Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 14-1-16 (2026)
Board of Corrections Abolished; Rights, Duties, Powers, Property, Etc., Vested in Governor.
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Effective October 1, 1979, the Board of Corrections of the State of Alabama is hereby abolished and all rights, all duties, responsibilities, powers, assets, liabilities, contractual rights and obligations and property rights, whether accruing or vested in the abolished agency, are hereby vested in the Governor of the State of Alabama.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-426, p. 667, §2.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1981–2006 · leading case: Carpenter v. Tillman, 948 So. 2d 536 (Ala. 2006).
Carpenter v. Tillman, 948 So. 2d 536 (Ala. 2006). “§ 14-1-16, Ala.Code 1975. The responsibilities previously assigned to the Board of Corrections now belong to the DOC.”
Mixon v. State, 407 So. 2d 588 (Ala. Crim. App. 1981). “Section 14-1-16. Consequently, the judgment of conviction is affirmed and this cause is remanded to the Circuit Court for proper sentencing.”
Conn v. James, 436 So. 2d 865 (Ala. 1983). “” DECISION Code 1975, § 14-1-16, reads as follows: “Effective October 1,1979, the board of corrections of the state of Alabama is hereby abolished and all rights, all duties, responsibilities, powers, assets, liabilities, contractual rights and obligations and property rights,…”
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