Alabama § 14-7-13 - Manufactured or Produced Articles or Products - Requirement as to Purchase of Articles or Products by State Offices, Etc., Generally; Purchases by Political Subdivisions.
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§ 14-7-13. Manufactured or Produced Articles or Products - Requirement as to Purchase of Articles or Products by State Offices, Etc., Generally; Purchases by Political Subdivisions.
(a) On and after August 13, 1976, all offices, departments, institutions and agencies of this state which are supported in whole or in part by this state and political subdivisions thereof shall purchase from the Alabama Board of Corrections all articles or products required by such offices, departments, institutions, agencies or political subdivisions of this state produced or manufactured by the said Board of Corrections with the use of prison labor, as provided for by this chapter, and no such article or product may be purchased by any such office, department, institution or agency from any other source, unless excepted from the provisions of this section as provided in Section 14-7-14. All purchases made by state agencies shall be made through the Finance Department upon requisition by the proper authority of the office, department, institution or agency.
(b) Political subdivisions of this state may purchase directly from the Board of Corrections.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-7-13 ("Manufactured or Produced Articles or Products - Requirement as to Purchase of Articles or Products by State Offices, Etc., Generally; Purchases by Political Subdivisions.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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