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AL Code § 23-1-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-32 - Offices; Director Full-Time Position.

Section 23-1-32Offices; director full-time position. The State Department of Transportation shall be provided with suitable offices at the State Capitol or such other places as the needs of the department may require, but no office in any other place than the Capitol shall be established as an office of said department without the consent and approval of the Governor in writing. All offices shall be kept open at such times as the business of the department and the convenience and interest of the public may require. The offices shall be conveniently and properly furnished at the expense of the state and shall be the depository for all records of the State Department of Transportation. The Director of Transportation shall give his entire time to the duties of his office. (Code 1923, §1306; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Acts 1931, No. 10, p. 7; Code 1940, T. 23, §7; Act 2001-344, p. 446, §1.)
AL Code § 23-1-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-33 - Official Records of Department; Appointment of Assistants and Personnel.

Section 23-1-33Official records of department; appointment of assistants and personnel. The State Department of Transportation shall keep an official record of all its acts and doings. The Director of Transportation shall, under provisions of the Merit System, appoint such assistants and personnel as may be necessary for the proper carrying on of the work of the State Department of Transportation. The compensation of such assistants and personnel shall be paid out of the state highway funds. (Code 1923, §1311; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Acts 1931, No. 10, p. 7; Code 1940, T. 23, §9.)
AL Code § 23-1-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-34 - Copies of Plans and Specifications to Be Kept; Files and Records Open to Public Inspection; Records as Evidence.

Section 23-1-34Copies of plans and specifications to be kept; files and records open to public inspection; records as evidence. The State Department of Transportation shall keep on file in its office copies of all plans and specifications prepared by the State Department of Transportation, and the files and records of such department shall, under reasonable regulations, be kept open for inspection of the public at all reasonable hours. Certified copies of records shall be received in evidence in all the courts of this state. (Code 1923, §1315; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §12.)
AL Code § 23-1-35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-35 - Annual Report to Governor.

Section 23-1-35Annual report to Governor. On or before April 1 in each year, the State Department of Transportation shall submit a printed report to the Governor, stating as nearly as possible the number of miles of road built or improved and also the culverts and bridges constructed during the preceding fiscal year, showing the cost and general character of same, and the location of material suitable for road construction, showing where such roads, culverts, and bridges have been constructed. The department shall also recommend to the Governor and Legislature such legislation as it deems advisable and furnish any other information concerning road and bridge improvements as may be deemed expedient by the Governor and the Legislature. (Code 1923, §1304; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Acts 1931, No. 10, p. 7; Code 1940, T. 23, §5.)
AL Code § 23-1-36 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-36 - Employees Used on Transferred County Roads and Bridges.

Section 23-1-36Employees used on transferred county roads and bridges. Whenever responsibility for the construction, maintenance, and repair of county roads and bridges is transferred by law from any county commission to the State Department of Transportation, the employees used by the State Department of Transportation in any such county in connection with the construction, maintenance, and repair of the county's roads and bridges shall be drawn insofar as possible from residents of the county. In the event of a vacancy in any such position of employment in the classified service of the state, the personnel director, upon request of the Director of Transportation that the personnel director certify to him the names of persons eligible for appointment to the position, shall establish a county register of eligibles who are residents of the county in which the vacancy occurs, and the personnel director shall certify the names of persons appearing on the county register for appointment to the position. If, however, no appointment is made from the county register or if there is no county register, appointment shall be made from the statewide register. (Acts 1956, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 4, p. 11.)
AL Code § 23-1-37 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-37 - Use of Convict Labor.

