Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 11-81-220 (2026)

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✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026

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As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) UNIT. Any public corporation organized in this state pursuant to authorization or determination by any municipality or municipalities or county or counties or a municipality and a county or by any combination of municipalities and counties or by the governing body of any one or more thereof and shall include also any county board of education and any city board of education.

(2) ORGANIZING SUBDIVISION. With respect to any unit, each municipality or county which may have granted authorization or made determinations respecting the incorporation of the unit or the governing body of which may have granted such authorization or made such determinations and, in the case of a board of education, the county or city with respect to which such board of education is organized.

(3) OBLIGATIONS. Bonds, warrants, certificates of indebtedness and notes of a unit, including bonds, warrants, certificates and notes that are general obligations of the issuing unit and those that are payable solely from a specified source.

(4) DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The district attorney of the judicial circuit in which the county is located.

(Acts 1953, No. 859, p. 1148, §1; Acts 1971, No. 973, p. 1736, §1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2014 · leading case: Brown v. Bd. of Educ. of Montg. Cnty., 863 So. 2d 73 (Ala. 2003).

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Brown v. Bd. of Educ. of Montg. Cnty., 863 So. 2d 73 (Ala. 2003). · cites it 2× “Also on August 19, 2002, the Board filed this action seeking to have the warrants and the occupational tax validated in accordance with Ala.Code 1975, §§ 11-81-220 through XX-XX-XXX (included in Article 7 of Chapter 81, entitled "Validation of Bonds Prior to Issuance").”

Houston Cnty. Econ. Dev. Auth. v. State of Alabama, 168 So. 3d 4 (Ala. 2014). “Upon the entry of a judgment validating the issuance of obligations issued under § 11-81-220 et seq., Ala.Code 1975, Alabama law provides: “[T]he judgment of the circuit court validating and confirming the issuance of the obligations shall be forever conclusive as to the…”

Brown v. Bd. of Educ., 863 So. 2d 73 (Ala. 2003). · cites it 2× “Also on August 19, 2002, the Board filed this action seeking to have the warrants and the occupational tax validated in accordance with Ala.Code 1975, §§ 11-81-220 through 11-81-227 (included in Article 7 of Chapter 81, entitled “Validation of Bonds Prior to Issuance”).”

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