Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 36-26-4 (2026)

State Personnel Department Created; Composition; Executive Head; Offices.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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There shall be a State Personnel Department with a State Personnel Board and a State Director of Personnel as provided in this article. The director shall be the executive head of the department. Offices shall be provided in the City of Montgomery which shall be the headquarters of the department.

(Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, §4; Code 1940, T. 55, §295.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2012–2020 · leading case: Poindexter v. Dep't of Human Resources, 946 F. Supp. 2d 1278 (M.D. Ala. 2013).
Poindexter v. Dep't of Human Resources, 946 F. Supp. 2d 1278 (M.D. Ala. 2013). · cites it 2× “Both the State Personnel Board and DHR are state agencies, Ala.Code §§ 36-26-4, 38-2-8, and Alabama has preserved its immunity.”
Maye v. Alabama Dep't of Youth Servs. & Alabama State Pers. Bd., 90 So. 3d 766 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012). “See §§ 36-26-4 and 36-26-6, Ala.Code 1975. . The circuit court did not specify in its October 28, 2011, order which motion to dismiss it was denying.”
Green v. Graham (CONSENT) (M.D. Ala. 2020). · cites it 2× “Ala. Code § 36-26-4 . Job classifications are created, abolished, or modified depending on the needs of the State, and the State currently has approximately 1,300 separate job classifications.”
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