(a) Any contract to publish the official code of the statutes of Alabama under Section 29-7-6 may relate to any medium or form of the code and shall not be subject to the competitive bid laws of the state, including, but not limited to, Article 2 (commencing with Section 41-16-20) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 41-16-50) of Chapter 16 of this title.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-21-4

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) A person under contract with the state to publish the official code of the statutes of Alabama may sell the code or any portion of the code, in any form or medium, pursuant to the contract to any person, firm, or corporation within or outside the state, if it is sold at prices determined and fixed by the publisher and the Legislative Council.