{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43b-18","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-43B-18","heading":"Limit on Duration of Contracts; Validity of Contracts.","body":"No contract involving the payment of money out of the budget of more than one fiscal year shall be made for a period of more than five years, nor shall any such contract be valid unless made and approved by the council and signed in the name of the municipality by the mayor.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 43B Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 4 Municipalities."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-43B-18","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"eb034ccb7ee86b28f102d5bac3ffc0fa7994de7c8c09a164b5ef10e8f6e2b87d","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43b-17","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43b-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}