Alabama Statutes
§ 22-50-2 — Department - Created; Composition; Divisions; Offices
Alabama § 22-50-2
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 22Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control
Ch. 50Department of Mental Health; Board of Trustees
Art. 1General Provisions
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 22-50-2 (2026).
Text
There shall be created and established a department of the state government to be known as the Department of Mental Health. The department shall be composed of the State Mental Health Commissioner and such divisions and administrative sections as the Mental Health Commissioner may direct. The principal offices of the department shall be located at the state capitol. The department shall perform the functions prescribed in this chapter.
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Related
Rogers v. Alabama Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation
825 F. Supp. 986 (M.D. Alabama, 1993)
Cross v. Alabama, State Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation
49 F.3d 1490 (Eleventh Circuit, 1995)
Susan J. v. Riley
616 F. Supp. 2d 1219 (M.D. Alabama, 2009)
Legislative History
(Acts 1965, No. 881, p. 1649, §1; Acts 1984, No. 84-242, p. 365, §1.)
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Alabama § 22-50-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/22-50-2.