Terms Used In Alabama Code 32-2-1

  • 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

There is hereby created a department of the State of Alabama which shall be known as the Department of Public Safety and shall be headed by the Director of Public Safety. The Governor shall appoint the director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.