The department shall be headed by and under the independent direction, supervision and control of a Commissioner of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as “the commissioner,” who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Governor is hereby authorized to set the salary of the commissioner at the same level of any cabinet officer or at a reasonable level in excess thereof. The commissioner, without additional compensation, shall also serve as and exercise the authority, functions and duties of the Commissioner of Corrections as that position otherwise exists under the laws of Alabama, it being the intention of this section that there be but one Commissioner of Corrections.
(Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 83-69, p. 71, §3.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
6
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2026 · leading case:
Ex Parte Weaver, 570 So. 2d 675 (Ala. 1990).
Ex Parte Weaver, 570 So. 2d 675 (Ala. 1990).
· cites it 2× “Code 1975, § 31-2-58; the commissioner of corrections, Ala.Code 1975, § 14-1-1.3; the director of development, Ala.”
Alabama Dep't of Corr. v. Merritt, 74 So. 3d 1 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010).
· cites it 4× “" Ala.Code 1975, § 14-1-1.3. The functions and duties of the department, according to Ala.”
Camp v. Corr. Med. Servs., Inc., 668 F. Supp. 2d 1338 (M.D. Ala. 2009).
· cites it 2× “” Ala.Code § 14-1-1.3 (1975). Thus, the hiring decisions and any alleged failure to investigate said hiring decisions fall squarely within Allen’s “legitimate job description.”
Sanderson v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield, 570 So. 2d 675 (Ala. 1990).
· cites it 2× “Code 1975, § 31-2-58; (he commissioner of corrections, Ala.Code 1975, § 14-1-1.3; the director of development, Ala.”
Tunstall (N.D. Ala. 2026).
· cites it 2× “See Ala. Code § 14-1-1.3 ; Ala. Admin. Code r.”
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