{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-22-54-1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 22-54-1","heading":"Establishment Authorized; Facility to Be Under Jurisdiction of Department of Mental Health; Designation.","body":"(a) The Alabama Department of Mental Health is hereby authorized to establish an institution for persons displaying evidence of mental illness or psychosocial disorders and requiring diagnostic services and treatment in a security setting.\n(b) The institution shall be under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and shall be known as the Alabama Security Medical Facility.","path":["Title 22 Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.","Title 2 Mental Health.","Chapter 54 Alabama Security Medical Facility."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=22-54-1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"b48438bb1a8fdf0a462ac84b453606c56fb7257282617f11648977030107dc7a","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-22-53-26","next":"us-al/ala.-code-22-54-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}