2023 Code of Alabama
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.
Chapter 30 - Compensation for Death or Disability of Peace Officers, Firemen, Etc.
Article 1 - Compensation for Death of Peace Officers and Firemen.
Section 36-30-7 - Construction of Article; Decision of Awarding Authority Final.
Section 36-30-7
Construction of article; decision of awarding authority final.
THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-437 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
(a) This article shall not be construed to give any person a right of action against the State of Alabama in any court for the recovery of the compensation authorized by this article. This article shall not be construed to take away any right of action in any court under any other law for the recovery of damages for the death of a first responder; nor, in the event of the death of a first responder who was an employee of the State of Alabama at the time of the injury which proximately caused his or her death, shall this article be construed to take away the right or privilege of the surviving dependents of the first responder to file a claim for damages with the State Board of Adjustment pursuant to any other law.
(b) The decision of the awarding authority shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal or review by any court.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 256, §7; Act 2016-385, §1; Act 2022-437, §1.)
