Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 14-6-21 (2026)

Allowing Jail, Etc., to Become Foul or Unclean.

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

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Whoever, being a sheriff, jailer or other person having the care and custody of any jail, workhouse, prison or other lawful place of confinement, suffers the same to become foul or unclean shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $10 nor more than $100.

(Code 1923, §4822; Code 1940, T. 45, §139.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1980–1980 · leading case: Nicholson v. Choctaw Cnty., Ala., 498 F. Supp. 295 (S.D. Ala. 1980).

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Nicholson v. Choctaw Cnty., Ala., 498 F. Supp. 295 (S.D. Ala. 1980). · cites it 2× “The plaintiffs’ sixth cause of action against Sheriff Donald Lolley arises under Alabama Code § 14-6-21 and § 14-6-95, which require the Sheriff to keep the jail in a clean manner.”

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