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§ 11-1-2 — County Declared a Body Corporate

Alabama § 11-1-2
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations
Ch. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 11-1-2 (2026).

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Every county is a body corporate, with power to sue or be sued in any court of record.

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10 F. Supp. 2d 1282 (S.D. Alabama, 1998)
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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §763; Code 1867, §897; Code 1876, §815; Code 1886, §886; Code 1896, §1397; Code 1907, §123; Code 1923, §181; Code 1940, T. 12, §3.)

Nearby Sections

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§ 11-1-1
Number and Names of Counties
§ 11-1-10
Contracts with Federal, State, and Other County Governments
§ 11-1-11
Payment of Membership Fees in State Organizations, Etc., for Sheriffs, Tax Assessors, Tax Collectors, Circuit Clerks and Registers, License Commissioners, Etc
§ 11-1-12
Preparation, Etc., of County Assessment Maps or Plats
§ 11-1-13
Alteration, Etc., of Precinct or Beat Lines or Creation of New Precincts or Beats
§ 11-1-14
Provision of Voting Places Where Precinct or Beat Lines Altered, Etc., or New Precincts or Beats Created
§ 11-1-15
Authority to Join National and State Association of County Commissions
§ 11-1-16
Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Execution
§ 11-1-17
Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Form of Warrants, Refunding Warrants, Coupons, Etc
§ 11-1-2
County Declared a Body Corporate
§ 11-1-3
Jurisdiction Over Navigable Streams Not Within Limits of Any County; Execution of Process on Said Streams
§ 11-1-5
Uniform Designation for County Governing Bodies
§ 11-1-6
Transfer of Money Erroneously Paid into County Treasury, Etc., to State Treasury
§ 11-1-7
Appointment and Use of Public Depositories; Liability
§ 11-1-8
Closing of County Offices on Legal Holidays and for Special Circumstances; Deadlines Extended for Filing Documents
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