{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-23-1-23","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 23-1-23","heading":"Chief Engineer - Qualifications.","body":"The chief engineer shall be a licensed professional engineer in the State of Alabama with a minimum of 15 years’ progressive professional engineering experience pertaining to the planning, development, construction, maintenance, and repair of highways and bridges. The chief engineer shall either hold a degree in civil engineering from an accredited school of engineering or shall have served at least 10 years as a Division Engineer or Bureau Chief with the Department of Transportation and shall possess a detailed knowledge of engineering principles and their application to highways and bridges. The chief engineer shall be a citizen of this state and shall continuously be a licensed professional engineer in this state while employed.","path":["Title 23 Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.","Chapter 1 Alabama Highways.","Article 2 Department of Transportation."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=23-1-23","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"1f90bf1e5ed3c5858760f486f23de4681006f3a34aa1eb587653bf88638a1f99","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-23-1-22","next":"us-al/ala.-code-23-1-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}