There shall be a State Department of Transportation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any act, section of the Code of Alabama 1975, or any other provision of law refers to the State Highway Department, it shall be deemed a reference to the State Department of Transportation.
Ala. Code § 23-1-20
Creation.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Brown v. Alabama Department of Transportation (2010)
Most recently applied in Brown v. Alabama Department of Transportation (February 2010)
(Acts 1939, No. 13, p. 9; Code 1940, T. 23, §1; Acts 1993, 1st Ex
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Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.