefits. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-10 - Application for Benefits; Determination and Certification of Eligibility. - All applications for benefits accruing under this chapter must be...

Section 31-6-11 - Proof to Be Submitted by Applicants for Benefits. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-12 - Department of Veterans' Affairs to Inform Veterans, etc., of Benefits Under Chapter; Furnishing of Forms, etc.; Forwarding of Certificate of Eligibility, etc., to Educational Institutions. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-13 - Faculties of Universities, Trade Schools, etc., to Be Informed and to Inform Veterans' Dependents of Benefits Provided. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-14 - County and City Teachers to Be Informed and to Inform Veterans' Dependents of Benefits Provided. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-15 - Reimbursement of Educational Institutions Providing Benefits to Veterans and Dependents. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-15.1 - Annual Report. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-16 - Entrance Requirements of Educational Institutions Not Affected by Chapter. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-91 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-6-17 - Prior Statutes Superseded; Rights Under Prior Statutes Preserved. - This chapter shall supersede the provisions of Act No. 633,...

Chapter 7 - Bonus for Southeast Asian War Prisoners.

Section 31-7-1 - Amount; to Whom Payable; Payments to Next of Kin of Persons Who Died While Imprisoned. - A gratuity in the amount of $500 shall be paid...

Section 31-7-2 - Assignment, Attachment, etc., Prohibited; Bonus Not Subject to State Taxation. - No assignment or pledge as security for a loan or...

Section 31-7-3 - Department of Veterans' Affairs to Adopt Rules and Procedures for Application for Bonus, Determination of Eligibility, Payment, Etc. - The State Department of Veterans' Affairs shall have complete charge...

Section 31-7-4 - Application for Bonus. - All applications for bonus or gratuity payments provided in this...

Section 31-7-5 - Issuance of Warrant Upon Approval of Application; Warrant to Be Paid Out of General Fund. - Upon approving an application for a bonus the State Department...

Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.

Section 31-8-1 - State Department of Human Resources to Provide for Payment of Pensions Under Chapter. - The State Department of Human Resources, by and through the...

Section 31-8-2 - Persons Entitled to Pension. - The widow of any person who actually served as a...

Section 31-8-3 - Entitlement of Remarried Widows. - Any widow, entitled to draw a pension under the provisions...

Section 31-8-4 - Certain Persons Not to Be Placed on Pension Roll. - The State Department of Human Resources shall not place on...

Section 31-8-5 - Forms, etc., for Use by Applicants. - The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources shall...

Section 31-8-6 - Applications to Be Filed With and Forwarded by County Department of Human Resources. - All applications for pensions under this chapter shall be filed...

Section 31-8-7 - Application for Placement on Pension Roll. - The widow of any Confederate soldier or sailor, deeming herself...

Section 31-8-8 - Certificates to Accompany Application. - No applicant will have her name placed upon the pension...

Section 31-8-9 - Proof of Service of Husband. - Upon the application of the widow of any Confederate soldier...

Section 31-8-11 - Disposition of Rejected Applications. - All applications rejected by the State Department of Human Resources...

Section 31-8-12 - Reapplication. - An applicant who has been rejected may file her application...

Section 31-8-13 - Persons Becoming Resident Citizens of Other States to Be Dropped From Pension Roll; Right of Reinstatement; Temporary Absence From State. - Any widow receiving a pension under this chapter who shall...

Section 31-8-14 - Application for Reinstatement to Pension Roll. - Any widow whose name has been dropped from the pension...

Section 31-8-15 - Restoration of Pensioner Dropped From Roll Through Error, Etc. - Whenever it is made to appear to the county department...

Section 31-8-16 - Back Pay. - No applicant who has been purposely stricken from the pension...

Section 31-8-17 - Proceedings as to Pensions Secured by Misrepresentation. - If it shall be ascertained that any pensioner under this...

Section 31-8-18 - Proceedings as to Persons Placed on Pension Roll Through Fraud, Etc. - When it shall be reported to the State Department of...

Section 31-8-19 - Amount of Pension; Appropriation. - There shall be paid monthly to each and every widow...

Section 31-8-20 - Payment of Pensions - Generally. - All pensions to the widows of Confederate soldiers and sailors...

Section 31-8-21 - Payment of Pensions - Pension Warrants to Reach County Departments of Human Resources by Last Day of Month. - Pension warrants shall be sent from the office of the...

Section 31-8-22 - Payment of Pensions - Delivery of Warrants to Payees; Disposition of Undelivered Warrants. - The State Department of Human Resources shall deliver to the...

Section 31-8-23 - Payment of Pensions - When Proof of Identity of Payee Required. - The county department of human resources, in the event it...

Section 31-8-25 - Transfer or Discount of Pension Claims or Warrants. - No person shall purchase or receive a transfer of any...

Section 31-8-24 - Disposition of Pension After Death of Pensioner. - Should a widow who is a pensioner under this chapter...

