Section 45-56-10 - Disclaimer

(a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Randolph Countylocal laws enactedafter 1978 and all RandolphCounty prior local laws that were amended or affected by a local law enactedafter 1978. (b) It is the purpose of this chapterto state currentapplicable law. To thisend:(1) This chapter shall not affect the compensation, terms, pension andretirement benefits and rights, and other benefits and rights otherwiseprovided by law enacted prior to the codification of this chapter.(2) A condition or requirement for operation or effect of a law included inthis chapter, including, but not limited to, voter approval at a referendum, isnot superseded by the inclusion of the law in this chapter, and such conditionor requirement remains applicable.(3) This chapter shall not be construed as validating, reenacting, orenacting laws otherwise superseded or repealed by a legislative enactment.(4) This chapter shall have no effect on any law that is not included orotherwise treated and that law shall have the same effect as the law had prior to thecodification of this chapter.

ve enactment.(4) This chapter shall have no effect on any law that is not included orotherwise treated and that law shall have the same effect as the law had prior to thecodification of this chapter. Theinclusion or exclusion of a law in this chapteris not an implication, inference, or presumption affectingthe validity of that law.(5) This chapter shall not affect any existing right, remedy, or defense.As to all such cases, the applicable laws in force at the adoption of thischapter shall continue in force and application.(c)(1) Theclassification and organization of this chapter, the parts, subparts,sections, and other hierarchy units of this chapter, and the headings thereto,are made for the purpose of convenient reference and orderly arrangement, andno implication, inference, or presumption of a legislative construction shallbe drawn therefrom.(2) Unless otherwiseprovided in this chapter, the descriptive headingsor catchlines immediately precedingor within the text of the varioushierarchy units, except the hierarchy unit numbers included in theheadings or catchlines immediately preceding the text of such units, do notconstitute part of the law, and shall in no manner limit or

ierarchy units, except the hierarchy unit numbers included in theheadings or catchlines immediately preceding the text of such units, do notconstitute part of the law, and shall in no manner limit or expand theconstruction of any such unit. Allhistorical citations and effective notes set out in this chapter are given forthe purpose of convenient reference, and do not constitute part of the law.