Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 31-9-17 (2026)
Exemption from Tort Liability of Persons Granting License or Privilege for Use of Real Estate, Etc., for Shelters.
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Any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants a license or privilege, or otherwise permits the designation or use of the whole or any part or parts of such real estate or premises for the purpose of sheltering persons during an actual disaster or an actual, impending, mock, or practice attack, shall, together with his successors in interest, if any, not be civilly liable for negligently causing the death of, or injury to, any person on or about such real estate or premises, or for the loss of, or damage to, the property of such person.
(Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §17.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2012–2012 · leading case: In re Fema Trailer Formaldehyde Prods. Liab. Litig., 668 F.3d 281 (5th Cir. 2012).
In re Fema Trailer Formaldehyde Prods. Liab. Litig., 668 F.3d 281 (5th Cir. 2012). “Code § 33-15-21(b) and Alabama Emergency Management Act (“AEMA”), Ala.Code § 31-9-17. See Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1); 28 U.”
In re Fema Trailer, No. 10-30945 (5th Cir. Jan. 23, 2012). “Ala. Code § 31-9-17 . 9 No. 10-30921 Consolidated With 10-30945 Whether a private person in “like circumstances” would be subject to liability is a question of sovereign immunity and, thus, is ultimately a question of federal law.”
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