Section 23-1-37Use of convict labor. The State Department of Transportation may work convicts in the construction or maintenance of public roads and bridges of Alabama, as may now or may hereafter be provided by law, or may work convicts in the construction, repairing, or maintaining public roads or bridges by contract or agreement with the Department of Corrections as to the number of convicts required to do such work; provided, that the charge for labor of such convicts shall be in accordance with the terms of the contract which shall be negotiated by and between the Director of the State Department of Transportation and the Department of Corrections, with the approval of the Governor, and no other expense incurred by the use of such convicts shall be chargeable to the State Department of Transportation, except such necessary tools and implements used in the construction, repairing, or maintaining of the public roads and bridges upon which the convicts are employed. (Code 1923, §1337; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §31; Acts 1965, No. 652, p. 1176.)
AL Code § 23-1-38 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-38 - Paying Expenses of Nonemployees Prohibited.

Section 23-1-38Paying expenses of nonemployees prohibited. Any officer or employee of the State Department of Transportation who pays or authorizes to be paid the expense account of any person not employed by the State Department of Transportation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1951, No. 713, p. 1251.)
AL Code § 23-1-39 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-39 - Seal; Power to Administer Oaths, Etc.

Section 23-1-39Seal; power to administer oaths, etc. The State Department of Transportation shall have a seal and shall have the power to administer oaths, take affidavits, and make certificates. (Code 1923, §1305; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Acts 1931, No. 10, p. 7; Code 1940, T. 23, §6.)
AL Code § 23-1-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-41 - Self-Insurance Program for Department Employees.

Section 23-1-41Self-insurance program for department employees. (a) The State Department of Transportation is authorized and empowered and may, with the approval of the Governor provide for a self-insurance program covering a certain amount to be paid to the employees of the State Department of Transportation who may be killed or injured in the line and scope of their employment; provided, that the amount paid to any such party on account of death or injury shall not exceed the amount or amounts as provided by the Workers' Compensation Act of this state. The Director of Transportation may, with the approval of the Governor, enter into an agreement with an agency, company, or corporation qualified to administer a self-insured Workers' Compensation program to administer the program or, in the alternative, the director may elect to administer the program with State Department of Transportation personnel. The cost of this program shall be paid out of the funds of the State Department of Transportation as provided by law, and to that end and for that purpose, the department may, with the consent and approval of the Governor, disburse any moneys appropriated or set apart for the construction, repair, or maintenance of the public roads, bridges, and highways of this state. (b) The provisions of the 1981 amendments to this section shall be retroactive to February 1, 1980. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, any reinsurance policies which are in effect as of May 17, 1981, shall continue in force until September 30, 1981. (Code 1923, §1303; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Acts 1935, No. 339, p. 773; Acts 1939, No. 13, p. 9; Code 1940, T. 23, §3; Acts 1951, No. 887, p. 1530; Acts 1981, No. 81-625, p. 1040.)
AL Code § 23-1-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-42 - Roads, etc., Located on State Institutions.

Section 23-1-42Roads, etc., located on state institutions. (a) The roads and streets, drives, and parking areas located on the campus of any state institution of higher learning, the Alabama state hospitals, the Partlow State School and Hospital and the Alabama Agricultural Center in the City of Montgomery shall be deemed a part of the state highway system and may be constructed, maintained, and repaired by the State Department of Transportation in the same manner as other highways and roads in the state highway system. (b) The State Department of Transportation or the director thereof is hereby authorized and empowered to expend any funds in the Public Road and Bridge Fund to effectuate the purpose of this section, provided such expenditure is first approved by the Governor. (Acts 1959, No. 500, p. 1235.)
AL Code § 23-1-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-43 - State Agricultural Experiment Station Roads.

Section 23-1-43State agricultural experiment station roads. The State Department of Transportation shall construct, repair, and maintain all roads on land owned by the state which is located within the boundaries of any state agricultural experiment station or of any branch or substation, and such roads shall be considered a part of the state highway system. (Acts 1956, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 129, p. 191.)
AL Code § 23-1-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-44 - Right of Entry for Purpose of Making Surveys and Taking Soil Samples.

