Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 38-2-1 (2026)
State Department of Human Resources.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, laws through the 2026 Regular Session
There is hereby created a State Department of Human Resources, with subordinate bureaus and divisions which shall operate under a State Board of Human Resources and consist of a Commissioner of Human Resources and such other officers and employees as are authorized to be appointed under this chapter.
(Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §2; Acts 1955, No. 341, p. 763, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1989–2007 · leading case: Jackson v. State, 910 So. 2d 797 (Ala. Crim. App. 2005).
Jackson v. State, 910 So. 2d 797 (Ala. Crim. App. 2005). “See § 38-2-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975. DHR states in its brief: “DHR cannot accomplish its duties, including the duty to maintain the confidentiality of our records and to disclose information only when the appropriate steps have been taken by our independent legal staff, when we…”
Ex Parte State, 976 So. 2d 508 (Ala. Crim. App. 2007). “See §§ 12-15-100 and 12-15-101, and § 38-2-1, Ala.Code 1975. Because these records are confidential, the most a party is entitled to, upon a showing of good cause, is an in camera inspection of the documents by a circuit court.”
Liedel v. Juv. Court of Madison Cnty., 707 F. Supp. 486 (N.D. Ala. 1989). “A department of the State of Alabama organized and existing under the provisions of §§ 38-2-1 through 38-2-13, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended.”
Patzka v. Hooks, 9 So. 3d 571 (Ala. Crim. App. 2007). “See Ala.Code 1975, § 38-2-1 et seq. Its principal office is located in Montgomery County.”
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