Ala. Code § 14-6-20

Appointment of Physicians; Terms, Compensation, and Duties Thereof.

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Nicholson v. Choctaw County, Ala. (1980)

Most recently applied in 434 F. Supp. 2d 1199 - Shaw v. COOSA COUNTY COM'N. (October 2005)

(Acts 1915, No. 678, p. 737; Code 1923, §§4823, 4824; Code 1940, T. 45, §§140, 141.)

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(a) The county commission in each county in this state may elect a physician, or as many physicians as in its discretion may be necessary, to attend the inmates of the jails in such counties and county convict camps.

(b) The county commission shall fix and determine the term or terms of such physician or physicians, which term or terms of office shall not be for a longer period than two years, and such physicians may be removed at the will of the county commission. The county commission shall fix and determine the amount of compensation which shall be paid to such physician or physicians and shall determine what duties such physician shall perform.

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