{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-36-13-7","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 36-13-7","heading":"Authority to Remove Employees; Exceptions.","body":"The Governor is authorized and empowered to remove from office and discharge from employment, with or without cause, any person who holds office or employment in any of the state executive departments and agencies by virtue of appointment by the incumbent Governor or any preceding Governor, except those employees subject to the Merit System provisions.","path":["Title 36 Public Officers and Employees.","Chapter 13 Governor.","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=36-13-7","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"28f9aaacfb8aac91320e69937f8e072e8a990d82637143c99b1d427f825eeb40","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-36-13-6","next":"us-al/ala.-code-36-13-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}