Nothing in this article, nor any determination made by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles pursuant to this article, shall give rise to any liability from any act or omission of any governmental entity or otherwise give rise to any legal claim, suit, or action, including for reparations to a surviving family member of a person pardoned under this article or to a posthumously pardoned person’s estate. All Board of Pardons and Paroles’ files and records created and maintained pursuant to this article shall be subject to the absolute governmental privilege created by subsection (b) of Section 15-22-36.
Ala. Code § 15-22-115
Liability Under Article; Legal Claims; Privileged Records.
Known as the Scottsboro Boys Act
The act spans §§ 15-22-110 to 15-22-115 (6 sections).
(Act 2013-81, p. 180, §6.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.