Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 1-1-14 (2026)
Classification and Organization of Code; Notes and Catchlines of Sections Not Part of Law.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) The classification and organization of the titles, chapters, articles, divisions, subdivisions and sections of this Code, and the headings thereto, are made for the purpose of convenient reference and orderly arrangement, and no implication, inference or presumption of a legislative construction shall be drawn therefrom.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in this Code, the descriptive headings or catchlines immediately preceding or within the text of the individual sections of this Code, except the section numbers included in the headings or catchlines immediately preceding the text of such sections, do not constitute part of the law, and shall in no manner limit or expand the construction of any such section. All historical citations and notes set out in this Code are given for the purpose of convenient reference, and do not constitute part of the law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2023 · leading case: In Re Jefferson Cnty., Ala., 469 B.R. 92 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2012).
In Re Jefferson Cnty., Ala., 469 B.R. 92 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2012). “The one given some consideration by some of the parties is Ala.Code § 1-1-14 (1999) relating to the classification and organization of the Code of Alabama 1975.”
Blue Cross & Blue Shield v. Hodurski, 899 So. 2d 949 (Ala. 2004). “[3] See § 1-1-14(a) ("The classification and organization of the titles, chapters, articles, divisions, subdivisions and sections of this Code, and the headings thereto, are made for the purpose of convenient reference and orderly arrangement, and no implication, inference or…”
Ex Parte Carlton, 867 So. 2d 332 (Ala. 2003). “84-301; and § 32-7-23 as it read after amendment, all address `uninsured motor vehicles,' not `uninsured motorist' (a term used by the Michie Company in its version of our Alabama Code of 1975 as a heading for § 32-7-23.”
Ex Parte Edwards, 816 So. 2d 98 (Ala. 2001). “[3] Our consideration of the commentary to § 32-5A-192 is tempered by § 1-1-14(b), Ala. Code 1975, which states that "[a]ll historical citations and notes set out in this Code are given for the purpose of convenient reference, and do not constitute part of the law.”
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Jeffers, 686 So. 2d 248 (Ala. 1996). “84-301; and § 32-7-23 as it read after amendment, all address "uninsured motor vehicles," not "uninsured motorist" (a term used by the Michie Company in its version of our Alabama Code of 1975 as a heading for § 32-7-23.”
Boyd v. State, 960 So. 2d 717 (Ala. Crim. App. 2006). “Code 1975, is inapplicable in a criminal proceeding because it appears in the civil practice section of the Codeis called into doubt by § 1-1-14(a), Ala.Code 1975, which provides: "(a) The classification and organization of the titles, chapters, articles, divisions,…”
Ex Parte McLeod, 718 So. 2d 682 (Ala. 1997). “" [2] This reasoning is defective because Ala.Code 1975, § 1-1-14, states that "the descriptive headings or catchlines immediately preceding or within the text of the individual sections of this Code .”
Ex parte State, 223 So. 3d 954 (Ala. Crim. App. 2016). “, However, § 1-1-14, Ala.Code 1975, provides: “(a) The classification and organization of the titles, chapters, articles, divisions, subdivisions and sections of this Code, and the headings thereto, are made for the purpose of convenient reference and orderly arrangement; and no…”
City of Prattville v. Corley, 892 So. 2d 845 (Ala. 2003). “Section 1-1-14, Ala.Code 1975, provides that titles are not part of the law and that no inference or presumption shall be drawn from the title.”
Ex Parte State, 960 So. 2d 722 (Ala. 2006). “Section 1-1-14, Ala. Code 1975, renders the reasoning of Townsend unpersuasive because it precludes this Court from considering the fact that the Declaratory Judgment Act appears in the "Civil Practice" section of the Code in determining whether § 6-6-227 applies in criminal…”
Hays v. State, 518 So. 2d 749 (Ala. Crim. App. 1985). “" § 1-1-14, Code of Alabama 1975; Reed v. State, 372 So.”
Ex Parte McLeod, 841 So. 2d 260 (Ala. 2001). “Section 1-1-14, Ala.Code 1975, condemns the use of descriptive headings to construe statutes.”
— Ala. Code § 1-1-14(a) — 4 cases
Blue Cross & Blue Shield v. Hodurski, 899 So. 2d 949 (Ala. 2004). “[3] See § 1-1-14(a) ("The classification and organization of the titles, chapters, articles, divisions, subdivisions and sections of this Code, and the headings thereto, are made for the purpose of convenient reference and orderly arrangement, and no implication, inference or…”
Boyd v. State, 960 So. 2d 717 (Ala. Crim. App. 2006). “Code 1975, is inapplicable in a criminal proceeding because it appears in the civil practice section of the Codeis called into doubt by § 1-1-14(a), Ala.Code 1975, which provides: "(a) The classification and organization of the titles, chapters, articles, divisions,…”
Ex Parte State, 960 So. 2d 722 (Ala. 2006). “Section 1-1-14, Ala. Code 1975, renders the reasoning of Townsend unpersuasive because it precludes this Court from considering the fact that the Declaratory Judgment Act appears in the "Civil Practice" section of the Code in determining whether § 6-6-227 applies in criminal…”
St. John Life Ctr. v. State of Alabama (Ala. 2023).
— Ala. Code § 1-1-14(b) — 1 case
Ex Parte Edwards, 816 So. 2d 98 (Ala. 2001). “[3] Our consideration of the commentary to § 32-5A-192 is tempered by § 1-1-14(b), Ala. Code 1975, which states that "[a]ll historical citations and notes set out in this Code are given for the purpose of convenient reference, and do not constitute part of the law.”
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