Alabama § 11-43A-116 - Effect of Article on Existing Laws.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 11-43A-116 — Effect of Article on Existing Laws., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-43A-116. Effect of Article on Existing Laws.
All laws and parts of laws, general, local, or special, relating to or affecting such municipality, its powers, functions, duties, corporate limits, or property, which are in force when this article shall take effect are hereby continued in effect; but all laws and parts of laws relating to the powers, functions, and duties under any prior form of government shall be superseded to the extent that the same apply to any municipality electing to come within the provisions of this article and are inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-43A-116 ("Effect of Article on Existing Laws.") 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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