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Ala. Code § 22-50-2 (2026)

Department - Created; Composition; Divisions; Offices.

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There shall be created and established a department of the state government to be known as the Department of Mental Health. The department shall be composed of the State Mental Health Commissioner and such divisions and administrative sections as the Mental Health Commissioner may direct. The principal offices of the department shall be located at the state capitol. The department shall perform the functions prescribed in this chapter.

(Acts 1965, No. 881, p. 1649, §1; Acts 1984, No. 84-242, p. 365, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1993–2009 · leading case: Susan J. v. Riley, 616 F. Supp. 2d 1219 (M.D. Ala. 2009).
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Susan J. v. Riley, 616 F. Supp. 2d 1219 (M.D. Ala. 2009). · cites it 5× “” (citing Ala.Code § 22-50-2 (1990)). Furthermore, Alabama Code § 22-50-2 provides: There shall be created and established a department of the state government to be known as the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.”
Rogers v. Alabama Dep't of Mental Health & Mental Retardation, 825 F. Supp. 986 (M.D. Ala. 1993). · cites it 2× “The Department is without doubt a department of the state government, Ala. Code § 22-50-2 , and is therefore absolutely immune from suit.”
Cross v. Alabama, State Dep't of Mental Health & Mental Retardation, 49 F.3d 1490 (11th Cir. 1995). · cites it 2× “Ala.Code § 22-50-2 (1990). Horsley, in Ms capacity as commissioner of the Department, and Pound-stone, in his capacity as associate commissioner for the mental illness division for the Department, are “state officials.”
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