No charges for dismissal or disciplinary action shall be preferred against any employee in the classified service of the state after the expiration of three years from the date such cause became known to the authority having the power to dismiss or discipline such employee.
Ala. Code § 36-26-29
Limitation Period for Charges for Dismissal or Disciplinary Action.
Known as the Merit System Act
The act spans §§ 36-26-1 to 36-26-9 (58 sections).
(Acts 1951, No. 986, p. 1661, § 1.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.