Alabama § 14-3-43 - Removal of Convicts - Disease or Other Urgent Necessity.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 14-3-43 — Removal of Convicts - Disease or Other Urgent Necessity., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-3-43. Removal of Convicts - Disease or Other Urgent Necessity.
The Board of Corrections may cause the convicts to be removed to such place of security within the state as they may deem expedient whenever the prevalence of any epidemic, infectious or contagious disease or any other urgent necessity may render such removal proper, taking all necessary precautions to insure the safekeeping of the convicts and to prevent escape when removed.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-3-43 ("Removal of Convicts - Disease or Other Urgent Necessity.") 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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