Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 14-8-5 (2026)
Inmate Not Deemed Agent, Etc., of Board of Corrections.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
No inmate granted privileges under the provisions of this article shall be deemed to be an agent, employee or involuntary servant of the board while involved in the free community or while going to and from employment, or other specified areas.
(Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 307, p. 4595, §9.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1995–1998 · leading case: Hicks v. Alabama, 45 F. Supp. 2d 921 (S.D. Ala. 1998).
Hicks v. Alabama, 45 F. Supp. 2d 921 (S.D. Ala. 1998). “" Ala.Code §§ 14-8-5 and 14-8-40 (1975).”
Pettco Enter., Inc. v. White, 896 F. Supp. 1137 (M.D. Ala. 1995). “Ala.Code §§ 14-8-5 & 14-8-40 (1975). Although Alabama law does not require that the owners and operators of motor vehicles carry liability insurance, it does provide a mechanism by which State employees who operate motor vehicles in the performance of their duties may acquire…”
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