Information Concerning
Alabama’s Immigration Law
(Act No. 2011-535)
Text of the Act
Download Alabama Immigration Law - Act No. 2011-535 (PDF Version)
Download Alabama Immigration Law - Act No. 2011-535 (This version indicates which sections have been enjoined and which sections are not yet in effect. It is current through January 3, 2012.)
Alabama Immigration Law - Act 2011-535 (Searchable Text)
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Guidance
No. 2011-01 Section 30, Verification of Alien’s Immigration Status
No. 2011-02 Section 30, Business Transaction
No. 2011-03 Section 7, Licenses
Litigation
Governor Bentley signed Act No. 2011-535, the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, into law on June 9, 2011. Legal challenges to the law soon followed, and the Attorney General has actively defended the law, as is his duty. Click on one of the case names below to learn more about a particular lawsuit, or click on Litigation Documents to get a listing of hyperlinks to key filings in all the suits.
Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama v. Bentley
United States v. Alabama
Parsley v. Bentley
Doe v. Bentley (case closed)
Central Alabama Fair Housing Center v. Magee
Litigation Documents