{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-36-26-3","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 36-26-3","heading":"Purposes of Article.","body":"The purposes of this article are to assure to all citizens of demonstrated capacity, ability and training an equal opportunity to compete for service with the State of Alabama, to establish conditions in the state service which will attract officers and employees of character and capacity and to increase the efficiency of the governmental departments and agencies by the improvement of methods of personnel administration.","path":["Title 36 Public Officers and Employees.","Chapter 26 State Personnel Department and Merit System.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=36-26-3","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"e5145c1dcd400e830f96a538c5caae99682f14444176969fe0fe9f6013fdf286","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-36-26-2","next":"us-al/ala.-code-36-26-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}