Section 23-1-44Right of entry for purpose of making surveys and taking soil samples. (a) All officers and employees of the State Department of Transportation are hereby authorized and empowered to enter upon and go across the lands of any individual or corporation in the State of Alabama for the purpose of making any and all surveys necessary for the construction of any highways, roads, and bridges to be constructed by it or under its supervision and to enter upon the property of individuals or corporations for the purpose of securing samples of the land to determine if same can be used as a source of material for the construction, maintenance, and improvement of public highways, roads, and bridges. (b) Such officers or employees are not relieved of civil liability for any damages caused by any acts authorized in subsection (a) of this section. (c) Such officers or employees may erect or place such stobs, stakes, monuments, or other markers as may be required in carrying out such survey. (Acts 1939, No. 210, p. 363; Code 1940, T. 23, §§40-42.)
AL Code § 23-1-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-45 - Acquisition of Rights-of-Way.

Section 23-1-45Acquisition of rights-of-way. Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Director of Transportation shall have authority to acquire the rights-of-way deemed necessary by the State Department of Transportation for the construction of a state road, either by purchase or by the exercise of the right of eminent domain in condemnation proceedings as provided under the laws of this state, or the county or municipality in which such road deemed necessary by the Director of Transportation is located shall acquire such rights-of-way deemed necessary by the Director of Transportation, when requested to do so by said Director of Transportation. Should the county or municipality fail or refuse to acquire said rights-of-way, the Director of Transportation shall have authority to acquire such rights-of-way as first above authorized. Rights-of-way acquired under the provision of this section shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by law. (Acts 1955, No. 566, p. 1230.)
AL Code § 23-1-46 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-46 - Changes or Additions to State Road System.

Section 23-1-46Changes or additions to state road system. The State Department of Transportation shall have full authority to make such changes or additions to the system of state roads to conform to the requirements of the federal aid law as it may deem proper and construct or maintain the same with state aid under the provisions of this title. (Code 1923, §1336; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §30.)
AL Code § 23-1-47 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-47 - Authority to Maintain, etc., City and Town Streets and Roads.

Section 23-1-47Authority to maintain, etc., city and town streets and roads. (a) It is hereby declared by the Legislature of Alabama that all city and town streets and roads in the State of Alabama, including viaducts, bridges, and culverts, do now, and will in the future, serve a state purpose and are of benefit to the people of the state, that said streets and roads, including viaducts, bridges, and culverts, are public highways and bridges and that it is a proper and legitimate function for the state to provide for the cost of maintaining, improving, constructing, and reconstructing such streets and roads in cooperation with the city or town involved. (b) The State Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as the department, in cooperation with the city or town involved, is hereby authorized and empowered to make expenditures from its funds for all, or any part of, the costs of maintaining, improving, repairing, constructing, and reconstructing all or any portion of the streets and roads, including viaducts, bridges and culverts, in every city and town in the State of Alabama; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall require the department to maintain, improve, repair, construct, or reconstruct the streets and roads or portions thereof in any city or town in the state; and provided further, that nothing contained in this section shall affect the duties and obligations of the department to maintain and repair the streets and roads or any portion thereof in any city or town which are or may hereafter be designated as connecting link roads under the provisions of Article 4 of this chapter. (Acts 1963, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 34, p. 110.)
AL Code § 23-1-48 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-48 - Application by Counties for Construction or Maintenance of State Road or Bridge.

Section 23-1-48Application by counties for construction or maintenance of state road or bridge. Whenever a county commission shall desire that a state road or bridge on a state road in said county be constructed or maintained with state aid, written application shall be made by the county to the State Department of Transportation under such rules and regulations as the department may prescribe. Such application, when made, shall be considered by the department and, if approved by it, the commissioners shall direct an engineer to view said road or bridge and cause to be made surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates of the cost of construction or maintenance, and the State Department of Transportation may thereupon appropriate out of the State Highway Fund such part of the estimated cost of such work as it may deem proper, and the State Department of Transportation shall proceed to do such work by contract or with its own force. If it deems best, the department may accept appropriations from the county for said work, which shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the State Highway Fund, before the work begins. Whenever a county fails to make application for the construction or maintenance of a road or bridge or the department deems it best for such work to be done, it may proceed to construct or maintain any part of the state road or bridge upon a state road and pay part or all of the cost of such work out of the State Highway Fund. (Code 1923, §1323; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §20.)
AL Code § 23-1-49 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-49 - Furnishing of Competent Engineers.

