Section 41-9-62 of the Code of Alabama sets out the jurisdiction of the Board of Adjustment. Among the types of claims over which the Board has jurisdiction are claims "arising out of any contract, express or implied, to which the State of Alabama or any of its agencies, commissions, boards, institutions or departments are parties." Section 41-9-62(a)(4).

If you and/or your company have provided goods and/or services to the State of Alabama or any of its agencies, commissions, etc., you are entitled to payment in accordance with Alabama law. (See section 41-16-3 of the Code of Alabama by clicking on the Statutes tab located on the Home page of this website.) If a state agency fails to provide a timely payment, you must file a claim with the Board of Adjustment within ONE YEAR of the date of the original invoice. The Board of Adjustment MAY extend the date from which the one-year limitations period begins to run IF your business can provide evidence of regular attempts to collect the amount owed from the state agency. Examples of evidence would include, but not be limited to, regular and persistent invoicing, letters to the state agency seeking payment, logs of telephone calls made to seek payment, with the name of the agency employee contacted, and other similar types of evidence.

If the claim is not filed with the Board of Adjustment within ONE YEAR of the date of the original invoice, the Board is legally prohibited from hearing and considering it. The state agency cannot waive the Board's statute of limitations; the statute of limitations is an absolute bar to a claim.

Downloadable claim forms and instructions as well as other helpful information can be found on this website at "Forms and Instructions."