Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 10-11-3 (2026)
Officer Immune from Suit; Exception for Willful Misconduct, Fraud or Gross Negligence; For-Profit Subsidiary Not Immune.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
All provisions of Title 10 have been repealed or transferred to Title 10A, effective January 1, 2011.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-706, p. 1242, §3.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 2000–2009 · leading case: Picher v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland, 2009 ME 67 (Me. 2009).
Picher v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland, 2009 ME 67 (Me. 2009). “Ala.Code § 10-11-3 (Michie, LEXIS through 2009 Reg.”
J.K. v. UMS-Wright Corp., 7 So. 3d 300 (Ala. 2008). “On April 20, 2006, the members of the board of trustees moved the trial court to dismiss all claims against them, arguing that pursuant to § 10-11-3, Ala.Code 1975, the trustees, as non-compensated officers of a not-for-profit institution, are immune from suit.”
Ex Parte Randall, 971 So. 2d 652 (Ala. 2007). “Code 1975, § 6-5-663 (volunteer medical professionals); Ala.Code 1975, § 10-11-3 (noncompensated officers of nonprofit corporations); Ala.”
Thompson v. Colbert Cnty. Tourism & Convention Bureau, 782 So. 2d 313 (Ala. Civ. App. 2000). “” § 10-11-3, Ala.Code 1975. When the Legislature enacted § 36-25-24, it could have specifically stated that the immunity afforded a noncompensated director of a not-for-profit organization is not available when that director is alleged *318 to have violated the “whistle-blower”…”
Hernandez v. Dep't of Human Resources of Alabama, 971 So. 2d 652 (Ala. 2007). “Code 1975, § 6-5-663 (volunteer medical professionals); Ala.Code 1975, § 10-11-3 (noncompensated officers of nonprofit corporations); Ala.”
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