{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43a-40","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-43A-40","heading":"Effect of Chapter on Pending Litigation.","body":"No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time of the adoption of the council-manager form of government, brought by or against the municipality or any office, department, board, or agency or officer thereof, shall be affected or abated by the adoption of the council-manager form of government or by anything therein contained in this article.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 43A Council-Manager Form of Government.","Article 1 Council-Manager Act of 1982."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-43A-40","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"60d6a3e3462485a6f1d69862b089a27a8c7b7e4343e4d006462025c5afea9dcf","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43a-39","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43a-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}