# Ala. Code § 41-9-61: Section 41-9-61 Creation; Composition; Officers; Attorney General to Attend Meetings of Board, Etc.; Quarters, Etc.; Quorum; Board May Take Views, Conduct Interviews, Etc.; Board to Supervise, Etc., Preparation, Etc., of Records of Cases > Alabama · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T41_C9_S41-9-61 ## Section - **Citation:** Ala. Code § 41-9-61 - **Heading:** Section 41-9-61 Creation; Composition; Officers; Attorney General to Attend Meetings of Board, Etc.; Quarters, Etc.; Quorum; Board May Take Views, Conduct Interviews, Etc.; Board to Supervise, Etc., Preparation, Etc., of Records of Cases - **Jurisdiction:** Alabama - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-61 ## Text There shall be a Board of Adjustment to be composed of the Director of Finance, the State Treasurer, the Secretary of State and the State Auditor. The chair of said board shall be selected by the board from its members. The Secretary of State shall also be the secretary of said board and shall perform all the duties, powers and functions required of the secretary by the board. The Attorney General shall attend the meetings of the board and represent the State of Alabama in all proceedings before the board. The Board of Adjustment shall be furnished with necessary quarters, stationery, and postage in the same manner as the same are furnished to other state officers, agencies, commissions, boards, institutions, or departments. Any three of said board members shall constitute a quorum to transact business and discharge the functions of said board; provided, however, that in case there is an equal division of opinion on any decision or claim that the board is authorized to hear, the chairman of the board shall determine the decision in such instance. The Board of Adjustment shall have the power, if, in its opinion the situation warrants it, to visit any scene of any injury or accident and make a view thereof and take said facts in consideration and personally interview such persons as may have knowledge or information as to the subject matter of the claim under consideration by said board and may take such views and information into consideration in reaching its conclusion and making awards on claims. The Board of Adjustment shall supervise and direct the secretary of the board as to making a record as provided in Section 41-9-71 and shall aid and direct said secretary in making up a report of all cases heard and determined by said board, stating the substance of the claim and the disposition made of the case, and shall cause said cases to be classified under said board’s direction in accordance with the types and kinds of cases coming before said board. ## Nearby sections - [Ala. 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