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Ala. Code § 41-16-60 (2026)

Conflicts of Interest of Members or Officers of Certain Public Offices or Positions.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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Members and officers of the city and county boards of education and the district boards of education of independent school districts may be financially interested in or have any personal beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in the purchase of or contract for any personal property or contractual service under either of the following conditions:

(1) The contract or agreement under which the financial interest arises was created prior to the election or appointment of the individual to the position he or she holds.

(2) The individual holding the position does not participate in, by discussion or by vote, the decision-making process which creates the financial or personal beneficial interest.

(Acts 1967, Ex. Sess., No. 217, p. 259, §3; Act 2011-583, p. 1279, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1991–2001 · leading case: Fitch v. State, 851 So. 2d 103 (Ala. Crim. App. 2001).
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Fitch v. State, 851 So. 2d 103 (Ala. Crim. App. 2001). · cites it 8× “Fitch was found not guilty of violating § 41-16-60, willfully voting to award a contract in which he had a financial interest; thus, any error in the admission of evidence regarding the award of the contract is moot.”
Harris v. Ethics Com'n of State, 585 So. 2d 93 (Ala. Civ. App. 1991). “The Code of Alabama, Section 33-2-180(10) states as follows: ‘The industrial development board of the city of Mobile, Alabama, a public corporation and instrumentality that was organized and is existing under Act No. 648.... ’ It is hard to see how industrial boards throughout…”
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