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Ala. Code § 11-5-5

When to Discharge Duties of Sheriff Generally.

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case McMillian v. Monroe County (1997)

Most recently applied in McMillian v. Monroe County (June 1997)

(Code 1852, §§696, 805; Code 1867, §§824, 940; Code 1876, §§736, 856; Code 1886, §§816, 927; Code 1896, §§1078, 3746; Code 1907, §§106, 5878; Code 1923, §§161, 10204; Code 1940,…

REPEALED BY ACT 2023-164, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2023.

The coroner must discharge the duties of the sheriff:

(1) When the office of sheriff is vacant and until his successor is qualified;

(2) When the sheriff is incompetent to act;

(3) When the sheriff is imprisoned;

(4) In cases to which the sheriff is a party; and

(5) In such cases as he is directed by the judge of probate.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.