There shall be created and established a department of the state government to be known as the Department of Mental Health. The department shall be composed of the State Mental Health Commissioner and such divisions and administrative sections as the Mental Health Commissioner may direct. The principal offices of the department shall be located at the state capitol. The department shall perform the functions prescribed in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-50-2
Department - Created; Composition; Divisions; Offices.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Cross v. Alabama, State Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation (1995)
Most recently applied in 616 F. Supp. 2d 1219 - Susan J. v. Riley (April 2009)
(Acts 1965, No. 881, p. 1649, §1; Acts 1984, No. 84-242, p. 365, §1.)
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