{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-44a-7","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-44A-7","heading":"Effect of Article on Pre-existing Rights and Privileges of Municipal Employees, Etc.","body":"Nothing contained in this article, except as specifically provided, shall affect or impair the rights or privileges of officers or employees of the municipality or of any office, department, board, or agency existing at the time when this article shall take effect, or any provision of law in force at the time when the mayor-council form of government shall be adopted and not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, in relation to the personnel, appointment, ranks, grades, tenure of office, promotion, removal, pension and retirement rights, civil rights, or any other rights or privileges of officers or employees of the municipality or any office, department, board, or agency thereof.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 44A Abandonment of Commission Form of Government in Class 7 Municipalities.","Article 1 In General."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-44A-7","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"67edb7e59d51d19828ae3b16fcc407bbde2a0a1fb0c5feaad71f5d2015cd964c","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-44a-6","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-44a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}