Alabama Code 23-1-383. Jurisdiction of crimes and torts; state, municipal, immunity from liability
Terms Used In Alabama Code 23-1-383
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
All crimes, torts, and other wrongs committed by or against an airman or passenger while in flight over the state and the question of whether damage occasioned by or to an aircraft while in flight over the state constitutes a tort, crime, or other wrong by or against the owner of an aircraft shall be determined by the laws of the state. No action or suit in tort shall be brought or maintained against the state, governmental entity, or any municipality thereof or the officers, agents, servants, or employees of the state, governmental entity or any municipality thereof, on account of any act done in or about the planning, construction, maintenance, expansion, operation, superintendence, or management of any airport or other navigation facility.