# Ala. Code § 11-32-3: Section 11-32-3 Incorporation as a Public Corporation; Applications

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ala. Code § 11-32-3
- **Heading:** Section 11-32-3 Incorporation as a Public Corporation; Applications
- **Jurisdiction:** Alabama
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 32 / Section 11-32-3

## Text

(a) One or more public corporations may be organized pursuant to this chapter in a county having a population of not less than 600,000 according to the last or any subsequent federal decennial census. Once incorporated under or governed by this chapter, each corporation shall continue to be subject to this chapter, even if the population of the county falls below 600,000. In order to incorporate as a public corporation, any number of natural persons, not less than three, shall first file a written application with the governing body of the county and with the governing body of the municipality in the county having the largest population according to the most recent federal decennial census, which applications shall include all of the following:

(1) A statement that the authority proposes to render public transportation service in the county.

(2) The proposed location of the principal office of the authority, which shall be within the county with the governing body of which the application is filed.

(3) A statement that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of the county in which the application is filed.

(4) A request that the governing body adopt a resolution declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by the filing for record of a certificate of incorporation in accordance with Section 11-32-4.

(b) The applications shall, except in their designation of the governing body to which they are addressed and with which they are filed, be identical, and accompanied by the supporting documents or evidence as the applicants may consider appropriate. As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the applications in accordance with this section, the governing bodies of the county and the municipality with which the application was filed shall review the contents of the application and shall adopt resolutions either denying the application or declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by the filing for record of a certificate of incorporation in accordance with Section 11-32-4. Each governing body with which an application is filed shall also cause a copy of the application to be spread upon or otherwise made a part of the minutes of the meeting of the governing body at which final action upon the application is taken.

## Nearby sections

- [Ala. Code § 11-32-1 Section 11-32-1 Legislative Findings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T1_C32_S11-32-1.md)
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- [Ala. Code § 11-32-4 Section 11-32-4 Certificate of Incorporation - Filing; Contents; Execution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T1_C32_S11-32-4.md)
- [Ala. Code § 11-32-5 Section 11-32-5 Certificate of Incorporation - Amendment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T1_C32_S11-32-5.md)
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