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peace officer immunity in Alabama

8 Alabama opinions name it 1 courts 2003–2025 3 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Alabama courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (8)

CaseFollowedCited
Ex Parte Cranmangreen
ala · 2000 · cited in 7 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2003–2025
2 sentences

2025Specifically, " 'peace officers are afforded immunity by Ala. Code 1975, § 6-5-338(a), and the test for State- agent immunity set forth in Ex parte Cranman, 792 So. 2d 392 (Ala. 2000), as modified in Hollis v. City of Brighton, 950 So. 2d 300 (Ala. 2006) (incorporating the peace-officer-immunity standard provided in § 6-5-338(a) into the State- agent-immunity analysis found in Cranman)....

2024Specifically, 6 SC-2023-0735 " 'peace officers are afforded immunity by Ala. Code 1975, § 6-5-338(a), and the test for State- agent immunity set forth in Ex parte Cranman, 792 So. 2d 392 (Ala. 2000), as modified in Hollis v. City of Brighton, 950 So. 2d 300 (Ala. 2006) (incorporating the peace-officer-immunity standard provided in § 6-5-338(a) into the State- agent-immunity analysis found in Cranman)....

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Ex Parte Turnergreen
ala · 2002 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2003–2006
2 sentences

2006See Ex parte Turner , 840 So.2d 132 , 136 (Ala. 2002)(`"a State agent shall not be immune from civil liability in his or her personal capacity . . . (2) when the State agent acts willfully, maliciously, fraudulently, in bad faith, beyond his or her authority, or under a mistaken interpretation of the law."' (quoting Ex parte Cranman , 792 So.2d 392 , 405 (Ala. 2000))). "2 The test for State-agent immunity, as discussed in Ex parte Cranman , 792 So.2d 392 (Ala. 2000), and adopted by a majority of this Court in Ex parte Butts , withholds immunity from State agents acting in their personal capaci

2006See Ex parte Turner, 840 So.2d 132, 136 (Ala.2002)(`"a State agent shall not be immune from civil liability in his or her personal capacity . . . (2) when the State agent acts willfully, maliciously, fraudulently, in bad faith, beyond his or her authority, or under a mistaken interpretation of the law."' (quoting Ex parte Cranman, 792 So.2d 392, 405 (Ala. 2000))). "2 The test for State-agent immunity, as discussed in Ex parte Cranman, 792 So.2d 392 (Ala.2000), and adopted by a majority of this Court in Ex parte Butts, withholds immunity from State agents acting in their personal capacity, `"wh

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Hollis v. City of Brightongreen
ala · 2006 · cited in 6 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2010–2025
2 sentences

2025Specifically, " 'peace officers are afforded immunity by Ala. Code 1975, § 6-5-338(a), and the test for State- agent immunity set forth in Ex parte Cranman, 792 So. 2d 392 (Ala. 2000), as modified in Hollis v. City of Brighton, 950 So. 2d 300 (Ala. 2006) (incorporating the peace-officer-immunity standard provided in § 6-5-338(a) into the State- agent-immunity analysis found in Cranman)....

2024Specifically, 6 SC-2023-0735 " 'peace officers are afforded immunity by Ala. Code 1975, § 6-5-338(a), and the test for State- agent immunity set forth in Ex parte Cranman, 792 So. 2d 392 (Ala. 2000), as modified in Hollis v. City of Brighton, 950 So. 2d 300 (Ala. 2006) (incorporating the peace-officer-immunity standard provided in § 6-5-338(a) into the State- agent-immunity analysis found in Cranman)....

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Moore v. Crockergreen
ala · 2002 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024That Code section "extends state-agent immunity to peace officers performing discretionary functions within the line and scope of their law- 9 SC-2023-0819 enforcement duties." Moore v. Crocker, 852 So. 2d 89, 90 (Ala. 2002); see also Hollis v. City of Brighton, 950 So. 2d 300, 309 (Ala. 2006) (incorporating the peace-officer-immunity standard provided in § 6-5- 338(a) into the State-agent-immunity analysis found in Cranman).

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Ex Parte Kennedygreen
· 2008 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2010–2010
1 sentence

2010See Ex parte Kennedy, 992 So.2d 1276 (Ala.2008), and City of Birmingham v. Brown, 969 So.2d 910, 916 (Ala.2007) (“Immunity applies to employees of municipalities in the same manner that immunity applies to employees of the State.” (citing Cranman, supra)).

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City of Birmingham v. Browngreen
ala · 2007 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2010–2010
1 sentence

2010See Ex parte Kennedy, 992 So.2d 1276 (Ala.2008), and City of Birmingham v. Brown, 969 So.2d 910, 916 (Ala.2007) (“Immunity applies to employees of municipalities in the same manner that immunity applies to employees of the State.” (citing Cranman, supra)).

