{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-45-42-12","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 45-42-12","heading":"Consent for Annexation.","body":"(a) In addition to all other requirements of law, no municipality whose corporate limits or boundaries include lands outside of Limestone County may annex lands within Limestone County, or otherwise extend its corporate limits or boundaries in Limestone County, without the consent of the Limestone County Commission.\n(b) The requirement of consent of the Limestone County Commission shall apply to all annexation proceedings now pending, or hereafter taken.","path":["Title 45 Local Laws.","Chapter 42 Limestone County.","Article 1 General and Miscellaneous Provisions.","Part 3 Municipal Annexation."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=45-42-12","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"4f99bf2c99edb3542a39317f074fdc6a3aafb0252bc3d38056e88f2191401989","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-45-42-11","next":"us-al/ala.-code-45-42-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}