Section 31-8-26 - Unauthorized Purchase or Receipt of Transfer of Pension Claim or Warrant. - Any person who shall purchase or receive a transfer of...

Section 31-8-28 - Annual Publication of County Pension List. - During the month of January of each year, the county...

Section 31-8-29 - Grand Jury Investigations of County Pension List; Report. - The county department of human resources of each county shall,...

Section 31-8-30 - Permanent State Record of Pensioners. - The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources shall...

Section 31-8-31 - Maintenance of Permanent State Pension Roll; Verification of Applications, Etc. - The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources, by...

Section 31-8-32 - Report on Operation of State Pension Law. - There shall be prepared and submitted, under the direction of...

Section 31-8-33 - Penalty for Violation of Laws Pertaining to Confederate Pensions. - Any person who violates any provisions of the laws of...

Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.

Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.

Section 31-9-1 - Short Title. - This chapter may be cited as the "Alabama Emergency Management...

Section 31-9-2 - Findings and Declarations of Necessity; Purpose of Article and Public Policy. - (a) Because of the existing and increasing possibility of the...

Section 31-9-3 - Definitions. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-187 IN THE 2022...

Section 31-9-4 - State Emergency Management Agency; Director of Emergency Management. - (a) There is hereby created within the executive branch of...

Section 31-9-6 - Powers and Duties of Governor With Respect to Emergency Management. - In performing his or her duties under this article, the...

Section 31-9-7 - Mutual Interstate Aid Agreements and Compacts. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.

Section 31-9-8 - Emergency Powers of Governor. - (a) The provisions of this section shall be operative only...

Section 31-9-9 - Powers and Duties of Directors of Local Emergency Management Organizations as to Mutual Aid Agreements. - (a) The director of each local organization for emergency management...

Section 31-9-10 - Local Emergency Management Organizations; Emergency Powers of Political Subdivisions. - (a) Each political subdivision of this state is hereby authorized...

Section 31-9-11 - Powers, Duties, etc., of Employees of Political Subdivisions Rendering Outside Aid. - Whenever the employees of any political subdivision are rendering outside...

Section 31-9-12 - Reimbursement of Expenses of Operation of Mobile Support Units of Other States; Operation of Alabama Mobile Support Units in Other States. - (a) Whenever a mobile support unit of another state shall...

Section 31-9-13 - Orders, Rules and Regulations of Governor - Effect; Distribution. - All orders, rules, and regulations promulgated by the Governor as...

Section 31-9-14 - Orders, Rules, and Regulations of Governor - Enforcement. - The law-enforcing authorities of the state and of the political...

Section 31-9-15 - Orders, Rules, and Regulations of Governor - Enforcement - Arrests Without Warrant. - A peace officer, when in full and distinctive uniform or...

Section 31-9-16 - Immunity of State, etc., From Liability for Torts Resulting From Emergency Management Activities; Exemptions of Emergency Management Workers From License Requirements; Powers, Duties, etc., of Emergency Management Workers. - (a) All functions under this article and all other activities...

Section 31-9-17 - Exemption From Tort Liability of Persons Granting License or Privilege for Use of Real Estate, etc., for Shelters. - Any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises...

Section 31-9-18 - Governor, etc., May Accept Services, etc., From Federal Government, Private Persons, Etc. - (a) Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer...

Section 31-9-19 - Political Activities by Emergency Management Organizations. - No organization for emergency management established under the authority of...

Section 31-9-20 - Employment of Subversives by Emergency Management Organizations; Loyalty Oath. - No person shall be employed or associated in any capacity...

Section 31-9-21 - Compensation Insurance for Emergency Management Workers and Trainees. - The Director of Emergency Management, upon recommendation of the Emergency...

Section 31-9-22 - Penalties. - Any person violating any provision of this article or any...

Section 31-9-23 - Article to Be Liberally Construed. - This article shall be construed liberally in order to effectuate...

Section 31-9-24 - Regular and Emergency Appropriations; State Grants to Political Subdivisions. - (a) The funds appropriated by the Legislature in the general...

Section 31-9-25 - Continued Operation of Business and Religious Entities During a State of Emergency; Alabama State House to Remain Open to Public While Legislature in Session. - (a) During the existence of a state of emergency declared...

Article 2 - Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

Section 31-9-40 - Compact Adopted and Enacted. - The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is enacted into law and...

Article 3 - Local Emergency Management Agency Assistance Fund.

Section 31-9-60 - Fund Established; Disbursements. - (a) There is established a Local Emergency Management Agency Assistance...

Section 31-9-61 - Certified Local Emergency Management Director. - (a) The following requirements are hereby established for the position...

Section 31-9-62 - Salary Supplement; Allocation of Federal Funds. - (a) Each state-recognized local emergency management agency that employs and...

