In civil actions for the publication of papers investigating the official conduct of officers or persons in public capacity or when the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence.
Ala. Code § 6-5-187
Truth of Charges Against Public Persons May Be Proved.
(Code 1852, §2225; Code 1867, §2627; Code 1876, §2976; Code 1886, §2724; Code 1896, §1437; Code 1907, §3745; Code 1923, §7355; Code 1940, T. 7, §908.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.