Code of Alabama - Title 36: Public Officers and Employees - Chapter 12 - Maintenance, Use, Etc., of Public Property, Records, Etc

• Article 1 General Provisions.
• Section 36-12-1 Public officer or servant defined
  A public officer or servant, as used in this article, is intended to and shall include, in addition to the ordinary public offices, departments, commissions,...
• Section 36-12-2 Public officers and servants to accurately maintain and preserve from loss, destruction, etc., complete books, papers, files, etc
  All public officers and servants shall correctly make and accurately keep in and for their respective offices or places of business all such books or...
• Section 36-12-3 Permanence and uniformity in size, style, etc., of books, papers, files, etc., required; factors in selection of record books, writing paper, inks, typewriter ribbons, etc
  The books, documents and files shall be uniform in size and general style of makeup and binding throughout the several state offices and departments, and...
• Section 36-12-4 Public officers and servants to deliver current papers, books, etc., to successors in office
  All public officers and servants of this state shall turn over to their successors in office, together with a list thereof, all current books, papers...
• Section 36-12-5 Disposition of books, papers, etc., when no longer current
  All public officers and servants of the state, whenever any book, paper or document pertaining to the affairs, business or transactions of their office has...
• Article 2 Recovery of Papers, Property, etc., by Successors to Office.
• Section 36-12-20 Papers, property, etc., to be delivered to successor upon vacation of office
  In all cases in which it is not otherwise expressly provided, when any office is vacated, except by the death of the incumbent, all books,...
• Section 36-12-21 Proceedings for recovery of papers, property, etc., by successor to office generally - Filing of complaint; issuance of order to person refusing, etc., to deliver papers, etc., to show cause why delivery of same should not be compelled
  If any person refuses or neglects, after demand made, to deliver over any books, papers or property as required in Section 36-12-20, his successor may...
• Section 36-12-22 Proceedings for recovery of papers, property, etc., by successor to office generally - Hearing; termination of proceedings against person charged with withholding papers, property, etc., upon making of affidavit
  At the time so appointed or at any other time to which the matter may be adjourned, a copy of such order having been personally...
• Section 36-12-23 Proceedings for recovery of papers, property, etc., by successor to office generally - Imprisonment of person charged with withholding papers, property, etc., upon failure to make affidavit, etc
  If the person complained against does not make such affidavit and it appears that any such books, papers or property are withheld, the officer before...
• Section 36-12-24 Proceedings for recovery of papers, property, etc., by successor to office generally - Issuance of warrant for search and seizure of papers, property, etc., upon failure of person charged with withholding same to make affidavit, etc
  In the case stated in Section 36-12-23, if required by the plaintiff, such officer shall also issue his warrant, directed to any lawful officer, commanding...
• Section 36-12-25 Proceedings for recovery of papers, property, etc., by successor to office generally - Examination of papers, property, etc., upon seizure and delivery thereof to complainant
  Upon books, papers or property being brought before such officer by virtue of such warrant, he shall inquire and examine whether the same appertained to...
• Section 36-12-26 Proceedings for recovery of papers, property, etc., by successor to office upon death of incumbent, etc
  If any person holding any office in this state dies or his office in any way becomes vacant and any books, papers or property belonging...
• Article 3 Inspection and Copying of Records.
• Section 36-12-40 Rights of citizens to inspect and copy public writings; exceptions
  Every citizen has a right to inspect and take a copy of any public writing of this state, except as otherwise expressly provided by statute....
• Section 36-12-41 Public officers to provide certified copies of writings upon payment of fees therefor; admissibility in evidence of copies
  Every public officer having the custody of a public writing which a citizen has a right to inspect is bound to give him, on demand,...
• Article 4 Use of State-Owned Property for Political Purposes.
• Section 36-12-60 Purpose of article
  The object and purpose of this article is to place all candidates for any state office upon an equality by the prevention of the use...
• Section 36-12-61 Use, etc., of state-owned property for promotion or advancement of interests of candidates for public office
  It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the State of Alabama to use or to permit to be used any state-owned property...
• Section 36-12-62 Transportation, etc., of campaign literature in state-owned vehicles, etc
  It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the State of Alabama to transport, cause to be transported or to allow to be...
• Section 36-12-63 Duty of department heads, etc., to discharge violators of provisions of article
  It shall be the duty of all officers, heads of departments and all other individuals and boards charged with the duty of appointing individuals to...
• Section 36-12-64 Liability for violations of provisions of article
  Any officer or employee of the State of Alabama who violates any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to impeachment and removal...

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