Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 6-5-640 (2026)

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✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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This article shall apply to and govern all civil class actions brought in the state courts of Alabama pursuant to Alabama Rule of Civil Procedure 23. The provisions of this article, where inconsistent with any Alabama Rule of Civil Procedure, including, but not limited to, Ala. R. Civ. P. 23, shall supersede such rules or parts of rules.

(Act 99-250, p. 329, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2000–2005 · leading case: Latham v. Dep't of Corr., 927 So. 2d 815 (Ala. 2005).
Latham v. Dep't of Corr., 927 So. 2d 815 (Ala. 2005). · cites it 2× “, and Ala.Code 1975, §§ 6-5-640, -641, and -642.”
Gen. Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Massey, 893 So. 2d 314 (Ala. 2004). · cites it 2× “Acts 1999, codified at Ala.Code 1975, §§ 6-5-640 to -642. Section 6-5-642 provides a right of appeal from an order certifying a class.”
Hudson v. Friedman's Inc., 784 So. 2d 282 (Ala. 2000). · cites it 2× “Acts 1999, codified at Ala.Code 1975, § 6-5-640 et seq. Section 6-5-641(b) provides that, in any putative class action, “the [trial] court ‘shall hold a conference among all named parties to the action for the purpose of establishing a schedule .”
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