Ala. Code § 43-2-291
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Section 43-2-291 Rights Terminated by Sentence of Imprisonment
Official statutory text
A sentence of imprisonment in the penitentiary, imprisonment in the county jail or hard labor for the county, for a term of 12 months or more, terminates the right of the convict to execute the office of executor or administrator, in the same manner as if he or she had been removed from office and extinguishes all private trusts not susceptible of delegation by him or her.
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