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Ex Parte Buttsgreen
ala · 2000 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2006–2006
2 sentences

2006See Ex parte Turner , 840 So.2d 132 , 136 (Ala. 2002)(`"a State agent shall not be immune from civil liability in his or her personal capacity . . . (2) when the State agent acts willfully, maliciously, fraudulently, in bad faith, beyond his or her authority, or under a mistaken interpretation of the law."' (quoting Ex parte Cranman , 792 So.2d 392 , 405 (Ala. 2000))). "2 The test for State-agent immunity, as discussed in Ex parte Cranman , 792 So.2d 392 (Ala. 2000), and adopted by a majority of this Court in Ex parte Butts , withholds immunity from State agents acting in their personal capaci

2006See Ex parte Turner, 840 So.2d 132, 136 (Ala.2002)(`"a State agent shall not be immune from civil liability in his or her personal capacity . . . (2) when the State agent acts willfully, maliciously, fraudulently, in bad faith, beyond his or her authority, or under a mistaken interpretation of the law."' (quoting Ex parte Cranman, 792 So.2d 392, 405 (Ala. 2000))). "2 The test for State-agent immunity, as discussed in Ex parte Cranman, 792 So.2d 392 (Ala.2000), and adopted by a majority of this Court in Ex parte Butts, withholds immunity from State agents acting in their personal capacity, `"wh

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Gary v. Crouchgreen
ala · 2003 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2006–2006
2 sentences

2006See Ex parte Turner , 840 So.2d 132 , 136 (Ala. 2002)(`"a State agent shall not be immune from civil liability in his or her personal capacity . . . (2) when the State agent acts willfully, maliciously, fraudulently, in bad faith, beyond his or her authority, or under a mistaken interpretation of the law."' (quoting Ex parte Cranman , 792 So.2d 392 , 405 (Ala. 2000))). "2 The test for State-agent immunity, as discussed in Ex parte Cranman , 792 So.2d 392 (Ala. 2000), and adopted by a majority of this Court in Ex parte Butts , withholds immunity from State agents acting in their personal capaci

2006See Ex parte Turner, 840 So.2d 132, 136 (Ala.2002)(`"a State agent shall not be immune from civil liability in his or her personal capacity . . . (2) when the State agent acts willfully, maliciously, fraudulently, in bad faith, beyond his or her authority, or under a mistaken interpretation of the law."' (quoting Ex parte Cranman, 792 So.2d 392, 405 (Ala. 2000))). "2 The test for State-agent immunity, as discussed in Ex parte Cranman, 792 So.2d 392 (Ala.2000), and adopted by a majority of this Court in Ex parte Butts, withholds immunity from State agents acting in their personal capacity, `"wh

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Alabama. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Parrish v. Dunn (In re Price) green
ala · 2018
1 sentence

2024In Hollis, this Court amended the restatement of State-agent immunity to incorporate the peace-officer immunity provided in § 6-5- 338. 5 SC-2023-0735 to immunity as prescribed in Cranman to determine whether that exception is supported by substantial evidence.' Ex parte Utilities Bd. of Foley, 265 So. 3d 1273 , 1281 (Ala. 2018) (citing Ex parte Price, 256 So. 3d 1184 (Ala. 2018))." Ex parte Runnels, 364 So. 3d 979 , 982 (Ala. 2022) (footnote omitted).

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Hilburn v. Utilities Bd. of Foley (In re Utilities Bd. of Foley) green
ala · 2018
1 sentence

2024In Hollis, this Court amended the restatement of State-agent immunity to incorporate the peace-officer immunity provided in § 6-5- 338. 5 SC-2023-0735 to immunity as prescribed in Cranman to determine whether that exception is supported by substantial evidence.' Ex parte Utilities Bd. of Foley, 265 So. 3d 1273 , 1281 (Ala. 2018) (citing Ex parte Price, 256 So. 3d 1184 (Ala. 2018))." Ex parte Runnels, 364 So. 3d 979 , 982 (Ala. 2022) (footnote omitted).

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Statutes the citing opinions construe

AL § Ala. Code § 6-5-338 (7) AL § Ala. Code § 32-5A-7 (5) AL § Ala. Code § 32-5-213 (3) USC § 42u.s.c.1983 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CA 35 (1971–2025) CT 13 (1995–2015) AL 8 (2003–2025) OH 5 (2008–2026) IL 5 (2010–2024) TX 4 (2005–2026) ND 2 (2019–2019) OR 2 (2011–2020) IA 2 (2014–2014) NM 2 (2020–2022)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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