Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 16-30-3 (2026)
Exceptions to Chapter.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply if:
(1) In the absence of an epidemic or immediate threat thereof, the parent or guardian of the child shall object thereto in writing on grounds that such immunization or testing conflicts with his religious tenets and practices; or
(2) Certification by a competent medical authority providing individual exemption from the required immunization or testing is presented the admissions officer of the school.
(Acts 1973, No. 1269, p. 2113, §3.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2018–2018 · leading case: Bosarge v. Bosarge, 267 So. 3d 868 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018).
Bosarge v. Bosarge, 267 So. 3d 868 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “" Thus, the judgment indicates that the trial court expressed an opinion on the issue, but did not rule on the issue, either because the relief had not been requested or because the age of the child, who was not yet school-aged, made the application of § 16-30-3 premature.…”
Bosarge v. Bosarge, 267 So. 3d 868 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “" Thus, the judgment indicates that the trial court expressed an opinion on the issue, but did not rule on the issue, either because the relief had not been requested or because the age of the child, who was not yet school-aged, made the application of § 16-30-3 premature.…”
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