Ala. Code § 1-3-8 (1975) Holidays Enumerated; Personal Leave Days; State Holidays Observed By Closing of State Offices; Compensatory Leave Days

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Code § 1-3-8 (1975)

(a) Sunday, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, Robert E. Lee's birthday, George Washington's birthday, Thomas Jefferson's birthday, Confederate Memorial Day, National Memorial Day, Jefferson Davis' birthday, the Fourth day of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Fraternal Day, Veterans' Day, American Indian Heritage Day, and the day designated by the Governor for public thanksgiving shall each be deemed a holiday. If any holiday falls on Sunday, the following day is the holiday. If any holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding day is the holiday. Veterans' Day shall be observed by the closing of all state, county, and municipal offices, all banks located within this state, and the public schools on such day. Public schools, grades K to 12, inclusive, and all public two-year institutions of higher education shall also be closed on National Memorial Day, and such closing shall be applicable to all students and non-essential employees. The Superintendent of Banks, with the concurrence of not less than two members of the state Banking Board, may authorize any state bank to close on National Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, and on such other days as may be declared by the Governor to be state holidays in honor of a special event. If any authorized state holiday falls on Friday, the Superintendent of Banks may authorize the Saturday following that Friday to be a holiday. The superintendent may also authorize the closing of banks at 12:00 noon on the day prior to Christmas Day, and the day prior to New Year's Day, if such days fall on business days.

(b) Of the above enumerated legal public holidays, the following shall be observed on the dates herein prescribed:

(1) Robert E. Lee's birthday - the third Monday in January.

(2) George Washington's birthday - the third Monday in February.

(3) Confederate Memorial Day - the fourth Monday in April.

(4) Jefferson Davis' birthday - the first Monday in June.

(5) Columbus Day and Fraternal Day - the second Monday in October.

(6) Veterans' Day - the eleventh day of November.

(7) Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday - the third Monday in January.

(8) National Memorial Day - the last Monday in May.

(9) Thomas Jefferson's birthday - the third Monday in February.

(10) American Indian Heritage Day - the second Monday in October.

(c) In addition to the legal holidays provided above, Mardi Gras shall be deemed a holiday in Mobile and Baldwin Counties and all state offices shall be closed in those counties on Mardi Gras.