Alabama § 31-2-6 - Persons Exempted from Militia Service, Etc.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 31-2-6 — Persons Exempted from Militia Service, Etc., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-2-6. Persons Exempted from Militia Service, Etc.
The officers, judicial and executive, of the government of the United States and the State of Alabama, persons in the Armed Forces of the United States, customhouse clerks, persons employed by the United States in the transmission of the mails, artisans and workmen employed in the armories, arsenals and navy yards of the United States, and pilots and mariners actually employed in the sea service of any citizen or merchant within the United States shall be exempt from militia duty, without regard to age, and all persons who, because of religious belief, shall claim exemption from military service, if the conscientious holdings of such belief shall be established under such regulations as the President of the United States or the Governor of Alabama shall prescribe, shall be exempted from the militia service in a combatant capacity, but no person so exempted shall be exempt from militia service in any capacity that the President of the United States or the Governor of Alabama shall declare to be noncombatant.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Alabama § 31-2-6
What does Code of Alabama § 31-2-6 cover?
Section 31-2-6 ("Persons Exempted from Militia Service, Etc.") 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.
How do I cite Alabama § 31-2-6?
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Is this the official text of Alabama law?
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