Section 23-1-49Furnishing of competent engineers. The State Department of Transportation shall furnish a competent engineer, when needed, during the progress of road or bridge construction, repair, or maintenance in any county under the provisions of this title, who shall supervise said work and see that the plans and specifications are complied with. (Code 1923, §1324; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 48, §21.)
AL Code § 23-1-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-50 - Authority to Procure Equipment; Payment of Expenses.

Section 23-1-50Authority to procure equipment; payment of expenses. Subject to the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 41, the State Department of Transportation is authorized to rent, construct, or purchase such buildings, stock, machinery, tools, materials, and other equipment as it may find necessary for use in carrying out the provisions of this chapter and pay for the same out of the State Highway Fund. It shall also, subject to the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 41, pay out of said fund the necessary expenses of the department of every description, including traveling expenses of the officials and engineers, superintendents, foremen and clerks, etc., while in the actual performance of their duties authorized or imposed by this chapter and also the cost of all supplies or materials furnished for said department and for the maintenance of all machinery used by the department or its agent. (Code 1923, §1335; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §29.)
AL Code § 23-1-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-51 - Purchase of Motor Fuels, Oils, Greases, and Lubricants.

Section 23-1-51Purchase of motor fuels, oils, greases, and lubricants. (a) All motor fuels, oils, greases, and lubricants bought by or for the State Department of Transportation for use in each county in which the construction, maintenance, and repair of the county roads and bridges have been transferred to the State Department of Transportation shall be purchased from vendors and suppliers residing in the county where such motor fuels, oils, greases, and lubricants are to be used. All such purchases shall be made on the basis of competitive bids, and contracts and purchase orders shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder as provided by law. (b) The Division of Purchases and Stores of the state Finance Department, with the approval of the State Department of Transportation, shall make rules and regulations relating to the manner of advertising for bids, receiving bids, and executing contracts for such items as are enumerated in subsection (a) of this section. (c) Any contract entered into or any purchase order issued prior to August 26, 1965, shall remain in full force and effect until the terms thereof have been complied with. (Acts 1965, No. 580, p. 1077.)
AL Code § 23-1-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-52 - License Exemption for Vehicles of Department.

Section 23-1-52License exemption for vehicles of department. Motor vehicles used by the State Department of Transportation, its officials or engineers, shall not be subject to any state, county, or municipal license. (Code 1923, §1313; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §10.)
AL Code § 23-1-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-53 - Contracts to Do Work - Authority.

Section 23-1-53Contracts to do work - Authority. The State Department of Transportation may enter into contracts with any of the counties of the state or with any of the municipalities of this state, as it may with individuals, firms, or private corporations, to do any work in the construction, repair, or maintenance of the roads, bridges, or highways in this state. (Code 1923, §1327; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §22.)
AL Code § 23-1-54 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-54 - Contracts to Do Work - How Drawn and Approved.

Section 23-1-54Contracts to do work - How drawn and approved. Every contract for road or bridge construction, repair, or maintenance under the provisions of this chapter shall be made in the name of the State of Alabama, approved by the State Department of Transportation and the Governor. (Code 1923, §1330; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §24.)
AL Code § 23-1-55 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-55 - Contracts to Do Work - Preconditions.

Section 23-1-55Contracts to do work - Preconditions. No contracts for construction, repair, or renewals of highways, bridges, or culverts shall be let without the approval of the Governor and until after all necessary right-of-way for such highways and right for material for construction and right-of-way for ingress and egress to said material have been legally procured and all documents covering such procurement have been placed on file with the Director of Transportation. (Code 1923, §1333; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §27.)