Ala. Code § 16-1-56
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Section 16-1-56 Forms of Payment for Admission to Certain School-Sponsored Events
Official statutory text
(a) A public K-12 school or a local board of education shall accept cash as a form of payment along with any other form of payment of its choosing for admission to school-sponsored sporting events that are open to the public.
(b) All events that are open to the public, feature at least one team from any public K-12 school, and are held at a public school or on university property shall accept cash as a form of payment along with any other form of payment of the event organizer’s choosing for admission to the event.
(b) All events that are open to the public, feature at least one team from any public K-12 school, and are held at a public school or on university property shall accept cash as a form of payment along with any other form of payment of the event organizer’s choosing for admission to the event.
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