Ala. Code § 41-1-13 (2026)
Use of Central Bank Digital Currency.
(Act 2023-561, §1.)
(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
- (1) CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY. A digital currency, a digital medium of exchange, or a digital monetary unit of account issued by the United States Federal Reserve System or a federal agency which is made directly available to a consumer by such entities. The term includes a digital currency, a digital medium of exchange, or a digital monetary unit of account issued by the United States Federal Reserve System, a federal agency, or the World Bank which is processed or validated directly by such entities.
- (2) GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. Any board, commission, department, or other agency of the state or any political subdivision of the state.
- (b) No governmental agency shall accept a payment using central bank digital currency.
- (c) No governmental agency shall participate in any test of central bank digital currency by any Federal Reserve branch.
(Act 2023-561, §1.)