{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-18-1a-311","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 18-1A-311","heading":"Application.","body":"(a) Articles 1 through 5 of this chapter apply only to condemnation actions commenced on or after January 1, 1986.\n(b) Article 1 and Articles 6 through 16 of this chapter apply to the fullest extent practicable to pending condemnation actions commenced before January 1, 1986, with respect to issues on which a judgment has not been entered, and with respect to issues that are retried on or after January 1, 1986, pursuant to an order of a trial or appellate court.\n(c) In any condemnation action in which an appeal or a motion to modify or vacate the verdict or judgment, or to grant a new trial, was pending on January 1, 1986, the law applicable before January 1, 1986, governs the determination of the appeal or motion.","path":["Title 18 Eminent Domain.","Chapter 1A Eminent Domain Generally.","Article 17 Effective Date and Repealer."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=18-1A-311","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"c5f926776cd0e754582776588923a3f6bf55f5426c9f1652ac835f55e7dea3d8","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-18-1a-310","next":"us-al/ala.-code-18-1b-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}