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Ala. Code § 36-15-19 (2026)

Written Opinion of Attorney General Protects Officer, Governing Body, Etc.

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The written opinion of the Attorney General, heretofore or hereafter secured by any officer, board, local governing body or agency legally entitled to secure such opinion, shall protect such officer and the members of such board, local governing body or agency to whom it is directed or for whom the same is secured from liability to either the state, county or other municipal subdivisions of the state because of any official act or acts heretofore or hereafter performed as directed or advised in such opinion.

(Acts 1923, No. 64, p. 40, § 2; Code 1923, §869; Code 1940, T. 55, §241; Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 96, p. 272, § 1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1995–2008 · leading case: Alabama Dep't of Revenue v. Nat'l Peanut Festival Ass'n, 11 So. 3d 821 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008).
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Alabama Dep't of Revenue v. Nat'l Peanut Festival Ass'n, 11 So. 3d 821 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Even if it can be inferred that the information the taxpayer received arose indirectly from the attorney general opinions, its reliance on those opinions would not have been reasonable. Unlike court opinions, "written opinions of the Attorney General are not controlling.”
Hunt v. Tucker, 875 F. Supp. 1487 (N.D. Ala. 1995). · cites it 2× “A-16) The opinion did not indicate whether the analyses incorporated any other provisions of Alabama law, including the Ethics Act.”
J.M.R. v. Cnty. of Talladega, 686 So. 2d 209 (Ala. 1996). · cites it 5× “Attorney general opinions, while not having the force of law, protect officers acting in reliance on them "from liability to either the state, county or other municipal corporation,” Ala.Code 1975, § 36-15-19. However, this section has been held not to protect such an officer…”
Tobin v. Michigan Mut. Ins., 436 F.3d 1305 (11th Cir. 2006). “Ala.Code 1975, § 36-15-19; State, Dep’t of Revenue v.”
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