This chapter may be cited as the “Alabama Trade Secrets Act.”
Ala. Code § 8-27-1
Short Title.
Known as the Alabama Trade Secrets Act
The act spans §§ 8–8 (6 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Utility Automation 2000, Inc. v. Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc. (2002)
Most recently applied in Aquate II, LLC v. Jessica Myers (May 2024)
(Acts 1987, No. 87-669, p. 1195, §6.)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.