Section 22-54-1 - Establishment authorized; facility to be under jurisdiction of Department of Mental Health; designation(a) The Alabama Department of Mental Health is hereby authorized to establish an institution for persons displaying evidence of mental illness or psychosocial disorders and requiring diagnostic services and treatment in a security setting.(b) The institution shall be under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and shall be known as the Alabama Security Medical Facility.Ala. Code § 22-54-1 (1975)
Acts 1975, No. 1220, p. 2545, §1.