Alabama § 1-1-8 When Penal Acts Take Effect

Alabama Statutes

§ 1-1-8 — When Penal Acts Take Effect

Alabama § 1-1-8

Title 1General Provisions

Ch. 1Construction of Code and Statutes

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 1-1-8 (2026).

Text

No penal act shall take effect until 60 days after the approval thereof, unless otherwise specially provided in the act.

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Legislative History

(Code 1867, §§3544, 3955; Code 1876, §4448; Code 1886, §3705; Code 1896, §5540; Code 1907, §7805; Code 1923, §5531; Code 1940, T. 1, §8.)

Nearby Sections

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§ 1-1-1

Meaning of Certain Words and Terms

§ 1-1-1.1

Sex-Based Terminology; Legislative Findings and Intent

§ 1-1-10

Repeal of Uncodified Statutes of Public, General, and Permanent Nature; Certain Statutes Saved from Repeal

§ 1-1-11

Repealed Laws Not Revived

§ 1-1-13

Previous Validating Acts Not Repealed

§ 1-1-14

Classification and Organization of Code; Notes and Catchlines of Sections Not Part of Law

§ 1-1-15

References to Sections, Titles, Etc

§ 1-1-16

Severability of Provisions of Code and Statutes

§ 1-1-2

Tenses; Gender; Singular and Plural; Joint Authority

§ 1-1-3

“Blind Person” Defined; How Blindness Proved

§ 1-1-4

Computation of Time

§ 1-1-4.1

Oberservation of Daylight Saving Time Year-Round Upon Act by United States Congress

§ 1-1-5

Public Offenses Defined. Repealed

§ 1-1-6

Certain Acts or Omissions Not Public Offenses

§ 1-1-8

When Penal Acts Take Effect

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