Article 4 - Alabama Disaster Recovery Program.

Section 31-9-80 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms shall have...

Section 31-9-81 - Program Created; Statewide Emergency Notification System; Alabama Disaster Recovery Fund. - (a) There is created the Alabama Disaster Recovery Program for...

Section 31-9-82 - Committee. - (a) There is hereby established the Alabama Disaster Recovery Program...

Section 31-9-83 - Distributions From Fund; Eligibility; Purposes. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2018-94 IN THE 2018...

Section 31-9-84 - Rules and Regulations. - Unless extended by the committee, no later than 90 days...

Section 31-9-85 - Applications for Assistance. - Unless an extension is granted by the committee, applications for...

Section 31-9-86 - Program Purposes; Rules and Procedures. - (a) In addition to the program purposes set out in...

Section 31-9-87 - Alabama Statewide Emergency Notification System Fund. - (a) Funds shall be appropriated by the Legislature to the...

Article 5 - Prefabricated Storm Shelters.

Section 31-9-100 - Applicability of Title 24 to Certain Prefabricated Storm Shelters; Surety Bond. - (a) Title 24 shall not apply to prefabricated storm shelters...

Section 31-9-101 - Oversight Authority of Alabama Emergency Management Agency; Random Inspections. - The Alabama Emergency Management Agency shall have oversight authority on...

Article 6 - Surplus Property.

Section 31-9-120 - Receipt and Disposition of Surplus Property Offered to Local Emergency Management Agencies. - (a) The Alabama Emergency Management Agency may offer directly to...

Article 7 - Guidelines for Safer Place Facilities.

Section 31-9-140 - Designation and Operation of Safer Place Facilities. - (a) Before December 31, 2021, the state Emergency Management Agency,...

Chapter 9A - Alabama Homeland Security Act of 2003.

Section 31-9A-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 31-9A-2 - Findings and Declaration of Necessity; Purpose of Chapter and Public Policy. - (a) As a result of the unprecedented and devastating attack...

Section 31-9A-3 - Definitions. - Unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context,...

Section 31-9A-4 - Department of Homeland Security. - (a) The Department of Homeland Security is created within the...

Section 31-9A-5 - Director of Homeland Security. - (a) The position of Director of Homeland Security is created....

Section 31-9A-6 - Deputy Director of Homeland Security. - (a) The position of Deputy Director of Homeland Security is...

Section 31-9A-7 - Authority to Establish Personnel Policies; Salary Schedules; Employ Various Persons. - (a) The director may establish personnel policies and salary schedules...

Section 31-9A-8 - Additional Powers and Duties. - In performing his or her duties under this chapter, the...

Section 31-9A-9 - Additional Powers of Director That May Be Exercised Under the Direction and Control of the Governor During a Declaration of Emergency as Authorized in Section 31-9-8. - (a) When the Governor declares a state of emergency as...

Section 31-9A-10 - Director May Accept Services From Federal Government and Private Persons. - Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer of...

Section 31-9A-11 - Regular and Emergency Appropriations; State Grants to Political Subdivisions. - (a) The funds appropriated by the Legislature in the general...

Section 31-9A-12 - Homeland Security Task Force. - (a) The Homeland Security Task Force shall consist of the...

Section 31-9A-13 - Immunity of State From Liability. - All functions under this chapter and all other activities relating...

Section 31-9A-14 - Exemption From Disclosure. - Records and information under this chapter are protected from disclosure...

Section 31-9A-15 - Joint Legislative Committee; Powers. - (a) The Joint Legislative Committee on Homeland Security Oversight is...

Section 31-9A-16 - Penalties. - Any person violating any provision of this chapter, or any...

Chapter 9B - Disaster Shelters for Individuals With Medical Needs.

Section 31-9B-1 - Applicability; Coordination of Disaster Shelter Development. - (a) For purposes of this chapter, "an individual with medical...

Section 31-9B-2 - Adoption of Rules. - The State Health Department shall adopt rules necessary to implement...

Section 31-9B-3 - Providing of Information; Requirements for Emergency and Disaster Planning Provisions; Immunity. - (a) All appropriate agencies and community-based service providers, including, but...

Chapter 9C - Emergency Communication Services.

Section 31-9C-1 - Definitions. - When used in this chapter, the following words shall have...

Section 31-9C-2 - Alabama First Responder Wireless Commission. - (a) There is created the Alabama First Responder Wireless Commission,...

Section 31-9C-3 - Statewide Wireless Communication System; Powers and Duties of Commission. - (a) The commission may purchase, lease, acquire, or otherwise implement...

Section 31-9C-4 - First Responders Wireless Commission Fund. - (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the...

Section 31-9C-5 - Personnel and Technical Support. - Any department represented on the commission may provide personnel and...

Section 31-9C-6 - Legislative Intent. - It is the intent of the Legislature that all state...

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Code of Alabama Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.

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Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.