Code of Alabama - Title 14: Criminal Correctional and Detention Facilities - Section 14-5-11 - Employment of state or county inmates by certain persons prohibited; penalty

Section 14-5-11 - Employment of state or county inmates by certain persons prohibited; penalty.

(a) No state or county inmate shall be employed by or do any work for:

(1) Any district attorney, any judge, or any sheriff; or

(2) Any parent, sibling, or child of any district attorney, any judge, or any sheriff; or

(3) Any business one-third or more of which is owned by any district attorney, any judge, or any sheriff, or any parent, sibling, or child of any district attorney, any judge, or any sheriff.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any state or county inmate from being employed by or doing work for the state or any political subdivision of the state or for any governmental agency or entity.

(c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by law.

(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-907, p. 481, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021