Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 8-1-197 (2026)
Legislative Intent; Application.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
It is hereby declared that this article expresses fundamental public policies of the State of Alabama. Therefore, this article shall govern and shall be applied instead of any foreign laws that might otherwise be applicable in those instances when the application of those foreign laws would violate a fundamental public policy expressed in this article.
(Act 2015-465, §8.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2016–2023 · leading case: DJR Assocs., LLC v. Hammonds, 241 F. Supp. 3d 1208 (N.D. Ala. 2017).
DJR Assocs., LLC v. Hammonds, 241 F. Supp. 3d 1208 (N.D. Ala. 2017). “See Alabama Code § 8-1-197 (Suppl. 2015) Alabama Comment.”
Ex parte PT Solutions Holdings, LLC, 225 So. 3d 37 (Ala. 2016). “” Section 8-1-197, Ala. Code 1975, provides: "It is hereby declared that this article expresses fundamental public policies of the State of Alabama.”
Right at Home, LLC v. Gaudet (D. Neb. 2021). “See Ala. Code § 8-1-197 . partial restraints.”
Hightower Holding, LLC v. John Gibson (Del. Ch. 2023). “101 Ala. Code § 8-1-197 . 102 Id. 25 Alabama law.”
M5 Mgmt. Servs., Inc. v. Yanac (N.D. Ala. 2019). “Code § 8-1-197 . the limited exceptions set out by § 8-1-1 is void.”
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