(a) Any contract to publish the official code of the statutes of Alabama under Section 29-7-6 may relate to any medium or form of the code and shall not be subject to the competitive bid laws of the state, including, but not limited to, Article 2 (commencing with Section 41-16-20) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 41-16-50) of Chapter 16 of this title.
(b) A person under contract with the state to publish the official code of the statutes of Alabama may sell the code or any portion of the code, in any form or medium, pursuant to the contract to any person, firm, or corporation within or outside the state, if it is sold at prices determined and fixed by the publisher and the Legislative Council.